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Thanks and farewell

Thank you to all of my friends, neighbors, and coworkers who helped me to move to Haines. I have decided to move on from the Sheldon Museum, as I was...

 

Virtue required for self-governance

Let’s ask our Founders their perspective on our individual rights to be lewd. “No person who shall deny the being of God, or the truth of the...

 

We exist on a grand spectrum

Dear young adults, There has been some uproar recently and your parents may be contributing to it. They maybe have written into this paper or said...

 

Thanks and still looking for matches

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) had a successful recruitment event over the weekend in Haines! BBBS is a mentoring organization that creates professio...

 

The right for everyone to choose

As a freedom loving American citizen and previous business owner, I pondered the Drag Queen show issue, and what would be the correct course of...

 

Ode to street sweepers

Here's to the sweepers of grit and grime, the residue of wintertime. Ere tourists appear, our way is clear. If the street could tweet and the...

 
 By Holly Davis    Letters    April 20, 2023

A call for tiny treasures

For the Summer Reading Program this year, I am hoping to be as earth-friendly and patriotic as possible. Instead of buying tiny treasures from other...

 

What should we tolerate?

Thank you CVN for reporting on the protective order for domestic violence served on a Haines elected official. As a community, we need to ask...

 

Gunalcheesh!

Thank you, Russ Lyman & Cynthia Allan for your gift to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation in memory of Joe Hotch; a very important Klukwan...

 

The drag show shouldn't be laughed off

Dear Editor, Regarding your April 6 editorial: “Really really really wanna Zigazig ah!,” apparently “half the town” is in an uproar over the...

 
 By Jim Shook    Letters    April 20, 2023

Family entertainment?

I am somewhat surprised at what I perceive as a disconnect from thepeople of Haines by the Fair Board regarding family entertainment. The Fair...

 

One idea to reduce assault weapon buys

I read with interest the story about the right-wing conservatives' swift action against Anheuser-Busch, asking for a boycott. A trans woman...

 
 By Larry Larson    Letters    April 20, 2023

Let's continue the debate

Thanks to Kyle Clayton for running this commentary on Third and Main, and to Mr. Thorgensen (DUDE) for his alt opinion in favor of selling it....

 
 By Scott Hansen    Letters    April 13, 2023

A self-regulating force

With the announcement of a drag show and then the last-minute cancelling of a public discussion by the Fair board for seemingly invisible safety...

 

Thank you from the Art Club

On behalf of the art students and myself, I just wanted to send out a big thank you to everyone in the community that financially contributed to the...

 

Welcome, Juneau Drag!

Haines, let’s be a welcoming, open-minded community, that resists the ease of passing judgment on those who are different from us. The world is...

 

Six degrees of separation

To the Editor: Your treatment of the local controversy surrounding the engagement of drag performers at this year’s SE State Fair is commendable....

 

Community Easter egg hunt a success

The 2023 Haines Community Easter Egg Hunt was a success. With over 5000+ eggs being distributed throughout the school halls and middle school gym. It...

 
 By Timbi Barron    Letters    April 13, 2023

Stand with drag queens

I stand with drag queens nationwide. Have you seen the pro-birth booths at the fairs? More graphic than any drag show. Please don't let a few destroy...

 

Right to bare arms

Another school showing. Glowing up the streets left and right. Concealed pronouns. What can possibly stop the endless flow of glitter? I’ve been...

 
 By Tom Morphet    Letters    April 13, 2023

Our new normal

It was great to see so many people turn out for Saturday’s Love Parade, a joyous and genuine celebration of respect and affection for all people...

 
 By Lucy Nieboer    Letters    April 6, 2023

Can I get an amen?

Queer people have been around forever. Unfortunately, so have biases steeped in ignorance that these people are inherently dangerous, lewd, and need t...

 
 By Aly Zeiger    Letters    April 6, 2023

What is a drag queen?

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, "a drag queen is distinct from a cross-dresser because the motivation of dragging is typically not sexual"...

 
 By Amy Kane    Letters    April 6, 2023

Additional context to my quote

Just wanted to add a bit of context to my quote in the CVN article from last week: I had spoken during comments at the assembly meeting urging public...

 
 By Heather Harms    Letters    April 6, 2023

Thanks for your kindness

Thank you for welcoming me into the community; I have cherished every patient and neighborly encounter. Heather Harms, the Chiropr...

 

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