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The gist of last week’s lead news story was straight forward enough: assembly fires manager. Yes, several assembly members are on record for...

Since I purchased the old Bear Creek Camp and Hostel last fall, many Haines luminaries, like Dan Egolf, Dr. Higgins, Patty Brown and more, have told...

I wear a mask because I love this community. I wear a mask because I don’t want to accidentally infect someone with COVID-19—I don’t want to be...

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...

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...

As we wrap up the academic year, the school board wants to thank many people for their contributions to tackling the unanticipated challenges faced by...

Please do not cut our Chilkat center funds. Here is why: events, plays, theater camp, school concerts, musicals, traveling musicians, readings, yoga...

If a global pandemic can’t bring a community together, what will? Katie Craney...

We here at The Salvation Army would like to express what an honor and a privilege it is to serve in such a great community. Once again, as we have...

In the draft budget based on a projected loss of sales tax revenue, an obvious reduction has been overlooked in the police department. While almost...

Honorable Mayor, Assembly Members and Staff, I thank you all for your time spent to represent the people that live here. I applaud your effort to...

In this time of the COVID- 19 pandemic Haines Friends of Recycling is making some changes to our schedule of special events: Electronic Recycling,...

The FY21 borough budgetary challenges are indeed indicative of a landslide. But some on the assembly think that “landslide” is an inappropriate...

The Recycled Art Competition for Earth Day was a tremendous success! Thank you so much to our fabulous local businesses, Talia’s Treasures, The...

Resigning our borough manager, for grievances from another assembly member—not convictions—speaks to the lack of ability for our mayor to hold...

Get out the PPEs! Send in the doctor! The Haines Borough Assembly is contagious, infected by the isolation pandemic, intent on spreading the virus of...

I didn’t quite propose a sales tax increase. I proposed an areawide 5.5% sales tax. Most people buy everything in town anyway, but it would...

I am astounded by the action of the Borough Assembly in suspending our manager Debra Schnabel this past Tuesday. During these chaotic times of virus...

Ah! I now see the simplicity of the borough assembly’s recent appointment of Jerry Lapp! It’s so you have the numbers to oust our manager. I can...

I want to thank all the staff at the Haines Borough School District, and especially Mr. Sam McPhetres, for all their hard work that they have been...

Becky’s Place would like to acknowledge and thank “The Alaska Community Foundation” for awarding us a COVID-19 grant for $15,000.00! We feel...

I would like to thank the Haines Senior Center very much for their great senior lunches. I get one every day and two on Thursday because they are...

It would have been refreshing and enlightening had Tesoro given a clear and concise answer to last week’s inquiry as to why gas prices are and have...

In the April 23 issue of the Chilkat Valley News, a letter to the editor titled “It’s about us, not I,” the author responded to an earlier...

During the May 5 Haines Borough Assembly budget discussion, manager Debra Schnabel presented a budget proposal to close the Sheldon Museum to the...