The departure of Jessica Edwards from your staff reminds me to tell you that I appreciate the endurance of this publication. It seems to me that your commitment to the community goes beyond being a professional journalist. Your reports, photos, features, art and editorials evidence your stretch to embrace and understand this community. The story […]

In an effort to provide informative, helpful resources to the entire community, Lynn Canal Counseling Services applied for and was awarded a $500 grant from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation, an affiliate of Alaska Community Foundation, to purchase mental health and substance-abuse related materials for the public library. The grant required matching funds to be raised. LCCS […]

What is it called when we bribe ourselves? Most agree bribery is, at least, unethical if not immoral. Bribes usually work on people desperate or greedy. I’ll never accept that Alaskans are greedy but, with our economy supported largely by extracting natural resources, including oil and natural gas, at what point will we become so […]

Let’s remove another topic that breeds conflict. Thomas Jefferson stated in debate when framing the U.S. Constitution, “Let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him from mischief by the chains of the constitution.” I believe the borough assembly would serve us well by adopting strong guidelines governing elections. John J. Schnabel