Larry Persily
Heather Lende has a new book out, writing about small-town politics. In addition to her years as an author, Lende has volunteered at KHNS radio since 1989.

Oh, the toxic political vitriol, the alternative facts, the intimidating personalities, the character assassinations.

Nope, we aren’t talking about wheeler-dealers in Washington, D.C. Not even in Juneau. Our locus is the small community of Haines, with a borough population of about 2,500. This former logging town…