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November 03, 2014

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States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters - In case you missed the memo that Nov. 4th is midterm election day in the Land of Liberty, let this serve as a last-minute reminder: Tuesday, you will decide who calls the shots in government — and on your wallet. The leading personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters.

But before you approach the voting booth, ask yourself: How much is my vote worth? You might be surprised to learn, voters who live in Alaska, are ranked 3rd in the nation as the Most Powerful Voters in Senate elections.

Surprisingly, voters in the large population state New York are ranked 49th in Senate elections, having the Least Powerful Voters. Although the U.S. is a democratic nation, ballots carry different weights based on the state in which one lives. Take California, for instance. Its estimated population is nearly 66 times greater than #1 ranked Wyoming’s, yet each state has two seats in the Senate. In this case, less is more: California’s votes are weakened exponentially because each of its senators must represent tens of millions more residents.

Brilliant though our Founding Fathers were at framing the Constitution, America in 2014 is far more different than what it was. Some of those key differences, as they relate to our political system, include population sizes and concentrations, voter eligibility, the strength of our union and even the communication tools we have at our disposal. The question to ask now is whether it’s time for a change.- More...
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Alaska: Medicaid reform group considers extending comment period on Medicaid reform- The Medicaid Advisory Reform Group experienced an extraordinary public response to the draft innovation proposals being considered at its meeting Oct. 29 in Anchorage. Because of the volume of feedback and teleconference challenges that prevented some people from providing testimony, the group will ask for additional time to receive public comment and submit the report.

“We apologize for the technical problems and will ensure that everyone who wants to speak has that opportunity,” said William J. Streur, commissioner of the Department of Health and Social Services and chair of the group. “This type of robust public feedback is welcome because it helps to identify the best recommendations possible on how to successfully reform this important program.”

Gov. Sean Parnell created the Medicaid Advisory Reform Group to study and create a proposal for meaningful reforms to the state’s Medicaid program. The group started meeting in April and has provided time for public testimony at every meeting since then. The Oct. 29 meeting was originally the last on its schedule for public comment. - More...
Monday PM - November 03, 2014

Southeast Alaska: Adrift in Canadian waters By KELLY PARKER - With Alaskan waters bordering Canada in both the north and south, it’s no surprise that the U.S. and Canadian coast guards work hand-in-hand, training together annually to respond to maritime emergencies. Unpredictable Arctic weather presents complex challenges, and both countries occasionally rely on one another to provide a helping hand.

 

For Canada and the United States, the recent events of Oct. 17 provided that very opportunity. With 11 personnel aboard and an estimated 168,000 gallons of fuel, the 441-foot Russian freight vessel Simushir lost propulsion and drifted dangerously close to the coastline of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.

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The 441-foot Russian freight vessel Simushir adrift after losing propulsion along the coastline of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, with 11 personnel aboard and an estimated 168,000 gallons of fuel.
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In fear that the large container ship would crash into the rocky shores of the island and break apart, the Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria needed all hands on deck and requested assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 17th District.

With a storm forecasted to soon roll into the area, it became even more imperative to rescue the crew of the Simushir. The crews of Canadian coast guard vessels Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Gordon Reid arrived on scene and urgently tried to maneuver the freight vessel further out to sea and away from land.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Kodiak, quickly made way to the Simushir’s location with a State of Alaska Emergency Towing System onboard.

The ETS was developed as a tool to assist disabled vessels and could be deployed either by helicopter or from a tug or other vessel of opportunity. The system was developed following the grounding of the 738-foot cargo vessel Selendang Ayu in December 2004 near Unalaska. In fact both the SPAR and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier had trained for a similar exercise during Arctic Shield 2013 near Teller, Alaska. - More...
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Revised Analysis for Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 Released; 7 Public Hearings Scheduled By MARY KAUFFMAN - In response to a federal court order, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday released the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193. According to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement was prepared using the best available science, while working in close consultation with Alaska Native tribes, federal partner agencies, state and local governments, stakeholders and the public.

“After a robust and thorough process, BOEM has prepared a Draft Supplemental EIS that addresses the issues identified by the court regarding the Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 193,”said BOEM Acting Director Walter Cruickshank. “In the analysis released today, BOEM used a new exploration and development scenario to evaluate the potential environmental effects of oil and gas activities associated with Lease Sale 193. We look forward to receiving additional public input as we continue to take a balanced approach to the safe and responsible energy development in the region.”

