Dear Editor: The State Board of Education is in the process of deciding whether to change the language and definition of what constitutes a “local contribution” and “in-kind donations” in State statute. The Dunleavy administration is proposing...

Dear Editor: We hope you had a great 4th of July. Our town of Sitka is one of the best places in our country to enjoy a spirited Independence Day. On July 4 we held the Sitka Rotary Club’s 41st Anniversary Duck Race at Granite Creek at 4...

Dear Editor: I love Sitka. Sitka is my home. My heart is with this place and its people. Unfortunately, after only three and a half years of living here I am having to move down to the San Francisco Bay area for a job. I will be leaving on the...

Dear Editor: We would like to thank the great Sitka community for giving such a warm welcome to writers arriving from across the country for the first Sitka Writers Retreat.  Thank you in particular to Tongass Mist for arranging and working...

Dear Editor: The July 4 ‘‘Old, Unique, and Tiny Trucks’’ parade was a delight! Why: The weather was somewhere between miraculous and phenomenal. We had a variety of vehicles and for the first time including two tiny trucks. I enjoyed the entire...

Dear Editor: On behalf of the board members of Sitka Babies and Books, I would like to thank Kari Sagel and the Sitka Friends of the Library for generously donating $1,500 to our organization. This gift will enable us to purchase books to...

Dear Editor: This year, Sitkans for Peace and Democracy participated in the Fourth of July parade, which commemorates the July 4, 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress. Because our activism is likewise...

Dear Editor: The organizers of the Medvejie Solstice Run would like to thank the runners, sponsors, and all the volunteers who made the event and fundraiser successful and fun for all. More than 100 participants including runners, walkers, dogs,...

Dear Editor: Our team is still feeling the joy and gratitude from Saturday night’s Jazz on the Waterfront gala. It was so wonderful to see our community from Sitka and beyond share music and fellowship. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we met...

Dear Editor: As a member of the Sitka Peace and Justice group, I wish to express my thanks to the Sitka Elks Club for carrying the U.S. flag through town. When we became aware that both parades were occurring at the same time, we planned our route...

Dear Editor: Sitka Trail Works, Sitka Native Education Program of Sitka School District and Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Sitka Conservation Society, University of Alaska Fairbanks 4-H, Youth Advocates of Sitka, and Alaska Marine Safety Education...

Dear Editor: Words are not enough. Words are all I have. Oct. 27, 2024, was a day when heroes found me in need. Rodney Nielson and Mason Jones are the only names I know. The other heroes are nameless because I do not know their names and when...

Dear Editor: The last week of May, 10 young actors from the Sitka Fine Arts Camp Young Performers Theater program took a trip down to Ashland, Oregon, in order to go see several professional shows at the world famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival....

Dear Editor: On June 14, Donald Trump will honor himself with a 4-mile military parade in our nation’s capitol. This parade is inspired by dictators he idolizes, and will cost taxpayers $40-$100 million. Trump has threatened “Very Heavy Force” on...

Dear Editor: The Sitka Rotary Club, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and US Forest Service would like to extend thanks to the attendees and sponsors of the 84th Annual Swan Lake Kid’s Fishing Day. Fishing took place on a misty, breezy Saturday...

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society, we want to thank all who showed up this past Sunday, in the rainy chilly weather, and were ready to celebrate all the cancer survivors who came to our event. We enjoyed being with each...

Dear Editor: With all appreciation to the city public work department, please show respect to the property owners when doing public work around the city.  A team of three have come to my property Friday morning and aggressively cut many...

Dear Editor: Acidification of the oceans is real. More CO2 than the ocean can process has caused acidification. ‘‘It’s all connected’’: loss of 10 billion snow crabs in the Bering Sea and lack of chum salmon in the Yukon/Kuskokwim rivers. The...

Dear Editor: As we celebrate Pride Month in Sitka, we are reminded that visibility, safety, and belonging are not luxuries – they are lifelines, especially in a time when LGBTQ+ Alaskans face rising political attacks. Current Alaska House Bill 40...

Dear Editor: I’d like to send a shout out to Sitka’s very own White Elephant shop. This venerable institution has been benefitting the town for years and years, and donates its profits to many worthy NGO recipients, and currently is a useful...