Dying? Declining? A place where young families don’t want to settle? Is that Haines’ prognosis? Well, I think Haines is, at core, a wonderful place, but let’s be proactive and stem this disease that seems to want to infect.

Here’s my prescription:

Habits to quit:

– Yelling ugliness at each other, whether in person or online

– Ranking your virtual bubble over your real-life neighbors

– Allowing the borough government rancor and revolving door to…