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management prepared the revised analysis in accordance with the April 24, 2014, remand order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. The original Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 193 was published in 2007 and the sale was conducted in 2008. Subsequent legal challenges and federal court decisions remanded the sale back to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for further analysis, specifically related to the agency’s estimates of production levels from likely offshore oil fields that might be developed in the Chukchi Sea. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in June 2014.

According to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the analysis in the Draft SEIS issued Friday uses the best available data – including actual bidding data – to estimate the highest amount of production that could reasonably result from Lease Sale 193. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management predicts a higher exploration and production scenario than previous analyses, based on a better understanding about existing geologic structures in the region as well as improved information about where industry operators are likely to focus their development activities.

Earlier this year, Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued a suspension of operations for all Chukchi leases issued in Lease Sale 193, which stops the lease term from running while the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completes this supplemental environmental review. The suspension remains in effect until the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completes its environmental review, as directed by the court. - More...
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JASON STANFORD: Partisanship, For Lack of a Better Word, is Good - Partisanship, for lack of a better word, is good. You won't find a more unexamined assumption in America today than a sneering contempt for partisanship. Yet partisanship persists, an evolutionary fact of life in our democracy because it is an ineffable expression of the American experiment. Partisanship isn't just what we do instead of shooting each other but how we express our moral values.

It used to not be so. Being a partisan a generation or two ago meant trucking with many people you disagreed with. The Democratic Party was a coalition of people who couldn't stand each other for ideological reasons. This is sometimes true today, but for personal reasons. Whatever our interpersonal gripes, and they are legion, we all largely agree on questions of right and wrong and what is important to us.

Our partisanship is now not a marriage of convenience but an expression of our moral values. On the big issues of the day - marriage equality, economics, feminism - we agree. That's why we're all Democrats now. And the same goes for Republicans, more or less. This realignment of our two major parties along ideological lines has turned our politics from an endless series of moral compromises into a larger debate about right and wrong. Is that so wrong? - More...
Monday PM - November 03, 2014

JEFF LUND: Scaring hikers, goats and Ketchikan - During our last reprieve from atmospheric distress, I felt obligated to get to the top of Deer Mountain and actually see something other than fog. There were already a few cars at the trailhead and I caught some hikers in a few minutes.

There really is no safe, easy way to let people know you are behind them, because hiking is typically a solitary endeavor...unless you’re on a main trail in a place like Yosemite.

With the lingering thought that there could be a bear, deer, mountain goat or angry big foot around any turn, a loud noise can make the self-preservation, or frozen-in-terror, response of your fellow hiker kick in and all bets are off.

A few years ago I was riding my bike in California and as I was about to pass a walker, I assertively announced I was on her right. She panicked at the unsuspecting sound, turned, assumed a textbook defensive stance with arms out, screamed, then froze directly in my path. I avoided her by going off the trail and almost into a tree. - More...
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letter Thank you By A.M. Johnson - I do not know Ms. Tina Singer. I do recognize the correcting of a wrong to a right. A lost art of civil decorum is the ability of making apologies. - More...
Monday PM - November 03, 2014

letter RE: Going too far By Tina Singer - In regards to my last letter, this morning I received a call from both my landlord and Chere Klein. Apparently my landlord had told someone in the Klein campaign that it was ok to post on all her rentals - not realizing that neither tenant in this particular duplex did not want political signs posted here. - More...
Sunday - November 02, 2014

