Though discharging firearms is prohibited in the townsite, Keller received a non-conforming use permit from the city to keep ...

The flyer in last week’s paper by “Citizens for Haines” is a perfect example of how divisive political rhetoric corrodes complex issues into an exhausting and fruitless blame game. Accusations about ...

I live at Mile 3 of the Haines Highway and we’ve had two bad accidents – including a fatal one – and some near-misses in recent years from people who are not slowing down enough to navigate the curve.

Congratulations to all the candidates who are seeking to fill vacancies in our upcoming local election. It is good to see a number of folks willing to put in the time and energy to serve the community ...

For what it’s worth, I’m voting for Debra Schnabel and Natalie Dawson. While we haven’t voted on the same side of every issue, I have immense respect for both of these women. Debra is the definition ...

I was dismayed to read the political insert in last week’s CVN. The listed points were inaccurate and inflammatory. Let’s try to stick to the actual facts when making the decision on whom to support ...

Poor leadership and bad decisions are the legacy of this past year’s borough assembly. Two members are up for reelection. They were part of raising the mill rate. They caused our borough manager to ...

I am so grateful for the wisdom, care and intelligent thinking that Debra Schnabel and Natalie Dawson bring to the assembly. This assembly inherited many problematic issues created by the previous ...

We strongly support the candidacies of Debra Schnabel, Natalie Dawson and Nora Zimmerly for borough assembly, plus Eben Sargent and Joe Parnell for planning commission. It is critical that they be ...

Whoa, look closely and think about that insert we received in the last CVN! How can we possibly blame the increased property tax rates on the current assembly? Think about that. Increases and property ...

Whoa, this needs some serious fact checking…” I said to myself as I read the paid insert in last week’s CVN. The insert, which blamed the current assembly for just about everything that’s wrong in the ...

Last week’s CVN insert was as upsetting as it was untruthful – more spin than fact. For example, I participated in the community uproar over the borough contract with previous assessor Michael Dahle.