Comments on: Voices from the Flats – A Clash of Visions for Anchorage http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/ Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Archivist1000 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-155133 Archivist1000 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-155133 Found this on Sarah's FB site ... QUOTE....Angie Cook Hi I am super excited to read your book. I kinda heard that you talked a little smack about my misguided biological father Andrew Halcro. I'm kinda THAT families dirty little secret. So I would love to get them him from another haters point of view :) We can hate on together ENDQUOTE ANY Alaska blogger who can shed some light on this comment???? Found this on Sarah’s FB site …

QUOTE….Angie Cook Hi I am super excited to read your book. I kinda heard that you talked a little smack about my misguided biological father Andrew Halcro. I’m kinda THAT families dirty little secret. So I would love to get them him from another haters point of view :) We can hate on together ENDQUOTE

ANY Alaska blogger who can shed some light on this comment????

]]> By: yukonbushgrma http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-155095 yukonbushgrma Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:36:13 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-155095 @#2 leenie17 Says: "A city that does not grow and change will eventually die. If these people are so determined to live in a place that reflects the technology, culture and traditions of the 19th century, perhaps they should move to a place where they can enjoy that lifestyle and not inflict it on their neighbors. " ----------- We hear similar things here in our little bush AK town. "This is 'just' (town name)." "We do things differently here." In small-town Alaska, things really ARE different. There isn't much money for the town, and choices really do have to be made. I guess you might classify us as a 19th-century town; although we do have internet, phone and electricity. However, there's no better place to witness "the good ol' boy network" than in small-town Alaska. It really is true, though. Many folks here figure that if someone can't make it here, they just need to move to Fairbanks, Anchorage, or wherever they can manage to make it with welfare, food stamps, energy assistance and unemployment. Just wanted to say ...... if you can't make it in Anchorage or Fairbanks, just try to make it in the bush! Good luck with that! @#2 leenie17 Says:
“A city that does not grow and change will eventually die. If these people are so determined to live in a place that reflects the technology, culture and traditions of the 19th century, perhaps they should move to a place where they can enjoy that lifestyle and not inflict it on their neighbors. ”
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We hear similar things here in our little bush AK town. “This is ‘just’ (town name).” “We do things differently here.”

In small-town Alaska, things really ARE different. There isn’t much money for the town, and choices really do have to be made. I guess you might classify us as a 19th-century town; although we do have internet, phone and electricity. However, there’s no better place to witness “the good ol’ boy network” than in small-town Alaska.

It really is true, though. Many folks here figure that if someone can’t make it here, they just need to move to Fairbanks, Anchorage, or wherever they can manage to make it with welfare, food stamps, energy assistance and unemployment.

Just wanted to say …… if you can’t make it in Anchorage or Fairbanks, just try to make it in the bush! Good luck with that!

]]> By: Jerry Melton http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-155091 Jerry Melton Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:15:35 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-155091 Free advertising Elson! It happened today when I turned on TV at noon looking for the Texas game. Came across CNN Headline news doing a story of your former queen down at Fort Hood. No, it can't be. Waited half an hour to be sure and when story played again the botton of the screen reads: Former Governor Sarah Palin signing copies of her book "Going Rouge" (their quotation marks) Maybe she's wearing a Fruedian slip? Ha and ha again. Free advertising Elson! It happened today when I turned on TV at noon looking for the Texas game. Came across CNN Headline news doing a story of your former queen down at Fort Hood. No, it can’t be. Waited half an hour to be sure and when story played again the botton of the screen reads: Former Governor Sarah Palin signing copies of her book “Going Rouge” (their quotation marks) Maybe she’s wearing a Fruedian slip? Ha and ha again.

]]> By: clydedog http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-155014 clydedog Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:04:52 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-155014 I would love to put these guys on a plane and send them to Kenya where a friend of mine lives half the year running a school for poor children. It is exactly what they envision, complete pay to play. From roads, hospitals and schools to police protection, only the well off can afford. Many of the well off are trying to help, but the government is an obstacle instead of a help because they have their hand out at every turn. The anti government types cite our forefathers but won't see that they believed in a strong federal government. Our forefathers did not come up with these ideas in a vacuum, it developed from their experience in England and Europe. I would love to put these guys on a plane and send them to Kenya where a friend of mine lives half the year running a school for poor children. It is exactly what they envision, complete pay to play. From roads, hospitals and schools to police protection, only the well off can afford. Many of the well off are trying to help, but the government is an obstacle instead of a help because they have their hand out at every turn. The anti government types cite our forefathers but won’t see that they believed in a strong federal government. Our forefathers did not come up with these ideas in a vacuum, it developed from their experience in England and Europe.

