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Despite testimony, Muccino out
The Haines Borough School Board voted 5-2 Wednesday to accept the resignation of music teacher Jason Muccino, despite testimony of about 50 students...
DDF at state meet: No finals qualifiers
Seven of the 10 members of Haines High School’s Drama, Debate and Forensics team traveled to Anchorage last weekend to compete in the state...
Gas prices drop, but that's relative
Barry Paige, a retired pipeline worker from Wasilla, delayed buying gasoline in Canada as he drove down the Alaska Highway to catch the ferry. He...
Stevens makes step from aerospace to open spaces
First in a series of feature stories profiling residents who’ve moved to Haines in recent years. Do you need help printing from your email at the...
Carver aims message at youths
Master carver Wayne Price of Haines this week resumed carving a dugout canoe that languished on his...
Life of travel led Nash to Foreign Service post
Shortly after arriving in La Paz, Bolivia, Lenore “Nori” Nash, accompanied her boss to a heavy metal festival in one of the city’s more... Full story
Carla Earnest's journey started in a sugar cane town
As a child, Carla Earnest never imagined she would leave the Philippines. She grew up in an idyllic rural agricultural setting on the island of...
Haines politics provided edge for federal attorney
Juge Gregg, an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and professor of law at Stanford University, has been photographed in public places...
Scheele: 'If you're not going to go for it, why bother?'
After seven months of wrangling the logistics, permitting and compliance of a big construction project in Nome and Unalakleet, Jade Smith Scheele and...
Thomas' ascent: From millhand to Alaska legislator
In 2006, a certified public accountant brought in to review the books of the Southeast Alaska State Fair determined the organization was bankrupt. A f...
Collars turn up new information about bears
Recent information from a study of two collared, female bears on the Chilkoot River suggests the animals can outgrow behaviors like stealing fish...
Per capita, we're rich, agency says
The Haines Borough ranks among the wealthiest communities on the West Coast in per-capita income, according to a federal compilation included in the...
Scott's journey to city hall started with philosophy, dance
Her Honor raises flowers – and no genteel, ordered garden, either. Giant swaying bushels of peonies, froths of bleeding hearts and tangles of...
Hedrick crunching numbers in the Big Apple
For a smart guy, Luke Hedrick spends a lot of time thinking about the price of a can of soda. But...
Focus and creativity led designer Nash to dream career
It took a couple of casts for Corrie Nash, the youngest child in a Haines fishing family, to hook a...
Support, not rivarly define sisters on court
The younger siblings agree: the hardest part about being on a team with your older sister, or...
Archaeologist shares expertise and skills with Native communities
Archaeologist Nancy “Anastasia” Wiley tells her younger students not to agonize over their...
Willardb s journey: From local deckhand to globetrotting pilot
Ask Ray Willard how he feels about his job flying 747 cargo jets around the world and he has a quick answer: "Sure beats working."...
Doctor prescribes naturopathic approach for healthier life
Bright-eyed, slender and with glowing skin, Dr. Robyn Barlow is the picture of health. A new acquaintance might not guess that for more than 20 years...
Prosecutor Buttram fierce competitor with a common touch
During her youth in Haines, three things attracted Ada County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tessie Buttram to a career in law. First was an...
For filmmaker Cooper, bumps in road were smoothed by support
Freshman year of high school was rough for Rich Cooper. It was 1980 and his family was living in Olympia, Wash. "I had bad grades. I...
Mentors steered Heywood's dream of filmmaking
The film bug bit Kee Heywood early. "At age 13," Heywood recalls, "I got hold of the family camcorder and started fooling around with...
Former 'wild child' finds success
Former Haines resident Deltina Hay recently signed a five-book deal with Linden Publishing. Following the success of her first book, "The Social...
Golf pro dislikes cold, but warms to Haines
It started out as a joke around his brother’s office, the suggestion that golfing professional David Canipe go to Haines to work at the brand...
Doctor finds call at African orphanage
Dr. Greg Higgins first saw Eliza begging on a street corner. With a few inquiries he learned she was deaf and had been abandoned by family. "I ha...
