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Suburban areas should consider fire protection
July 2, 2009
The effort to expand fire protection off Chena Hot Springs Road is encouraging. This has been a difficult area for fire departments and residents alike for many years.
4 commentsCommunity Perspectives
Permanent Fund regroups
New categories help evaluate risk
Published June 28, 2009
The Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. recently changed how it describes and categorizes investments. It now uses an allocation that groups assets based on risk characteristics rather than by the type of investment.
6 commentsFeds still push energy code
Strings attached to stimulus funds
Published June 28, 2009
It is important for Alaskans to know that while state legislators resolved to accept all federal stimulus funds, I vetoed $28.6 million for state energy programs because it came with conditions. Many have looked at this money and did not see any strings.
14 commentsHealthy skepticism
Published June 24, 2009
Americans are looking to Congress and the White House to see whether lawmakers and the president will deliver on their promises to reform our health care system.
Changes coming to News-Miner
Published June 23, 2009
Readers of the Daily News-Miner might notice a small change in the paper on Wednesday. Or maybe they won’t.
Yukon kings need our help
Context, respect are necessary in management
Published June 21, 2009
Recently, I had the privilege to visit several villages on the lower Yukon River. I went with John Moller, of Gov. Palin’s staff, and knowledgeable employees from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to discuss this summer’s chinook salmon management and recent action by the federal North Pacific Fishery Management Council to curb bycatch of chinook by the pollock trawl fleets in the Bering Sea.
11 commentsLetters to the Editor
Health care clunkers
Published July 2, 2009
Before we buy another government health care vehicle, let’s consider the ones already parked in the garage.
50 commentsPoor behavior
Published July 2, 2009
At the Jeff Dunham show on Thursday, I had an exchange with a man who I felt had been rude ...
28 commentsBack renewables
Published July 2, 2009
I support the use of non-polluting, renewable sources of energy.
15 commentsWhat a plan
Published July 1, 2009
I see on the news that four Gitmo detainees have been released in Bermuda.
26 commentsTasteless ads
Published July 1, 2009
Is it really necessary to have sketches of pole dancers and scantily clad ladies in the ads within Latitude 65 ...
110 commentsMove beyond coal
Published June 30, 2009
Thomas Edison opened the first coal-fired power plant, Pearl Street Station, more than 100 years ago. Today, the coal industry ...
50 commentsPave Peridot
Published June 29, 2009
Peridot Street connects the Richardson Highway to Badger Road. At present, it’s impassable.
53 commentsShopping carts
Published June 28, 2009
Do you know what happens to your shopping cart after you leave it where your car was parked at the ...
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