Simon Lopez

A dead whale that washed ashore near Seldovia earlier this month prompted a specialized pathology team to examine the carcass for clues about how the animal lived and died; the state House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.

A dead whale that washed ashore near Seldovia earlier this month prompted a specialized pathology team to examine the carcass for clues about how the animal lived and died; the state House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to make the giant green cabbage Alaska’s official state vegetable.

Last weekend the Alaska School Activities Association held the annual Solo and Ensemble Music Festival on the UAA campus in Anchorage; and Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game will not permit experimental beach seining on Cook Inlet’s east side this summer.

Last weekend the Alaska School Activities Association held the annual Solo and Ensemble Music Festival on the UAA campus in Anchorage; and Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game will not permit experimental beach seining on Cook Inlet’s east side this summer.

The Homer Farmers Market is preparing for its season opener; and the Alaska Legislature’s regular session ends in just over a week, and lawmakers are racing to pass a wide range of bills and resolutions before the deadline.

The Homer Farmers Market is preparing for its season opener; and the Alaska Legislature’s regular session ends in just over a week, and lawmakers are racing to pass a wide range of bills and resolutions before the deadline.

A bill that seeks to make it easier for Alaskans to repair consumer electronics cleared the state Senate Monday and is on its way to the House; and hundreds of commercial fishermen on Cook Inlet’s east side will no longer be allowed to use their traditional fishing gear when local king salmon runs are poor.

The Homer City Council made two proclamations, advanced a slew of budget amendments and put forth a ballot proposition at its hour long meeting last night; and hundreds of commercial fishermen on Cook Inlet’s east side will no longer be allowed to use their traditional fishing gear when local king salmon runs are poor.

Homer Electric Association’s Board of Directors will welcome familiar faces back to its central Kenai Peninsula seats; Kenai Peninsula schools will get at least as much local money for operations as they did last year; and the Homer City Council made two proclamations, advanced a slew of budget amendments and put forth a ballot proposition at its hour long meeting last night.

Homer Electric Association’s Board of Directors will welcome familiar faces back to its central Kenai Peninsula seats; and Kenai Peninsula schools will get at least as much local money for operations as they did last year.