Paul Swift settled in Haines in 1970; I arrived in 1979. We’ve voted in local elections ever since, including when our polling place was Mary Meacock’s living room.
Some years our candidates won; other years they did not. We have always accepted the results either way, but remember three divisive recall elections pushed by people unhappy with election results. We have always been offended by ad hominem attacks, both verbal and in print. Unfortunately, negative…