What Folks Are Talking About

Wondering what to write about...hmmmm what ever are people talking about here? The state wide issues are 1) natural gas pipeline. The Govenor is offering a contract the he negotiated with the three sisters to build a gas pipe line from the northslope to Valdez; 2) Changing the oil and gas tax structure as a part of the pipeline proposal; 3) fishing has slowed awaiting the second run of the red salmon and hunting season is coming; 4) The state announced the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) is expected to be better than last year. Inital estimates are $1200 to $1400, which is good! For the record, I'll lay odds that the cost of a round trip to Hawaii and lodging for a week, from Anchorage will run right at $1,000 to $1,200 come late fall or early winter. Funny how that works.

I'll submitt the above topics to the Council and see if we can reach a consensus.