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Borough has no plans to consider face mask mandate
A growing number of Alaska communities in recent weeks have considered mandates that people wear...
Assembly may hold town hall on role of borough manager
The public may have an opportunity to weigh in on the Haines Borough’s next manager. After a meeting July 1, the assembly’s personnel committee...
Skagway residents line up for first $1,000 CARES Act checks
Alaska cities and boroughs are still figuring out how to spend the $569 million in federal CARES Act funding coming their way from the state — with...
Lende's latest book reflects on small-town political stress
Oh, the toxic political vitriol, the alternative facts, the intimidating personalities, the...
COVID-19 count rises to five
This week four new COVID-19 cases were reported, one asymptomatic female and three Excursion Inlet cannery workers. About 50 people attended an...
Draw your own conclusions
I’ve noticed a lot of letters from people I never heard of (and I’ve lived here for more than 50 years), protesting the firing of the most recent...
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,...
Volunteers rally for food security, Mosquito Lake Community Center
About 60 volunteers helped cultivate a new community garden Saturday at the Mosquito Lake Community...
Final hour budget cuts reduce funding for museum, police
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a $19.7 million operating and capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, including...
Assembly will begin manager hiring process
The Haines Borough Assembly plans to discuss hire of a new borough manager at the end of this month. At Tuesday’s assembly meeting, members added...
I know who I'm not voting for
It is shameful that Debra Schnabel would be terminated. She stands head and shoulders above the three Assembly members and the mayor. She has worked...
Assembly begins work on ballot measure
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly’s finance committee gave chair Brenda Josephson the authority to work with staff to draft language for a...
Schnabel, citizens deserve better
Debra deserved better. So did the people of Haines. I look forward to the day when petty people who misuse their political power are no longer elected...
Duly Noted
Mike Case, a former Haines Borough assembly member and mayor, has moved with dog Fox to the Palmer Pioneer Home. Case said that although it is quite...
Manager addresses assembly, mayor after her termination
Former Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel on Tuesday night addressed the assembly members and mayor who fired her last week, and placed final...
Haines averages new manager every 1.8 years
Does Haines have an inability to retain borough managers or is the community’s turnover rate par for the course? While all communities experience...
CARES Act and capital funds buoy budget
At a meeting Tuesday night, the Haines Borough Assembly voted to use a mixture of capital funds and CARES Act coronavirus relief to address the boroug...
Former Borough Manager Debra Schnabel's response to her termination
On May 22 the Borough’s attorney offered me the opportunity to respond to any statement made by the public or by members of the Assembly during the...
Assembly should seek Schnabel's return
I want to express my disappointment in the assembly and mayor for their recent actions in the surprise firing of manager Debra Schnabel. This hasty...
Fix borough by electing managers
Well, this is really cute. In the middle of a world- class pandemic and a major budget crisis, the mayor and assembly decide to fire our manager?...
Mayor finishes the job
The gist of last week’s lead news story was straight forward enough: assembly fires manager. Yes, several assembly members are on record for...
Assembly narrowly fires manager: mayor breaks tie
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday evening to fire borough manager Debra Schnabel without cause, with mayor Jan Hill breaking a 3-3 tie vote....
Haines poised to receive $2 million in COVID-19 relief
At an ad hoc meeting on Monday, Haines Borough Assembly members identified five potential spending categories for the $4 million in CARES Act funding...
Where is the recall petition now?
Has Don Turner Jr., dusted off his recall hat? The last time he so beautifully showed us the sheer wrongness of assembly members talking in a group...
Assembly used crisis to push agenda
I’ve owned land and paid taxes here for 35 years. Haines can be fractious, but it’s shocking that in the midst of a global pandemic and an...
