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Sep 7
2010
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While I did pass up the chocolate-covered bacon and funnel cakes, I wasn’t able to restrain myself from diving into a plate of Jamaican jerk chicken tacos and curly fries. And kettle corn. And a root beer float. Did I mention the soft pretzels? And that’s just a small sampling of all... [ more ]
Aug 11
2010
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Good news! Homer Electric Association is the first utility in Alaska to offer net metering to members who own or lease alternative, renewable energy systems. This is something that we’ve been working towards for a while. It will give an extra incentive for those of us who have been thinking... [ more ]
Jul 16
2010
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Today is a glorious day. I’m not talking about the rays of sunshine streaming through my windows, although that’s wonderful too. But what makes this day special is that it’s the day my clients are moving into their very first home. “Yes, of course,” you’re... [ more ]
Jun 21
2010
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I’ll bet if you ask one hundred Homerites to describe summer weather on the Kenai Peninsula, you’d get one hundred different answers. And the funny thing is, they’d all be right. This has been a wacky weather year so far all around. We had springtime in winter, wintertime in... [ more ]
Jun 4
2010
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My husband and I moved to Homer from Pennsylvania nearly eight years ago. In rural central Pennsylvania, we lived in an intentional community on a 136-acre farm. There were eight families living on the farm and we all shared the work involved with raising chickens, goats and sheep; managing the... [ more ]
Apr 13
2010
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I was recently inspired by the following quote by writer Jonathan Safran Foer: "What kind of world would we create if three times a day we activated our compassion and reason as we sat down to eat; if we had the moral imagination and the pragmatic will to change our most fundamental act of... [ more ]
Mar 25
2010
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During my stay on Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands for the last ten days, I was exploring sustainable building materials and came across a website for green, sustainable homes that seems to make a lot of sense. Bamboo, which reaches full maturity in only four to six years, can be harvested... [ more ]
Mar 11
2010
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Are you aware that you can get three FREE credit reports each year? There are three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. Each agency may have a different method of calculating your credit score as well as listing different information in your report, so it’s... [ more ]
Mar 4
2010
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According to HEA’s Kilowatt Courier, we can better manage our electricity usage by being more aware of the number of kilowatt hours our household utilizes. Do you have any idea how much you may be spending on that old refrigerator in the basement that hums along month after month just... [ more ]
Mar 2
2010
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Last week, we were surprised by an eagle who apparently was shopping for a new “nest” by inquiring at our office. This juvenile eagle flew in and landed on the edge of a large planter that was sitting right outside our lobby window. We watched him (or her), enthralled by its close... [ more ]
Feb 26
2010
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On Wednesday, I attended a presentation given by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. Their list of loan programs is impressive! Many of them are geared towards helping first time homebuyers realize their dream of purchasing their own home. Some programs offer 100 percent financing with no... [ more ]
Feb 25
2010
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Yesterday, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke announced to Congress that interest rates would likely remain low for an extended period. That is certainly good news for both buyers and sellers! With interest rates at an all-time low, people who are now renting might be pleasantly surprised to find... [ more ]
Feb 8
2010
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If you're considering making energy efficient improvements to your home, go to energystar.gov/taxcredits. The federal government is offering tax credits for improvements such as energy efficient windows, doors, heating systems, insulation, water heaters and others. In addition, if you... [ more ]
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