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October 08, 2003
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To honor Alaska's first Governor by June Allen Photograph of Bill Egan courtesy Ketchikan Museums
 In 1985 the Alaska State Legislature named October
8 each year as William A. Egan day, "to honor the first
governor of the State of Alaska for a lifetime of service to
the Territory and State of Alaska." Bill Egan was Alaska's
first - and to this date - only Alaska-born governor. He would
have been proud of that honor. He died in 1984 at age 70. At
his Anchorage funeral he was eulogized by public officials but
perhaps would have been more pleased by the many oldtimers who
slipped in to pay their last respects almost unnoticed - fedoras,
wool watch caps or ear-flapped fur hats in hand - as they bowed
their heads in silent honor to the "people's governor."
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the rest of this story by June Allen...Wednesday - October 08, 2003 - 12:50 am Front page photo: Bill Egan; date unknown - from: "Bill Egan And Alaska: a pictorial tribute to a gallant leader of a courageous state" a book prepared and printed through the efforts of the many friends of Bill Egan on the occasion of his birthday, October 8, 1965. Photograph courtesy Ketchikan Museums
Alaska: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Red Dog Case Oct. 8; Case is fundamental state's rights issue - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Alaska's case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's authority under the Clean Air Act to invalidate a permit issued by an "approved" state because it prefers the use of different technology. "The Supreme Court granted
Alaska's petition to hear this case, we believe, because it's
a fundamental state's rights issue that can have a major impact
on all other states," said Governor Frank Murkowski. "If
EPA has approved a state's program and then second-guesses a
state's decision, it upsets a state's ability to manage and protect
its environment, upsets normal business practices for permitting
and business enterprises, and creates an uncertain business environment."
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more... Alaska: State targets innovative strategies for Alaska hire - Murkowski administration labor officials are launching a new program, the Investment Strategy initiative, to encourage "outside the box" thinking that will foster innovative proposals to increase job opportunities for Alaskans. Commissioner of Labor and Workforce
Development Greg O'Claray said that hiring more Alaskans for
good jobs is a Murkowski administration priority and the driving
force behind the Investment Strategy. - Read
more... Dick Morris Columnist: Barbarians at The Gate - How did Arnold Schwarzenegger get to become the frontrunner in California's recall election? How did Wesley Clark come out of nowhere to lead the pack seeking the Democratic nomination? How has Howard Dean been able to parlay the Internet into fund-raising that surpasses the entire field of traditional Democratic pros? Why has President Bush slipped so dramatically in the polls? Each event is part of a popular
uprising against the political class that governs America. Voters
realize, correctly, that our nation's politicians are a self-serving,
self-perpetuating oligarchy that rules us with scant regard for
our concerns and interests. - Read
more... Alaska: Governor
Appoints Laraine Derr as Boards & Commissions Director
- Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski on Tuesday announced that Laraine
Derr has been appointed as his director of boards and commissions,
effective October 15. Derr recently retired as president and
CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association.
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