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Re: An Alaskan's Opinion
Coincidental that you mention Anaconda. My father [a building contractor] once contracted to repaint the [then] twin-stacks of the Anaconda Smelter - ''the worst job I ever had'', he said. I understand one of the stacks was eventually demolished, and the site turned into a park. Well, as they say, ''There are the days that you fish... and then ...
Posted to Politics by NorthStar on September 9, 2008
Re: An Alaskan's Opinion
Thank you for your answer... As you have discovered, Alaska is a gorgeous place with tremendous natural resources. Mining is an important industry in Alaska, but it shouldn't (and needn't) be carried out at the expense of other industries and the environment. But as usual, money is the bottom line, and laxer laws usually translate into higher ...
Posted to Politics by NorthStar on September 9, 2008
Re: An Alaskan's Opinion
Approximately 20% of Alaska voters turned out for the 2008 Alaska Primary which included four ballot measures. Although, all the absentee ballots aren't in, 99.8 percent of precincts have now been counted and it appears that all four ballot measures lost. The results for Ballot Measure 4 - ''The Clean Water Initiative'' were: Ballot Measure 4 ...
Posted to Politics by NorthStar on September 8, 2008