Last year, construction in the Haines Borough employed only about one-third as many people as tourism, but it accounted for onethird again as much in local wages, according to the most recent edition of “Alaska Economic Trends,” a monthly publication of the state Department of Labor. “The borough’s construction industry accounted for 18.2 percent of total wages […]
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‘South Pacific’ for weekend
A cast of 31 residents, some new to theater, some veteran, sing the World War II-era stories of Rogers and Hammerstein’s 1949 musical “South Pacific” Oct. 1, 2 and 3 at the Chilkat Center for the Arts. Lynn Canal Community Players presents the performance. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on […]
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Chamber: SEABA is business of year
The Haines Chamber of Commerce Saturday gave its “Business of the Year” award to heli-ski firm Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, a company that’s been battling more than a year with critics and the Haines Borough over imposed limits on its operations. The award is one of four presented annually by the business group, and the only one […]
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Impressed by endorsements
As a small business owner in Haines (my wife and I opened Mosey’s Cantina five years ago) I cannot help but take a keen interest in the current election campaign. That’s why Greg Goodman’s open letter to the community in last week’s paper caught my attention. His endorsements from such a wide-ranging, distinguished group of […]
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Business already represented
Why should Haines residents elect candidates who want only to be a voice for the business community? Since at least five of the six current assembly members are business owners, surely there has been a substantial business perspective when decisions are made. It makes more sense for us to vote for clear-thinking, well-meaning candidates who […]
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Boiler approval a matter of timing
Leonard Dubber (letter CVN 9/23) is a hard-working member of the Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC). During his two years as an ESC commissioner, he has researched many ideas about energy efficiency for the borough. As assembly liaison for the ESC, I have voiced the commission’s ideas to the assembly and have worked with the borough […]
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Open letter to candidates
An open letter to all candidates: I will vote for you if you demonstrate diplomacy; if you define and debate the issue, not the people; if you work to change laws and regulations you do not support, but until you prevail, you uphold and evenly apply the laws and regulations in our borough code; if […]
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Geise’s viewpoint dangerous
During the recent candidates’ forum/chamber meeting, Linda Geise voiced her strong opposition of grant funding coming to the borough because she’s “seen Native corporations go bankrupt” as a result of grant funding. I believe this is a dangerous viewpoint to bring to our borough assembly. While I believe in fiscally conservative government that keeps spending […]
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Re-elect Vick for sunny future
The youth of Haines are great! They deserve a great future. I believe Steve Vick is on the right track to assure the best future. Others I have talked to express gratitude for Steve’s performance to this point, his hard work and thoughtful decisions. I like his visionary promotion of sustainable energy for this community. If the […]
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Glad to see Geise on ballot
We have some excellent candidates in our local election and I admire all of them for putting themselves forward. I am most happy to see Linda Geise running for Seat B on the borough assembly. As chairman, I worked with Linda for several years on the Haines Planning Commission and I found that she has […]