The $50,000 Witch Hunt.
So, let’s say that you’ve got a roofer, and he says that your building leaks. And you say that it doesn’t. And he says it does. And you say that every year you have a certified roof inspector with all kinds of credentials get up on the roof and check it out, and you pay [...]
Anchorage Retains Double-A Bond Rating! Oh, Dear….
Hooray! Our fair city has maintained the highest possible bond rating! Woo-hoo! Yeah, baby! Hip hip….. Hey, what’s the matter over there? (We look quizzically at the sad, sad star). Turn that frown upside down Mr. Star! This is great! It means we all have to pay less money for things than we would if the city [...]
Starr and Sullivan Throw Anchorage Under the Bus
Well, it’s Tuesday Night at the Fights – aka Anchorage Assembly night. There’s a lot going on tonight in the Assembly chambers, but one subject has particular interest to me. In the ongoing accusations by Mayor Dan Sullivan and Assemblyman Bill Starr which have started to enter “witch hunt” territory, in trying to oust Mark Begich from [...]
Sullivan and Starr. We Get What We Vote For.
OK, everybody who lives in the Anchorage area, raise your hand. Everybody who did NOT vote in the mayoral run-off election, keep your hand up. Be honest…come on. OK, would that 80% of you line up please, because I’m about to go down the row and bonk you on the head. It won’t hurt. I’ll [...]
