Dear Editor: The following letter was sent to Gov. Dunleavy. Dear Governor Dunleavy: As a fellow graduate of Pennsylvania public schools, I know we both carry the values and experiences that come from a well-supported public education. It’s those...
Dear Editor: I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Tongass Federal Credit Union, both staff and volunteers, for hosting the Financial Reality Fair for Sitka High School seniors. This event provided a valuable, hands-on opportunity for...
Dear Editor: The Sitka Monthly Grinds 30th season has ended. We did seven shows this year. The Grind would like to thank the community of Sitka for their incredible generosity. We will start with the venues: five Grinds were held at the Sheet’ka...
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my gratitude for the Hoops & Herring basketball tournament that took place in Sitka last weekend. First, a special thank you to the board members of the Baranof Ballers – Mitch Mork, Ashley Haskins, Steve...
Dear Editor: The Sitka Youth Leadership Committee is dedicated to promoting equity, diversity, and healthy relationships in Sitka and across Alaska. We do this through creating campaigns, videos, and discussion panels that teach about important...
Dear Editor: I have been wondering why? Why isn’t more of the Cruise Ship Head Tax and other money, connected directly and indirectly to tourism, not being shared with the residents who live in Sitka? Why are utility rates being raised again? Why...
Dear Editor: The 2025 cruise season will soon begin in our town. The environmental consequences of this form of travel impact local and worldwide ocean waters. Carnival, Princess and Norwegian cruise lines have been fined repeatedly for...
Dear Editor: I attended and participated in the SEARHC annual listening session on April 7 at Harrigan Centennial Hall with a full room of interested locals. I want to thank the SEARHC leadership for extending the allotted hour, so that all those...
Dear Editor: On April 5, 300 Sitkans joined millions of people around the country and world for the Hands Off! National Day of Action. People participated for different reasons and with different priorities, but we all came to protest the Trump...
Dear Editor: More attention needs to be paid, to my thinking, of the value of libraries and the hard hits they are getting from the current U.S. administration. Thanks to the Sitka Public Library, I came across ‘‘The Secret Lives of Booksellers...
The most important thing I came away from Saturday’s HANDS OFF! get together here in Sitka at the roundabout is three questions: 1. Why is NATO included in the list of demands that Trump keeps his hands off of? Fear of being labeled...
Dear Editor: I am sharing with readers of the Sentinel a letter recently sent to members of the Sitka Assembly. The Assembly’s March 25 vote to accept the bid from Highmark Marine remains profoundly confusing to those of us who have worked for...
Government Cuts Dear Editor: Elon Musk’s recent actions to reduce “fraud, waste and abuse” in the government has resulted in illogical and misguided attacks on many federal employees who …
Town Hall Dear Editor: On February 13, Small Town SOUL declined an invitation from Safeguard Sitka’s Future to join them at their Town Hall on February 26. They advertised by PSA our …
Appeal to Republicans Dear Editor: Recent federal job cuts and funding freezes to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) affect all of us. Here is a summary from the Wednesday edition of the Sitka …
Wake Up Dear Editor: I must say, as I grow more into my senior years, I have never seen an attack on our democracy like what our new president and mega billionaires are doing. We all ought to be …
Cruise Tourism Dear Editor: I received two unsolicited texts from Safeguard Sitka. February 13 text: “MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Local activists are proposing Sitka sharply lower the legal …
Babies & Books Thanks Dear Editor: Founded in 1991, Sitka Babies and Books is a nonprofit organization that encourages Sitka children to become lifelong readers by providing books and special …
Denali Dear Editor: The following letter was sent to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Dear Gov. Dunleavy: As a student of Sitka High, we were given a project on one of the many government decisions. …
Animal Shelter Dear Editor: As a single member of the Sitka Assembly, I am writing to acknowledge the public outrage over operations at the Sitka Animal Shelter. While I have not responded …