Dear Editor: This past winter, the Pathways to a Safer Sitka Coalition, a group of individuals and community partners dedicated to building a healthy, respectful community, launched the What It Means To Be a Káa (Man) campaign. It spotlighted...

Dear Editor: I was flying home on Tuesday, April 7, 8 p.m. EST, the deadline for Trump’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” I felt vulnerable. At the same time, it felt only fair, should Iran...

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FIX THE NO MORE CLAUSE By former Alaska Senator and Governor Frank H. Murkowski We need federal legislation to “fix” ANILCA’s “No More” clause. To his credit Governor Dunleavy has written the President requesting his...

Dear Editor: Does our president have no decency? I write not to debate policy, but to protest conduct that falls far below what we should expect from the office. Leadership is not: • Posing as Jesus.  • Mocking Islam.  • Making...

Dear Editor: Thank you so much, Sitka Lutheran Church, for your generous donation of the handmade quilts. We truly appreciate the care and thoughtfulness that went into creating them. It means a great deal to be able to share these beautiful...

Dear Editor: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to recognize the impact of sexual violence and highlight the resources available to support survivors in our community. Nationally, 45.1% of women and 16.9% of men have experienced...

Fish to Schools Lunch Dear Editor: On March 4, Sitka Conservation Society partnered with Kéet Gooshí Héen Elementary School to host the Fish to Schools “We Love Our Fishermen” Lunch. It was a wonderful celebration of local fisherpeople, healthy...

Dear Editor: I write to make Sitkans aware that the current administration is making serious changes that will have long-lasting impacts on science in this country. While war and petty lawsuits make national headlines, quieter decisions are...

Dear Editor: Today, things got even worse with the unconstitutional, unwanted, $1 billion a day war with Iran.  Trump threatened Iran’s civilization with genocide and annihilation.  He needs to be held accountable for his escalating...

Dear Editor: Last Thursday we celebrated a major milestone: the christening of the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association’s first hybrid fishing boat conversion. Sen. Lisa Murkowski did the honors with a bottle of champagne after touring the FV...

Dear Editor: On Saturday March 28, more than 420 people marched and rallied as part of the Sheet’ká No Kings 3 protest in support of our Constitution and against the authoritarianism actions of the Trump regime. We were one of 3,300 protests...

Dear Editor: Mahalo! A very heartfelt thank you to all who helped to make the Sitka Pregnancy Center’s Gala such a huge success. The Sitka Emblem Club outdid themselves with the great Hawaiian pupu’s. The donations from Hames Corporation, Ace...

Dear Editor: We are a group of teens participating in the Freedom to Read Teen Ambassadors program at Sitka Public Library. We have committed to learn, and protect the freedom to read, and defend and extend intellectual freedom. Everyone deserves...

Dear Editor: The board members of Sitka Babies and Books would like to offer our thanks to the Mt. Edgecumbe students that generously shared their time and culture with us for our November's program. Five Native dance groups joined us as well as...

Dear Editor: We are showing up together again on March 28 for No Kings 3! In addition to declaring war on fundamental civil and human rights and the U.S. Constitution, the Trump administration has now decided to instigate a sprawling assortment of...

Dear Editor: Perhaps the City should hire our local excavating contractors to clear our city streets. I am sure their equipment operators and truck drivers would appreciate some good winter work. Our city streets crews are doing their best, but...

Dear Editor: Friends of Sitka Animal Shelter would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the community for making our recent fundraiser at the Sitka Elks Lodge such a success. Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of so many people, we raised...

Dear Editor: As a 55-year-resident of Sitka I have seen many police chiefs come and go. I want to thank the recent interim chief and the new chief for their views on community policing.  It makes a difference to the public when the police...

Dear Editor: The USDA Forest Service is fast tracking a revision of the Tongass Forest Plan, a document that guides how our backcountry hunting, camping, and hiking destinations are managed. The initial comment period ends this Friday at...

Dear Editor: I have no idea how many miles the Public Works Department is responsible for, but as someone who lives on Wolff Drive, I would like to thank them for the timely and efficient manner they keep us plowed after snowfalls. It is...