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 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...

 

Keep Juneau Drag

Thank you to the SE AK Fair Community Outreach Coordinator, Amanda Randles, Board President Spencer Douthit and all who help pull together this...

 

Free Speech?

There seems to be some confusion about our First Amendment rights. This revolutionary idea that trusting people with a free flow of information,...

 

Love is the answer

I have lived in Haines for twenty-seven years. One of the most amazing things about living here for me has been that for the first time in my life I f...

 
 By Burl Sheldon    Letters    March 30, 2023

My Easter prayer

It’s tragic when profits, hormones and addiction hijack the sacred. Case in point, the Easter holiday with its deep roots in Christianity being...

 

Socially accepted is not morally right

In the sense of pulling folks together for our S.E. Alaskan Fair, having a "Drag Queen" show is not one of them. Sure it may get lots of laughs,...

 

Thank you from Joe Hotch Family

Thank you to the warm, wonderful people of Haines and Klukwan from the Joe Hotch Family. We wish to take a moment to thank Haines Searhc Medical,...

 
 By Mike Armour    Letters    March 30, 2023

Petition is not about democracy

Recently I was asked if I would like to sign a petition making planning and zoning appointments an elected position. I inquired if there was a need...

 
 By Tom Morphet    Letters    March 30, 2023

Petition is all about democracy

Since it was created as an appointed committee 21 years ago, our boroughwide planning commission has struggled in its role as an unbiased,...

 

Fair board isn't representing community

I was disturbed and saddened to hear of this scheduled event for this year's annual Fair. It most surely does not represent the type of show a...

 

Concerned about hooligan

I am concerned about the Chilkoot Indian Association’s plans for research on our hooligan run. As we learned from Austin Hammond Sr., the hooligan...

 
 By Leigh Horner    Letters    March 23, 2023

Cascade Point serves no purpose

Dear Editor, I understand that the rationale for moving the terminal to Cascade Point is to save money on fuel and crew wages. According to the DOT...

 

Choose local over centralized

Though everything connects to everything else, I have neither the language skills nor mental capacity to speak conclusively about the connection...

 

Chilkat Lake 100 thanks you

The Chilkat Snowburners would like to thank the many volunteers and participants that made the Chilkat Lake 100 happen this year. Thank you to Kelly...

 

Public service is a sacrifice

Serving as a Haines assembly member or other on boards is public service. It is a selfless act by citizens in a democracy to represent the voices of...

 

Snow School 2023 a success

Takshanuk Watershed Council is pleased to announce a second successful year of providing winter outdoor education to students in the Chilkat Valley....

 

Gratitude from Hospice of Haines

Dear Community: Hospice of Haines would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who support the work we do in the Chilkat Valley....

 
 By Tom Faverty    Letters    March 9, 2023

Ore trucks in our future?

Dear Haines, I hear you are building a new dock facility at your commercial port at Lutak Inlet. Sounds like the dock is going to be much bigger than...

 

The community's best interest?

I am not convinced that the assembly’s acceptance of Tyler Huling’s resignation from the Assembly on Feb. 14 was in the best interest of the commu...

 

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