Dec 11, 2013 | Blog
“Sometimes our best efforts do not go amiss,” writes Sheenagh Pugh, in her poem Sometimes, which I’ve been reciting all morning with gratitude and a happy heart, because last night the Haines Borough Assembly voted to zone the Chilkat Beaches...Dec 10, 2013 | Blog
It’s sort of funny that Father Jim Blaney’s Sitka funeral mass was streamed live on the web since he didn’t approve of the Internet. He was a face-to-face kind of guy who talked frankly, loudly, and often, to everyone, anywhere. He was 76 when...Dec 9, 2013 | Blog
I had a major meltdown this morning when I learned that the ordinance keeping the Chilkat River beach from Carr’s Cove to Cemetery Hill non-motorized may not pass tomorrow night because a former mayor and current assemblyman in favor of the ordinance had to...Dec 8, 2013 | Blog
“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely...Dec 6, 2013 | Blog
Honestly, the reason I haven’t been better at keeping you posted is not personal. I’m just disorganized. Well, that, and I’ve been spending the week with a baby, and toddlers and computers don’t mix. You have to pay attention to children. There...Dec 2, 2013 | Blog
Well, we actually did fly out in the blustery rain on Thanksgiving– and because it was in doubt one feast was delayed a day and another was added, so instead of having no Thanksgivings we had two in a row– one Thursday and one Friday. The flight to Juneau...
