Haines Alaska News and Comment

Redistricting board unveils changes made in Southeast Panel aims to comply with Supreme Court’s demands

Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:17:07 +0000

by Becky Bohrer | ADN JUNEAU — The Alaska Redistricting Board on Monday made what its executive director called significant changes to Southeast Alaska’s political boundaries in an effort to win court approval for the plan.

Taylor Bickford said the board adopted new districts that pair state Reps. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, and Bill Thomas, R-Haines, . . . → Read More:

Calendar: Haines Comp Plan public meetings

Roger Maynard — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:56:05 +0000

HAINES–The Haines Planning Commission will host two town meetings to invite public comment on the draft Comprehensive Plan this week. The comprehensive plan is the “roadmap” for future borough decisions and is valid through 2025, and your public comment on this document is important in the implementation process.

The first meeting, in Haines, will be . . . → Read More:

Alaskans: No more driving and texting

Editor — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:07:48 +0000

Alaska Dispatch Consider yourselves warned, chronic texters and Facebookers.

Governor Sean Parnell on Thursday signed into law a bill that bans texting and other kinds of non-voice communication while driving in Alaska.

Read details in the Alaska Dispatch.

M/V Matanuska Allision Update

Editor — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:48:14 +0000

AMHS Press Release JUNEAU–The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced today that the M/V Matanuska continues to sail its scheduled service after the May 7 allision with the Ocean Beauty Seafoods dock in Petersburg, Alaska.

“We are particularly thankful that there were no injuries resulting from the accident,” said Michael Neussl, Alaska Department of Transportation . . . → Read More:

Retired judge to investigate election Assembly approves up to $35,000 to find out what went wrong, how to fix it.

Editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:07:40 +0000

by Kyle Hopkins | ADN ANCHORAGE–Assembly Chairman Ernie Hall says he’s tapped former Superior Court Judge Daniel Hensley to conduct the review, which has been requested by the ACLU of Anchorage, the city clerk who oversees elections and scores of angry voters.

A recent Election Commission review found that ballots ran dry at 65 of . . . → Read More:

If I Wanted America to Fail

Editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:42:51 +0000

Food for thought: A provocative new video from the folks over at Americans for Limited Government promoting a new project focused on economic liberty and free market policies. Watch:

State ferry strikes Ocean Beauty’s Petersburg dock

Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:10:20 +0000

By Mark Thiessen | AP PETERSBURG — One of Alaska’s largest state ferries hit a seafood processing plant’s dock head-on Monday, causing significant damage, officials said.

The 408-foot Matanuska ferry hit the dock belonging to Ocean Beauty, said Jeremy Woodrow, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation.

Read the . . . → Read More:

The Moral InfrastructureDemocracy does not mean mob rule. It means majority rule.

Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:38:58 +0000

by Thomas Sowell | TOWNHALL The “Occupy” movement, which the Obama administration and much of the media have embraced, has implications that reach far beyond the passing sensation it has created.

The unwillingness of authorities to put a stop to their organized disruptions of other people’s lives, their trespassing, vandalism and violence is a de . . . → Read More:

Alaska senators seek to delay post office closings

Editor — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:48:17 +0000

by Becky Bohrer | ADN JUNEAU — A U.S. Postal Service spokesman says a moratorium on closing postal facilities is still scheduled to end May 15, despite calls from senators to extend it.

Read the full article in the Anchorage Daily News. Editor’s note: The comments following this article in . . . → Read More:

OPINION: Everything is just fine. I said…it’s just fine.The brutal realism: oil producers can wait for honest tax reform.

Editor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:23:09 +0000

by Andrew Halcro JUNEAU–As the Alaska State Legislature begins a special session today on oil tax reform, things are a little chilly in the Capitol. Between the House, the Governor and the Senate, there are more ill feelings than in all of Bartlett Memorial.

The biggest sticking point of the two year battle over oil . . . → Read More: