2008 Woodie Awards
I recently visited my hot, sweltering hippie roots in Southern California, and I was easily reminded of why I left. Traffic, pollution, lifted trucks as far as the eye could see, those stupid stick-figure family stickers peppered across the back of a Hummer's window, and of course, the recently imposed cell-phone ban which occurred the day after I arrived.
The point of an elected government is to have a singular individual appointed to represent the ideas and interests of a larger collective body. In recent months Alaskans have watched local politicians face charges of corruption and bribery. The individuals elected to serve the people forgot, and instead looked to serve themselves and not the interest of their constituents.
I/M program inefficient for car collectors Here we go again. Yet another I/M Program panel, public hearing and vote. This time it was vote to retain the program with modifications. What modifications? The department is not yet releasing that information. According to a writer at the ADN new vehicles will not need I/Mís for four years rather than the current two and vehicles 1967 and older will not need to pass immersions.
Seawolf Pride Student Union pranksters . . . . . . for giving us a chuckle with "What does Marcellus Wallace look like?" streaming across the downstairs scrolling news ticker. Good one. Seawolf Chide Students provoking seagulls . . . . . . They wont attack us if you don't attack them.