...George B. Johnson Sr, of Angoon; Grandmother, Hattie Pershall, Darren and Meryl E. Long (Haines); Aunt, Barbara C. Lewis, and cousins, Jodi Erickson and Scot Davis (Haines). Lisa passed away on Wednesday, January 9th at Mt. Edgecumbe...

Regarding Barbara C. Lewis' letter to the editor on cruise ship taxation (Empire, Jan. 11): I as a voter of Alaska have a right to challenge signatures...

...following thought from an unknown author: "We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names. All are different colors, but they all have to learn to live in the same box." Barbara C. Lewis Haines

...and the signatures gathered. I believe that in the end Mr. Hansen and Mr. Shively will owe all of them an apology. I am sad the cruise ship industry and Mr. Shively seem to believe profit is the bottom line. Barbara C. Lewis Haines