letter Sean Parnell for Governor By Bobby Thorstenson - Three items point to the reason behind this unanimous endorsement by the Southeast Alaska Seiners Board of Directors, who hail from Petersburg, Juneau, Sitka, and Ketchikan, as well as at-large seats from Seattle and Anacortes. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Election 2014: Make A Difference with Walker / Mallott By Martha A Johnson - I would like to reach out to Native organizations' membership. Sealaska Corporation; Tlingit & Haida Central Council; Ketchikan Indian Community; ANB/ANS Camp #14; Tsimsian Tribal Association; Tongass Tribe; Saanya Kwan; Cape Fox Corporation; ANB/ANS Camp #15; Saxman IRA; City of Saxman; all Native Dance groups and any other American Indians registered to vote in Alaska. Please forgive me if I inadvertently left out any organization. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Vote Klein and Parnell By William M. Hopkins - In August Alaska voted overwhelmingly to allow Governor Parnell's oil tax reform to work. Bond agencies soon thereafter raised our bond rating to AAA, saving the state millions of dollars of bond interest costs. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Vote for Parnell By Wynn Hopkins - I choose the 16,000+ new jobs Governor Parnell has created over Walker s promised 16% budget cut. What would Walker cut? Education? Governor Parnell has increased education funding to its highest level in history. Transportation? Our new ferries being built here? - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Walker inflates Medicaid numbers By Sam Pierce - To respond to candidate Bill Walker on Medicaid expansion, the state is facing a huge hurdle with existing Medicaid being the largest budget item. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter No to Parnell By R.K. Rice - According to Andree McCleod, “Undesireable is a quality to vote for in our upcoming election for Governor. Wow! - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Re-elect Senator Mark Begich By Richard Peterson - As the upcoming election date closes in on us, there are moments where, as a tribal leader, I have to look around and take in the political landscape that I find surrounding us and decide what makes sense for my people right now. This is especially true during this season of high stake political elections. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Gas prices in Ketchikan By Jesse Kvale - Have you been watching the prices of gas? Three weeks ago in New Mexico, gas was at $2.89 a gallon. Today in areas of Washington it's $2.78 a gallon. It's as high as $3.00 in some areas. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Re-Election of Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins By Adrian L. LeCornu - Two years ago, I wrote a letter to the editor supporting Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for state house. Prior to Jonathan coming to our village legislative candidates had not spent time in Hydaburg going door-to-door, listening and learning about Hydaburg's concerns. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Dan Ortiz for State House By Bill Williams - After listening to both candidates and studying their positions on the issues, I am voting for Dan Ortiz for State House.  I always try to vote for whom I think is the best choice in an election regardless of party, and I have concluded that it is Dan Ortiz in District 36. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Vote for Chere Klein By Hannah Ramiskey - Since coming to Alaska in 1977, I have been an undeclared voter. I am a fiscal conservative, but less conservative on social issues. I have voted for candidates from both parties and expect them to tell me truthfully who they are. I was disappointed when Dan Ortiz announced that he was a moderate Republican running as an Independent Alaskan. I have known Dan since the late eighties - to me, he is not a Republican, moderate or otherwise. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Vote for Dan Ortiz By Diana Chaudhary - Dan Ortiz represents a much needed independent voice for Southern Southeast Alaska. In a time of deeply divided partisan politics, Dan is a breath of fresh air. Dan can be counted on to do what s best for our community and for Alaska. He is a strong supporter of the maritime industry, which many consider to be the lifeblood of our community. This includes fisheries, the Alaska Marine Highway System and the shipyard, as well as the cruise and towboat industries. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Dan Ortiz By Lori Ortiz - Recent attempts to cast a shadow on my husband’s character and intentions are an example of the types of political behaviors that prevent more people from running for office. Misrepresenting the facts regarding Dan’s campaign is characteristic of the kind of politics from which we have all grown so weary. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Vote for Dan Ortiz By Mike Harpold - I'm voting for Dan Ortiz for State House because I know that Dan will be a tireless and effective advocate for Ketchikan and the communities of Southern Southeast. Whether it be for increased school funding, improvements to the ferry system, or capital and infrastructure projects Dan is going to be in there punching. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Going too far By Tina Singer - Twice in the last week I have had to remove Kline campaign political signs that someone has placed in my yard without my permission. The first sign was on a post and shoved into my grass. The second one was screwed to my fence. In removing the second one, my old fence fell apart! - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Re-elect Begich By John Pecham - As a commercial fisherman, I support the reelection of U.S. Senator Mark
