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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]