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On the Ninth Day of Christmas..
We burned the trees. I know, we should save them until Epiphany (Jan. 6) but they had their own plans and basically shed so many needles by the time the lights were unwound that I could shovel mine off the floor. There is something elemental about a bonfire in...
Prayers of the People
Saturday night friends arrived with a niece who drove to Haines for the holiday and two of her friends and sort of co-workers, if that's what troops are, from Anchorage. They were two young women and a young man-- a blond Californian, a Malaysian immigrant by way of...
Sunday’s Thought
"The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." --St. Paul
Happy Thanksgiving Postcard
What a Writer is Thankful For
I used to dread the big holiday columns for newspapers and magazines-- Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter-- I was always better with the lesser days, the days when the whole world wasn’t writing about the same subject, which is why I still miss my weekly Anchorage Daily...
It’s Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
Sitka challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins got 32 more votes than Haines incumbent Bill Thomas, which means he is the winner for the Alaska house district 34 seat. For now. Last week both candidates said with it this close they'd ask for recounts. I hope Bill doesn't,...
A Few Things to Know for the Holiday
First, they are counting the last votes in the Thomas, Kreiss-Tomkins election this morning. I'll let you know what happens. Also-- today the ferry arrives at 11:30(there's one tomorrow too), school is out at 2, the bank is serving pumpkin pie, tonight at 7 the...