Fairbanks blog favorites
A couple of my favorite local blogs: The Ester Republic – a bastion of independence from west of Fairbanks. http://fieryblazinghandbasket.blogspot.com/
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It’s all a big scary conspiracy
With Al Gore’s movie about to come out, we all could predict how folks in the know would say it’s just more scare tactics trying to destroy the economy. Rich Lowry of the National Review makes his distorted claims, at … Continue reading →
Why they don’t get along, or do they?
A friend who knows recently commented on how different it is for Congressional members these days. They don’t interact as much, as most of them now live outside the Beltway. This makes it harder to get things done when a … Continue reading →
Alaska Gasline
Alaskans are being given a front row seat at Gov. Murkowski’s attempts to have the Legislature endorse an oil tax revision that sets us up to give away governmental taxing authority for 30 years to get Big Oil to “consider” … Continue reading →
Foxes in the Henhouse
I just finished the recent book “Foxes in the Henhouse” by Steve Jarding and Mudcat Saunders, who ran successful Bob Kerrey and Mark Warner campaigns in very conservative states. They have some good suggestions about Democrats being successful in the … Continue reading →
It’s all a big scary conspiracy
With Al Gore’s movie about to come out, we all could predict how folks in the know would say it’s just more scare tactics trying to destroy the economy. Rich Lowry of the National Review makes his distorted claims, at … Continue reading →
Why they don’t get along, or do they?
A friend who knows recently commented on how different it is for Congressional members these days. They don’t interact as much, as most of them now live outside the Beltway. This makes it harder to get things done when a … Continue reading →
Tell me it ain’t so
Apparently, scientists now agree that the earth is warming, attributable to human activity, according to the Bangkok Post. Of course, even the Bush administration, whose agency came to this conclusion, wants to do more studying. And in a related piece, … Continue reading →
Tell me it ain’t so
Apparently, scientists now agree that the earth is warming, attributable to human activity, according to the Bangkok Post. Of course, even the Bush administration, whose agency came to this conclusion, wants to do more studying. And in a related piece, … Continue reading →
Gas Tax
Instead of reducing the gas tax, as some politicians had suggested, I suggested years ago, when gas was relatively cheap, we ought to increase the gas tax and use the proceeds to stimulate reduced consumption and get some feasible alternatives … Continue reading →