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https://www.juneauempire.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2024/06/36632693_web1_PatWhiteLTE-JUE240619-1_1.jpeg20001333As a member of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council, I was confused by Executive Director Phil Huebschen’s strident position in his My Turn in the Wednesday, June 5, Juneau Empire, imploring voters not to sign the Ship-Free Saturdays (and Fourth of July) petitions. Despite 1.7 million or more cruise ship passengers predicted for this season and continued growth in the coming years, somehow one day out of seven free of large cruise ships will crush our town’s arts and culture scene, Huebschen writes.