The fairbanks news miner is a better paper. I was just reading Palin said she doesn't want any social stimulus money, not a grant; a loan with compounded interest; unreal. She'll take the infrastructure which is a grant.
When I first moved to Alaska in 1992 I went from Lake Tahoe, Nv. straight to Fairbanks, I was the Chief Engineer of the Tahoe Queen there and was hoping for a job on the Riverboat Discovery, I didn’t get the job because I was a cheechako and it kinda got me a new look at Alaska politics.
But anyway I remember Fairbanks, I really liked the people there, nowadays I live 300 miles south in Wasilla, I’m not worried about getting a job, its the when and where.
I don’t consider slope jobs because I’m an old fart that prefers his recliner and hot tub when he gets home, and push comes to shove I can get a job easily as a mixer driver at other companies, problem with that is the animosity of competing businesses over the years.
And I would rather work only 9 months a year at best anyway and then take the rest off, this is the first time I have filed for benefits in 8 years. And they are bitching about it. I have faith Alaska will tell Obama to go jump off a pier, to many I hope they realize some things in life call out for an exact cold dish of revenge.
Financial wise I’m in great shape, my truck is paid off and so is my house, the pantry is full and my bills are minimal, I really do not need the benefits, its just the principle that they made me me pay for it out of all of my checks.