Articles from the June 18, 2020 edition
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CARES Act distribution still a work in progress
In the next six months, Alaska municipalities will need to figure out how to distribute a total of $569 million in federal CARES Act coronavirus relie...
Police authorized to kill sow, cubs damaging property
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has given the Haines Borough Police Department permission to kill a sow and two cubs after reports of property...
AML will build new freight ramp for Haines
The Haines Borough has reached an agreement with Alaska Marine Lines (AML) for construction of a new roll-on, roll-off ramp at Lutak Dock. At present,...
DHSS classifies first COVID-19 case in Haines 'community spread'
Haines’ first case of COVID-19 has been classified as “community spread.” After conducting a contact tracing investigation, the Alaska...
2020 Census could influence future COVID-19 recovery funds
After a month without much movement, Haines’ census response rate is now 27%, more than twice what it was a week ago. However, this is still 35%...
State grants are slow to come for eligible businesses
The state’s small business and nonprofit relief program opened on June 1, but the $290 million allocated is taking a while to make its way to...
Without borough funding, HEDC faces uncertain future
Since losing borough funding, the Haines Economic Development Corporation faces an uncertain future. The uncertainty is making it difficult for the...
Business Briefs
Recent grad offers drone services Joseph Rossman is providing unmanned drone services including aerial photography and 3D and 2D mapping through his...
Pink Panther
Haines has an opportunity to take a leadership role throughout our region, and possibly even our country, during the current crisis roiling law...
Set an example for others to live by
As a child I was taught to be respectful to all people even when I didn’t like them. I assumed since adults taught it so frequently they practiced...
Public union need to be reevaluated
Dear Fellow Americans, I believe that the case could be made that had we listened to FDR who opposed public sector unions, George Floyd would be...
Beware of cruel training devices
Puppies are here and here is some training advice about the companies selling the absurd “Halti, Soft halti or Gentle Leader.” These are cruel...
Public officials should put their egos aside
I was very disappointed when Mr. Rogers, Assembly members Thomas, Josephson and Mayor Hill fired the borough manager without cause. The decision,...
Submit comments to support public-use cabins
If you’re interested in the state developing a public-use cabin in Haines, you have until June 25 to send comments to help move such a project forwa...
The public deserves answers
Constantine spokesperson Liz Cornejo refused to respond to questions in last week’s paper raised by an evaluation of the Palmer Project Preliminary...
Rumors and monsters live in the dark
I hope that ours is a community where a person with COVID- 19 would feel comfortable saying it. I hope that we would give that person nothing but...
Ad hominem attacks don't cut it
In Jim Kuiper’s independent analysis of Constantine Metal’s preliminary economic assessment, the possibility of a profitable mine is judged “hig...
What is history?
Whether it happened an hour ago or three thousand years ago, it is history. Scholars and others who seek wisdom study history. Those who do not will...
Duly Noted
Amelia Nash celebrated her birthday last week with a virtual karaoke party. “Sing me a song for my birthday!” she wrote. “I miss public...
