Posted on April 28, 2008 by rogermaynard
This week’s cartoon illustrates the basic problem every fisherman faces: How much does it cost to go fishing, and how much am I likely to make?
This year Southeast Alaska’s Chinook fisheries have taken a hit, with a significantly lower allocation from the Pacific Salmon Commission. Salmon trollers and charter fishermen are going to feel [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2008 by rogermaynard
The April 16th avalanche that severed the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) from its main source of hydroelectric power has residents scampering for ways to save energy and make financial ends meet. Coming on the heels of the mortgage lending snafu, skyrocketing fuel and heating costs, rising food prices, lower quotas for commercial fishermen [...]
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Posted on April 19, 2008 by rogermaynard
Smoking bans are created with the best of intentions, but it can be effectively argued that business owners should be allowed to determine smoking policy and let market forces (i.e. public preferences) take care of penalizing businesses that are filled with smoke.
And now we have another reason to think twice about no smoking ordinances as [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by rogermaynard
Buying the “big-bang” theory and evolution as the sole means of creating the universe may take an even greater leap of faith than believing what is written in the Bible. On the other hand if creation took millions of years, maybe there’s a reason…
(Click on the image to view the entire cartoon.)
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by rogermaynard
With recent news that Conoco Phillips and British Petroleum have teamed up to move ahead with their plan to move natural gas from the north slope to market, the prospects for Governor Palin’s AGIA (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act) have changed…or have they? Who’s driving here?
Click on the cartoon snippet to view the entire image.
Filed under: Alaska Politics, Alaska cartoon, Gas/Oil Development, Marine Highway System, Weekly Cartoon | Tagged: AGIA, Alaska, economy, oil, pipeline, politics, Sarah Palin | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 5, 2008 by rogermaynard
Once again Ketchikan’s Gravina Access Project is in the news. Ten years ago we thought the bridge was expensive; now estimates are approaching $398 million. There are plenty of arguments pro and con–especially considering the price tag, but it’s time to lose the misleading label, “Bridge to Nowhere.”
News media pundits have described Ketchikan’s [...]
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by rogermaynard
Just because hockey season is ending doesn’t mean we can’t still watch a good fight.
As usual, it’s the end of the legislative session and the climax will be the budget circus. First the Legislature takes out all the Governor’s favorite stuff. Then the governor vetoes the legislature’s favorite stuff. Then they each [...]
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