There are plenty of reasons for Southeast Alaskans to support Scott McAdams, current Mayor of Sitka, for U.S. Senator this November. McAdams understands, uses, and supports marine transportation. McAdams has demonstrated that he is able to work in a bi-partisan manner for the interests of all Alaskans. McAdams supports developing our resources, but in a manner that […]
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McAdams is about ideas, not ideology
Scott McAdams has demonstrated notable integrity running an issues-oriented campaign of intelligent ideas while his opponents have engaged in mud wrestling matches that demean and embarrass Alaskans. Unlike Joe Miller, Scott McAdams is interested in ideas, not ideology. Rather than working for corporate and single political party interests as Lisa Murkowski’s record would show, Scott […]
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Logging Show requires many volunteers
As the weather gets colder and folks are more closely huddling by their fireplaces, I’d like to take another opportunity to say thank you to the individuals and businesses that helped make the 2010 Logging Show a success. The show could not have been held without the financial support from the Lynn View Lodge, River […]
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Town’s help made Bigs’ trip possible
On Oct. 2, 20 youths and volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters had an awesome day at the Kroschel Wildlife Center, courtesy of Steve Kroschel and the American Bald Eagle Foundation’s (ABEF) Flight for Freedom fund. Transportation was provided courtesy of Alaska Nature Tours. We enjoyed a cool, rain-soaked autumn adventure, but not […]
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Thank you for votes, encouragement
I want to thank the community of Haines for the votes and encouragement that I received during my campaign for Haines Borough School Board. As a parent, member of the community and controller of a local employer, I believe that children are our future. Our obligation is to prepare them so that they are able to fully realize […]
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Thanks for picking, clicking Hospice
We come to you again with many thanks! This time it is to all the people who chose Hospice of Haines for their “pick, click and give” donation. Your picking, clicking, and giving added up to $1,700 for Hospice of Haines and we thank you. Nancy Schnabel for Hospice of Haines
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A new model needed, not new laws
Buckminster Fuller said, “Never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Haines needs a new model, the creation of new job opportunities, not new ordinances to stifle the creative and original ideas of its citizens. As Bob Dylan wrote, “Come writers and critics […]
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Chamber’s SEABA award a concern
The recent Chamber of Commerce award to SEABA as the business of the year concerns me. While a company that brings needed employment and spinoff dollars to the community and great joy to their customers deserves positive recognition, that recognition should not be given to a company that achieves those goals while disregarding borough code and signed […]
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Duly Noted
Around 3 p.m. during the Oct. 5 windstorm, Laurie Dadourian moved her Toyota station wagon after a willow tree fell and hit its fender. At 8 p.m., she heard a crash and found another willow had fallen, this time near the front of the car. While she and neighbor Kip Kermoian were clearing the fallen […]
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EPA weighs Loomis restoration plan
EPA officials are reviewing a restoration plan submitted this summer by landowner Bob Loomis, who was ordered in May to remove as much as 45,000 cubic yards of fill from a parcel of wetlands at 2.5 Mile Haines Highway. Loomis has hired an attorney and biological consultant to make his case. He said removing the […]