The FCC deregulation leaves Skagway’s rural areas behind
I recently learned that the FCC is deregulating the telecom industry, allowing them to shut down old-fashioned copper wire landline service across the country and move their customers to internet-based phone service. ...
An overdue thank you
It’s time again to bring the Fairbanks Breast Cancer Detection Center mobile mammography truck to Southeast Alaska. I neglected to thank the helpful folks in Skagway that assisted me in June 2022. ...
Spring Street – dangerous route for buses
In 2018 I came to the assembly with a proposal for bus traffic going to the Fraser Railroad siding to be deferred to 11th Street, instead of Spring Street. Spring Street is ...
Utilize Inflation Reduction Act for AHMS
Frank Murkowski recently wrote an opinion piece published in the Skagway News. While I disagree with Murkowski (both of them) on lots of issues, I whole-heartedly agree with his opinion and ideas ...
Hylton resigns, thanks assembly
Dear fellow Skagway assembly members, It is with great excitement that I ask for your acceptance of my resignation. I have accepted the position of Tourism Director in our neighboring community of ...
First Lady Volunteer of the Year Award nominations
Serving as Alaska’s First Lady has given me the opportunity to meet many truly inspiring Alaskans. Reflecting on this time, I feel a deep sense of gratitude to call Alaska home and ...
Raised sales tax will burden Skagway businesses, property owners
Dear Editor: In the late summer of 2019, a large number of business owners from Skagway formed a group to represent the interests of the business community. As witnessed by Skagway’s huge ...
Citizen correspondence should remain on website
It’s my understanding that it has already been decided that citizen correspondence to the mayor and assembly is now uniformly no longer included in the assembly packet for the public to read. ...
Skagway’s Rasmussen/Dahl Memorial Clinic can be viable
The E.A Jenny Rasmussen/Dahl Memorial Clinic is our community health center. The residents of Skagway envisioned and invested into this medical facility for Skagway. It’s unfortunate we have experienced a glitch ...
Letters to the editor (3)- Thanks Kaitlyn; In support of Henry; Vote yes on revenue bond
Letters to the editor Thank you, Kaitlyn Jared for your hard work Thank you Kaitlyn Jared for your hard work, impactful business and community efforts while being the executive director at Skagway ...