So last spring I’m driving down Young Road when I notice that the stop sign at Oslund and Young Road is lying in the ditch. Fast forward a month and...

I’m not into reading much the last week or so; although I do check in on some stuff. I’ve recognized I’m powerless and that exerting my own...

Your vote will shape the future of Haines. In her last term on the assembly, Brenda Josephson created turmoil, stress and pain to working families,...

I think a vote for Debra Schnabel for the Haines Borough Assembly will be good for our community because: She cares about Haines. She pays...

I have worked side-by-side with Tyler Huling and can say for certain that she is thorough, diligent, methodical, trustworthy, and energetic. These...

When I arrived in Haines in October 2020, Tyler was one of the first people within my age group that I connected with. The very first thing I noticed...

I wish to address the roadside tower at 39 Mile.  It is a sinister structure symbolizing the Illuminati Order.  The Illuminati is a Masonic secret s...

In reading the very informative article this week on sockeye escapement and how it’s determined, I was enlightened and confused. I am very happy...

Please, whoever you are, do not leave garbage at the Recycling Center on Small Tracts.  When you leave garbage, we either have to pay our staff or...

We have become lazy and letting our government do our thinking, and by doing that we have become afraid of our own shadow. Fear controls us. Whatever...

The local Cancer Fund Golf Tournament managed by the Uglys was a great success. A special thanks to the players and people stopping by with donations...

Wow, a lot has happened since my last letter! Large, sweeping historical change and processes—such as pandemics—have ways of making themselves...

Here’s my shout-out to the process that led to the very first local public piece that I’m aware of that expresses something other than MSM...

Dear community of Haines. My name is Bruce Bauer, owner of the Funny Farm since 1997. As I have been involved in the heliski industry since its...

We are fortunate to have a young person of Tyler Huling’s caliber running for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly. Tyler is a lifelong Alaskan...

What a nice surprise it was to see that Debra Schnabel was running for assembly. Debra brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the job from...

We are so lucky to have someone like Tyler Huling running for the Borough Assembly! I’ve been friends with Tyler since college. Hearing her stories...

Last week Seaplanes was unable to fly for almost 3 days due to a low ceiling of fog.  I was expecting to catch a connecting flight from Juneau to go...

The Port Chilkoot Company Board of Directors wishes to express their collective gratitude for community members’ concerns and the support for the...

I was born male and white. I do not deny or feel guilty of either of those facts. Some segments of our society say that makes me a white...

I’m sorry my previous letter to the editor about the Fort Seward buildings was so harsh. I apologize to Port Chilkoot Company members and their...

Max Graham’s story “Why does Haines limit heliski permits?” is the best piece I’ve read on the subject, and I bet I’ve read hundreds over...

I would like to express gratitude for the following:  For all the many volunteers who helped Haines Friends of Recycling this year with the Fair and...

I’m pleased to see the CVN’s coverage last week of the Haines Huts board’s willingness to consider relocating their permitted hut and commend th...

Chilkat Valley Preschool would like to thank Doug Olerud and Olerud’s Sport Shop, Scott Rossman and the Stump Company, and Genny and Harry Rietze...