I am writing this letter in support of Steve Vick for borough assembly and am confident he will continue to represent the community of Haines with integrity and honesty. I have known Steve both professionally and personally over the past five years and have experienced first hand his hard work, dedication, professionalism and concern for the community. […]

Leonard Dubber’s criticism of Steve Vick is unfair, and doesn’t tell the whole story. The boiler project for the Mosquito Lake School had been in the works for years. Funding had been secured from the state, engineering completed and the contract awarded. If the assembly had said no to the project at that point, the borough would […]

My understanding is that Greg Goodman’s application to run for the borough assembly has been reviewed by the borough clerk, borough manager and the borough attorney and he has been certified as an eligible person to run for office. I don’t understand all the talk about his not being eligible. Is it a political tactic? […]

My son Ryan came to fish and visit Haines, Alaska after the loss of his mother in July. He was amazed at the beauty of Haines and the fishing was like none he had ever experienced. But what really got his attention was the friendliness of the town folk, until we ran into Karen Hess […]

Steve Vick and Greg Goodman have a track record of serving community. While Vick advocates for youth as swim coach and preschool aide, Goodman has worked with the community as former police chief. Both know Haines through different populations within our community, and would provide thoughtful, diverse representation for the borough assembly. I experience these […]

Being at every borough assembly meeting and most school board meetings for the past two years, it is obvious to me that we need new, experienced members on the assembly. We have the opportunity to do that by electing Linda Geise to seat “B,” and write-in candidate Karen Hess to seat “E.” We are at a point […]

Haines voters, I would like to encourage you to vote for Greg Goodman. I have known Greg for a number of years. He is level-headed and community oriented. He also has the time to dedicate to the task. Greg will do a great job for all. Bud Barber

I think it was about a year ago when I last wrote about our borough assembly. If I remember right, there were some mutterings over the assembly’s inability to listen to and represent the people of Haines. I remember chastening the good people of Haines that if they do not get involved and vote in […]

As a father of two young boys, I am very interested in the long-term success of Haines. I define success as an effective, well-rounded school system, a vibrant economy, a positive and safe community, and the continued high quality of life that we enjoy. To maintain and improve on this success we need good elected […]