And, how ONE Spec Ed Bully can menace a learning community Alaska Public Education is in crisis. Management cannot protect teachers and as more parents abandon the Education Factory Model students at the lower economic strata of society will suffer. This is because government education in Alaska is little more than a money pit for …
Today’s Solution is NOT Drugs, Drugs, Drugs… Perhaps the worst thing that can happen to any Alaskan is to be accused of having mental illness and dealing with the associated system for that affliction. Our crazy courts and institutions dedicated to supposedly helping people with mental illness are hopelessly stuck in an antiquated model of …
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The Mask Mandate was ALWAYS a hoax People who live in and around Seattle have good reasons for wanting to fly Seattle Airlines: Violent crimes and car thefts around Seattle in 2022 were the highest they’ve been in 15 years. That’s among a handful of takeaways from the Seattle Police Department’s report on crime statistics for …
This is a terrible time to have a case before the Alaska Court System for anyone like this writer, who has no confidence in the possibility of justice. It’s a part-time court (Mon-Thu) run by judges who are protected from accountability by the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct–whose Executive Director Marla N. Greenstein is currently …
No Justice, No Peace: Our Court System is Corrupt! Read More »
No More Excuses for Dan Saddler March 23, 2023 update on story first appearing October 26, 2017ECHO Magazine title: Dan Saddler on Kicking Crime in the District What can voters expect from electing re-tread legislators who were not very effective in the past? To answer this question watch House Majority Leader, Dan Saddler in the …
Approved by Legislative Affairs Agency Updated reflection previously published May 1, 2018, ECHO Magazinealso, Senior Voice: https://www.seniorvoicealaska.com/story/2018/05/01/columns/legislative-skits-skewer-but-too-selectively/1675.html Easter was on April Fool’s Day this year and Good Friday was chosen as a great time to feature the Annual Legislative Skits. They began decades ago as a fundraiser for the Democratic Party. The show, which features staff …
Jungle Primary>Ranked Choice Voting Alaska wannabes in the political minority have been the tail that wags the dog since before 1959 statehood. 1947 territory Alaskans voted to hold Blanket Primary Elections–where all candidates of all parties were listed in each race on the primary ballot Iike beauty contestants. Alaskans voted for personalities over philosophy or …
Update on story originally posted November 20, 2019. As Governor of Alaska, Walter Hickel knew government was not the solution to many problems and maintained an Alaska First standard for everything he made happen. There have been times when Alaska politics were entertaining, candidates knew every vote counted, and campaigns could take on the atmosphere …
No Status quo Politician: What Would Can-DO Wally Hickel Do? Read More »
A 30-year BP Manager provides perspective BP’s Anchorage headquarters is a 15-floor, 324,000-square foot, class A office building. It was built from 1983 to 1985, and the entire campus is 18 acres and includes a cafeteria and atrium. It is one of the most recognizable buildings in Alaska. (The company also built and operates the …
Previously published in Echo Magazine January 25, 2018 Donn Liston confronts Senator Rodey Few Alaskans bother to visit our state capital city where elected officials pass laws and conduct state business. There is good reason for this. Being a product of Southcentral Alaska myself, as a young man I wondered about what Juneau was like, and …
Adventures in Juneau–You cannot know how Alaska’s Capital works without going there. Read More »
