During the first meeting of the new year, Haines Borough Assembly members discussed two long-running issues leftover from previous years and administrations. In addition to extensive testimony on the Lutak Dock, the group met in executive session to discuss a legal dispute with George and Lynette Campbell over an airstrip they built about 26 miles […]
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Upper Lynn Canal AC reviews dozens of proposals ahead of Board of Fish meeting
Editor’s note: Written comments on specific proposals will be accepted online during the meeting beginning Jan. 28. The meeting will be livestreamed here. The Alaska Board of Fisheries plans to meet Jan. 28 through Feb. 9 in Ketchikan to discuss proposed changes to finfish and shellfish fisheries in Southeast Alaska. Ahead of that meeting, the […]
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The conservative Freedom Caucus got one right
There’s no reason to hide my praise for the Freedom Caucus, that rabble-rousing merry band of far-right conservatives who make trouble for congressional Republican leaders — and for the country. The hard-liners are willing to shut down government services to make a point, even when the point is dull and the public harm is sharp. […]
Posted inNews, Health, Economy
Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes
Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled. Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts. The federal government did. Hawley, a citizen […]
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Alaska Native veterans race time for promised land
This story was originally published by Tribal Business News Mike Everett has helped allocate thousands of acres of Alaskan wilderness to Alaska Native veterans who missed their chance at land ownership while serving during the Vietnam War. Everett, a land law examiner for the federal Bureau of Land Management, has seen the Native veterans use the land for […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Environment & Natural Resources
Board of Fish to hear proposals to start commercial fishery for magister squid in SE AK
Could a new commercial jig fishery for magister “armhook” squid help open new markets for small-boat commercial fishermen in Southeast Alaska, and benefit ocean species that are bearing the effects of climate change? Richard Yamada, a long-time Juneau-based recreational fisherman and fisheries management leader, is presenting those questions with two proposals that he authored for […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Government & Elections
Army will issue January apology for 1869 bombardment of Wrangell
It was 1869 and smoke filled the winter air. Cannon balls ripped through Tlingit homes while U.S. Army shells shrieked across the sky. The same type of artillery used against the Confederates just four years prior was now turned on the Tlingit people of Wrangell, in their homeland which they called Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw. One hundred and […]
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Haines wrestlers Henry, Jimenez lead strong showing at state meet
Last weekend, three Haines high schoolers earned bragging rights at the state wrestling championship with two reaching the top of the podium and one earning second place. Among the 615 athletes representing 70 teams across the state, five Glacier Bears headed to the Alaska School Activities Association championship in Anchorage. “Our two senior captains pushed […]
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2024: A year in photos
As 2024 comes to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most powerful photographs in the Chilkat Valley News.