In your article regarding restored funding for the local forestry office, you quote my letter to state Reps. Parish and Ortiz, in which I state that...

I was saddened but not surprised by the news report concerning the ill treatment of two of our assembly members by some in the community. As an...

There simply are not enough kind words to express my thanks to the many people involved in mine and Bill Kurz’s life yesterday and today. I would...

Haines Huts would like to thank everyone who helped make the first annual Koot to Kat alpine adventure race a great success. Leslie Ross at the...

The Haines Glacier Bards Drama, Debate and Forensics team would like to thank everyone in our community for supporting us through another successful...

Nothing like blatant extortion by the police chief to create good faith in the public servants at Haines Borough. Is extortion what they call best...

I wanted to share some thoughts on last week’s letter by Mike Denker and the commentary by Ryan Cook. Our First Amendment right to free speech is a...

Many thanks to all who helped make Haines Animal Rescue Kennel’s “Paws for Celebration” a rewarding occasion. HARK’s annual meeting and...

Roger Schnabel’s planning commission rock quarry permit needs to be thrown out by the assembly! The permit has serious flaws, planning commission...

Regarding Gershon Cohen’s comments in the Feb. 23 CVN story, I ask, “Are we looking at the same river?” I’ve been looking at it for 77 years....

I find it to be very ironic that on page seven of the March 2 edition, the articles really are in conflict with each other. While I think the Haines...

Last week’s CVN contained a letter titled “Run the town, don’t stir the pot.” The commenter stated that “stirring the pot” with rants and...

New snow and sunshine made last Saturday’s Miles Klehini Classic 10K ski event a huge success. The Haines Ski and Hike Club would like to...

Responding to Diana Kelm’s March 2 letter, realize that Haines is a town with many visual artists. It is not a town with a music scene. Except for...

You may have noticed kids around town trying to raise money for the Dolphins Swim Team via the annual swim-a-thon event. Our swim team currently has...

The Haines Borough Parks and Recreation Committee’s job is to address issues concerning lands and activities then make recommendations to the...

This letter is in regards to a question I have about the proposed Southeast Roadbuilders rock-hauling issue. A few weeks back it was quoted in the...

In recent years, we have watched as Haines has been successfully promoted (at least so far) as an artists’ community. What kind of artists...

Haines sixth-graders recently participated in a job shadowing experience with several businesses and organizations in the community. We appreciate...

The Haines Chamber of Commerce publicly recognizes the many people in the valley that are actively pursuing sustainable, commercial and/or organic...

On Feb. 2, four weeks ago, a fire destroyed our home. In just a few hours, we lost almost everything. Since that evening, we have received so much...

Scott Sundberg’s letter on Feb. 16 strongly implies Lynn Canal Conservation involvement in the Parks and Recreation meeting involving winter...

Several years ago, a cherished elder asked me to consider serving on a borough committee, “any committee.” I applied and was appointed to the...

It is incredibly wonderful to be a part of a school and community that work together to benefit our students. The schoolwide celebration of Elizabeth...

“Drug-related property crimes” emerge as the latest scare call from Capitol operants. An array of poorly correlated data and distorted...