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Morphet, Hill square off in mayoral race
This election season, there are two candidates running for mayor, Tom Morphet and Jan Hill. The two...
Morphet best bet to succeed Olerud
Electing Tom Morphet to be the next mayor is our best bet for maintaining the civility that Doug Olerud has brought to borough assembly meetings. Tom...
May Harbors meeting clarification
Maybe it depends on how one defines leadership and management. A lot can happen in committee meetings that has nothing to do with the direction of Bor...
September 12 assembly briefs
Four recommendations from the Government Affairs and Services Committee to reform public advisory commissions were advanced for public hearing at the...
Meet the assembly candidates
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the assembly in the upcoming, Oct. 4 borough election. Early voting opens at the borough office on...
Planning commission candidate profiles
For the first time in Haines' history, the planning commission will be elected by the people...
Residents fume over property tax assessments, plot fixes
Residents angry over sharp rises in some property tax assessments continue to scheme ways to undo...
Assembly boosts pay for itself and mayor
The Haines Borough Assembly voted overwhelmingly to boost pay for itself and for the mayor at an...
Tax appeal instructions are faulty
Why does the Haines Borough instruct property owners to invest time and money into obtaining an appraisal if the Board of Equalization (BOE) is not...
Candidates set for Oct. borough election
Former Mayor Jan Hill and newspaperman Tom Morphet will face off in the October mayoral election, and a slew of new candidates filed to run for open s...
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg makes historic visit to Haines
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got a taste of the challenges of traveling in Southeast A...
Borough election deadline approaches, Morphet files for mayoral race
There are still plenty of open seats in the upcoming Haines Borough elections with just days to go...
14 seats open in October election, with few candidates so far
With 14 open seats, the upcoming general municipal election in Haines could be one of the most...
Borough needs to listen to appraisers for property taxes
Todd Winkel was spot on when he stated in a July 27 Letter to the Editor, “After watching the Board of Equalization (BOE) meeting July 20, it was...
Assembly Briefs
In her borough manager’s report to the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday, Annette Kreitzer noted she’d sent a cease-and-desist letter to Southeast...
Appealing assessments feels rigged by board of equalization
After watching the Board of Equalization meeting July 20, it was apparent there is no way to successfully appeal your property assessment. One...
$6 gas has motorists wondering why Haines is so expensive
Late last week, Steve Johnson, a tourist visiting Haines from Wisconsin, was grumbling about his...
28-foot-long potato heading to Skagway
If you’re in Skagway Saturday, keep your eyes peeled for a 28-foot-long, 10-foot-wide, and 11.5-foot-tall potato that will pass through town on the...
Winter ferry schedule proposed
Haines would get ferry service between four and five times per week under a winter draft schedule by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Community leade...
Gas, insurance, labor: Here's why Haines flights are so expensive
When Haines resident Greg Podsiki was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020, doctors told him he wou...
Borough, DNR talk about state parks
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner John Boyle met with Haines Borough Manager...
Tourism tax may lose designation
A proposal that would do away with restrictions on how two local sales taxes are spent could face voters in the fall. Currently, the Haines Borough le...
Chamber of Commerce farewell
By Andrew Letchworth To all of Haines, but especially the business community. You’ve probably heard I’m stepping down as the Haines Chamber of...
Badgley to serve as 4th of July Grand Marshall
Longtime Haines Borough fireman Al Badgley will serve as Grand Marshal of Tuesday’s Independence Day parade. Badgley started as a volunteer fireman...
Borough comprehensive plan get underway amid tensions
Work on Haines Borough's 10-year comprehensive plan got under way on Tuesday as tensions between...
