Dear Editor: I am dismayed to read the proposed new taxi ordinances. They would amount to catastrophic injury to my clientèle. For instance, Zone 1 (downtown) would shrink by about 90%. Formerly, downtown was everything between the Trooper...

Dear Editor: Alaska Native Sisterhood, Camp 4, the Ganaxteidee Clan and Carlene Larsen would like to extend grateful thanks to all the people and organizations that contributed to our fundraising efforts for the new wheelchair for Carlene Larsen....

Dear Editor: Time is running out! The days are getting shorter and the world is more and more bogged down in crisis after crisis. I’d love Sitkans to sometimes put down the signs at the roundabout and join together and move to discuss and solve...

Dear Editor: We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone whose actions saved our son Tausani's life. Last Sunday, during the seine opener he nearly lost his life.  We are forever grateful to the swift actions of Trevor McKay,...

Dear Editor: I would like to encourage the citizens of Sitka to care about the state of the deteriorating conditions at the Sitka Police Department building. In the past, I have explained all of the poor conditions. Now we just need to act. There...

Dear Editor: I would like to add my support to Tom Begich in the upcoming Alaska Governor election. I am 100 percent behind Tom and have known him for 40 years. I served with him on two statewide boards: The Adolescent Health Advisory Board and...

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society, we want to thank all who came this past Saturday, ready to help celebrate all the cancer survivors who attended our event, at the Path of Hope Park. It was an incredible beautiful...

Dear Editor: There are some things you simply can’t buy. You can’t buy the excitement of hearing music echo through downtown. You can’t buy the moment someone stops to watch in awe or decides to join in after standing on the sidelines. You can’t...

Dear Editor: This letter is in support of Tom Begich, candidate for governor, whom I believe is capable of grappling with the immense challenges facing our next state leader.  I attended both of his public meet and greets here in Sitka, and...

Dear Editor: On behalf of Brave Heart Volunteers, thank you, Sitka. The turnout for our Bowls event was a genuine reflection of what makes this community so remarkable. Sitkans came together not just to enjoy a bowl of soup and take home a piece...

Dear Editor: On July 7, Lorenzo Salgado Arauja was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston while driving a work van with his crew.  On July 13, 26-year-old Johan Sebastian Durán Guerrero was shot and...

Dear Editor: The Sitka Fine Arts Camp would like to take a moment to thank the local businesses and individuals who contributed to this year’s Jazz on the Waterfront gala. We are so grateful for all the contributions to our silent and live...

Dear Editor: Sitka needs more housing! That’s a fact. What to do? An opportunity awaits us. SEARHC has moved into a grand new facility. What to do with the older building? I am proposing that SITKA- the community, ask SEARHC to donate or sell at...

Dear Editor: One of the things that makes Sitka a truly special place in this world is the generosity of its inhabitants. Even with the cost of living being what it is, Sitkans still find ways to support each other. In my opinion, there is no...

Dear Editor: I met a very nice lady at the dog park today whose dog was named Harry. I told her the following story about Harry at the Pioneer Bar. I’m sure many residents will remember Harry.  ‘‘During one period of my life, I made it a...

Dear Editor: As we head deeper into July, it can be easy to sprain our eyeballs as we roll them at the tour buses, crowded crosswalks, the lines at the coffee shops. We joke about "the tourists" like they're one big, faceless wave that rolls in...

Dear Editor: The Early Childhood Coalition would like to thank Alan Polk for his commitment to the role of ombudsman during his tenure here in Sitka. The U.S. Coast Guard Ombudsman acts as a liaison between Coast Guard families and the...

Dear Editor: I would like to thank all the old car, unique vehicles, and tiny truck owners and riders that participated in this year’s Sitka Annual Old, Unique Car, and Tiny Truck, 4th of July Parade, plus one older Harley Davidson...

Dear Editor: On behalf of Brave Heart Volunteers, thank you, Sitka. The turnout was a genuine reflection of what makes this community so remarkable. Sitkans came together not just to enjoy a bowl of soup and take home a piece of handcrafted art,...

Dear Editor: July is a month filled with patriotic zeal, magnified this year with celebrations of the 250th Anniversary of American democracy on July 4. We are currently fighting (nonviolently, of course) for the soul of our country – working to...