Begich. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Trans Boundary Mines and SE Alaska Fishing. By Joe Mehrkens - On October 24th a public forum was held on the potential impacts to the SE Alaska fishing industry from new large mines in British Columbia. This is not the same old battle between greenies and boomers over development. It is a large, growing problem where no institutional mechanisms exist to insure environmental safeguards or any means to compensate third parties for potential damages. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Cannabis legalization and freedom By Erik Hovden - Alaska has a chance to undo a wrong by voting for Cannabis legalization. There have been a lot of letter on Sitnews that have been very anti freedom and posting typical scare tactics. If you look into who these people are it makes sense why they would vote to keep it illegal. Their jobs all depend on it staying illegal or they were an ex drug addict of very hard drugs most will never do. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Mark Begich for U.S. Senate By Bobby Thorstenson - With nearly 150 dues-paying Skipper Members, over 75 dues-paying Business Members, and representing approximately 1,500 captains and crewmembers, the Board of the Southeast Alaska Seiners Association has unanimously endorsed the re-election of Mark Begich for U.S. Senate. Senator Begich’s tireless work on behalf of the fishing men and women of Southeast Alaska, and the families they represent, has not gone unnoticed and SEAS wholeheartedly backs his return to Washington D.C. to continue the good work he has begun. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Alaskans benefit from having “one of each” By Veronica Slajer - As a member of Alaska’s effective bipartisan congressional delegation, Senator Mark Begich deserves reelection. By having a senator in each party, Alaska is protected and positioned to gain from the shifting priorities of changing majorities. This year Roll Call rated the Alaska delegation the ‘pound for pound’ most influential in the country, and that benefits all Alaskans. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Vote for Sullivan for Senate By Alan (Rudy) McGillvray - I can finally agree with some thing that was said by Andy Rauwolf. Boy, oh boy, Andy you went and did it, I did not realize the depth of your feeling for Ted Stevens you see, I felt the same about him (Ted) as I have picked up from your comments. I am fairly sure about the same things I've read: We were robbed of the best representative that Alaskans are going to see for a while. Unless Dan Sullivan can step up, and that's what I've got in mind for him, but Sullivan could be another hack like Murkowski was back when George Bush, (whom I liked) was President. I hope he does, because if we don't we'll be the losers. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Senator Begich - The attack on the 2nd Amendment By Al Johnson - This letter to your fine publication may come too late to post prior to the election, however, the content of the reason was only recently coming to my attention. Having read an earlier letter of support for Senator Begich regarding his supposed stance as a pro-gun advocate supported by a NRA rating I had been snookered, It was believing that Senator Begich, a life long Alaskan would never be guilty of subterfuge on the subject of the second amendment. The actions taken by the Senator in his recent voting record reflects Senator Begich has supported this socialistic Democrat President with 86.1% in Senate votes including the votes reflected below. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Voting for Ortiz By Kathy Bolling -My independent mother raised a batch of independent children, heaven bless her, which often created a clatter around the dinner table. My father was a Republican for all of his days, though he became quite disillusioned by the polarity we are experiencing in our nation. Like my mother, I never choose to join one of the two major political parties because I believe neither of them would represent me well. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Ortiz as an “independent” candidate?? By Steve Ortiz - I am writing to the residents of District 36 regarding one of your political candidates for Alaska state house. This candidate is my brother, Dan Ortiz. Over the past 30 years I have had many, many, discussions with Dan regarding political topics and in all cases Dan has demonstrated to me that he is a true liberal. During my recent visit to Ketchikan over the July 4th (2014) weekend, Dan told me that he voted for Barack Obama twice. In addition, Dan voted for John Kerry, Al Gore, and Bill Clinton. Because of Dan’s past comments and actions, I have great concerns regarding Dan’s abilities to strengthen District 36 as a state representative. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Support Dan Ortiz By Larry Jackson - I offer this letter of support for Dan Ortiz. I have known Dan as a teacher and coach in the 1980's, as a parent, as a colleague when I was a teacher at the high school and as a parishioner at Holy Name Church. Over the last 30 years, the one characteristic that stands out is Dan's consistent focus on other's needs. Whatever your political opinion, you will have to agree with me that Dan will represent the interest of Ketchikan over the insidious partisanship prevelant in modern politics. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter Ortiz for State House By Wayne Phillips - I would have been quite happy to go to the election booth on November 4th and quietly cast my ballot for Independent candidate Dan Ortiz as my choice for Representative for State House District 36. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter STOP USING THE R WORD! SPREAD THE WORD END THE R WORD! By Janalee Minnich Gage - So the other morning, either a Saturday or a Sunday I was lying in bed, thinking I don't have to move. What I nice change since I have been going, going, and going. Working on my show, Look, See, Hear, & Listen and all the amazing things that have come from it has been both rewarding and exhausting. I am trying not to forget anything or anyone who has wanted to be a part of it or help. So again I was lying there when I heard the neighborhood kids playing and arguing like they do every weekend when it's nice out. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

letter A Vote for Education is Critical in Alaska By Kara Kerwin- In a state where just 33 percent of eighth graders are proficient in math and 31 percent are proficient in reading according to national assessments, education is deserving of more attention in 2014 elections. Across the country, more parents are making informed decisions about their child’s education, but for Last Frontier State parents without resources, choices are difficult to come by in a system where a child’s education is largely determined by zip code. As Alaska voters head to the polls, it’s important they seek out candidates that share their views in putting student results first, regardless of party or politics. - More...
Saturday PM - November 01, 2014

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