]]> By: Susie Snowflake http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-155012 Susie Snowflake Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:51:03 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-155012 I know the mayor is not up for re-election in April. Which Assembly members are up for re-election, and who is running against them? Does anybody know in a nutshell what's going to be on the ballot? Any ballot measures coming up, too? Thanks! I know the mayor is not up for re-election in April. Which Assembly members are up for re-election, and who is running against them? Does anybody know in a nutshell what’s going to be on the ballot? Any ballot measures coming up, too? Thanks!

]]> By: Homesteader http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-155007 Homesteader Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:54:13 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-155007 Amen Elstun! Hey Anchorage, let's take our town back from these "gravel pit mentality" types. I plan to work in support of Progressive Assembly candidates from all districts, not just my own. I hope all who care about the future of Anchorage will do the same. Amen Elstun! Hey Anchorage, let’s take our town back from these “gravel pit mentality” types. I plan to work in support of Progressive Assembly candidates from all districts, not just my own. I hope all who care about the future of Anchorage will do the same.

]]> By: Watching from New Jersey http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-154988 Watching from New Jersey Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:12:22 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-154988 @Granny68-Now that's a great idea. @Granny68-Now that’s a great idea.

]]> By: Granny68 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-154980 Granny68 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:24:19 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-154980 Maybe those throwbacks should just move to Somalia; I hear laissez faire capitalism is rampant, and there's no govt, either. After all, the essence of pure capitalism is piracy. Maybe those throwbacks should just move to Somalia; I hear laissez faire capitalism is rampant, and there’s no govt, either. After all, the essence of pure capitalism is piracy.

]]> By: leenie17 http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-154977 leenie17 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:12:01 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-154977 A city that does not grow and change will eventually die. If these people are so determined to live in a place that reflects the technology, culture and traditions of the 19th century, perhaps they should move to a place where they can enjoy that lifestyle and not inflict it on their neighbors. People lived that way years ago because they had no other options. They also tended to die a lot younger than we do today. Some people still live that way by choice and they are certainly welcome to do that. I personally prefer to live in a world where I can flick a switch and turn on a light, have heat without cutting down trees and call 911 in an emergency. They are likely the same people who insist that native Alaskans who are struggling in subsistence lifestyles because of the artificial restraints placed on their hunting and fishing should move to the city where they can find jobs. When exactly did government providing the basics of modern life for the benefit of its citizens become a bad thing? A city that does not grow and change will eventually die. If these people are so determined to live in a place that reflects the technology, culture and traditions of the 19th century, perhaps they should move to a place where they can enjoy that lifestyle and not inflict it on their neighbors.

People lived that way years ago because they had no other options. They also tended to die a lot younger than we do today. Some people still live that way by choice and they are certainly welcome to do that. I personally prefer to live in a world where I can flick a switch and turn on a light, have heat without cutting down trees and call 911 in an emergency.

They are likely the same people who insist that native Alaskans who are struggling in subsistence lifestyles because of the artificial restraints placed on their hunting and fishing should move to the city where they can find jobs.

When exactly did government providing the basics of modern life for the benefit of its citizens become a bad thing?

]]> By: doyhof http://www.themudflats.net/2009/12/05/voices-from-the-flats-a-clash-of-visions-for-anchorage/#comment-154976 doyhof Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:01:16 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=8576#comment-154976 Anchorage Dems and progressives failed to step up (or step down as in the case of too many dem. candidates) last fall. As a resident of rural alaska, i'm disappointed that folks in our largest city did not see this coming. i saw it and I don't even live there. too little too late. I hope you guys can get you act together in the spring. as anchorage goes, so goes the rest of us. Anchorage Dems and progressives failed to step up (or step down as in the case of too many dem. candidates) last fall. As a resident of rural alaska, i’m disappointed that folks in our largest city did not see this coming. i saw it and I don’t even live there. too little too late. I hope you guys can get you act together in the spring. as anchorage goes, so goes the rest of us.

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