The long story about our town’s 20-year-old golf course published in last week’s CVN included my comments but omitted the very public matter that I was “talking loudly about” with a CVN reporter at Deerheart on the evening of May 26. (The reporter, who was not Will Steinfeld, was seated about four seats away from […]
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Assembly Briefs: Dock, new vehicles, and outhouses
Lutak Dock The borough is seeking a project manager for the Lutak Dock, a role assembly member Gabe Thomas said could keep the dock on schedule by “keeping the fire lit.” That comes as assembly member Eben Sargent again brought up concerns with the management of the project, including not having an updated schedule and […]
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20 summers later, Haines’ improbable golf course endures
The Valley of the Eagles Golf Course, near 1 Mile Haines Highway, is, and always has been, an operation that demands constant labor and produces no revenue. For 20 years, it has been owned by people with no interest in playing golf. It’s counterintuitive, but all true – except for the statement that the course […]
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Alaska governor’s race survey: AI policy and news sources
One way to gauge the astonishing growth in the artificial intelligence since Alaska’s last gubernatorial election, in 2022, is simply to look at the market value of the Nvidia, the leading AI chip maker. Since 2022, that number has grown more than 10-fold, from some $350 billion to some $5 trillion today. AI, it’s safe to […]
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Ketchikan shipyard wins $99.6 million NOAA project
JAG Ketchikan LLC, which began operating the state-owned Ketchikan Shipyard in September, has secured a nearly $100 million contract for a service-life extension project involving a federal research vessel. The $99.6 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for its Rhode Island based fisheries survey ship Henry B. Bigelow has a start time […]
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US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some Republican states that had urged the justices to require all ballots to arrive by the close of polls. In a 5-4 decision, the court found that federal law does not prevent […]
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Behind the battle for Haines’ cruise ship dock
In the first week of June, three men flew into Haines to meet with borough manager Alekka Fullerton. They were executives she hadn’t met from a company she hadn’t heard of. As she learned at the meeting, they manage much of the operations at the borough’s cruise ship dock. Their visit makes three large corporations […]
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Haines welcomes 30th annual bike relay
Nearly 300 teams participated in the 30th Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay on Saturday. They biked the nearly 150 mile race as solo riders, or as part of two-, four- or five-to-eight member teams. One big change this year was the number of solo riders, which skyrocketed. A record 73 total registered, of which 48 […]
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Former Haines administrator, artist and musician remembered as an idealist who lived a full life
There will be a celebration of Dave Nanney’s life on June 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Haines Sheldon Museum. Nanney, 83, died from heart failure May 13 in hospice care in Anchorage, according to cousin Joe Parnell. “Dave was worldly, transcendental and brilliant. He was able to talk about just about any subject intelligently,” […]