What the f*ck?

How come we can't get a little help but Sarah's willing to throw money away at villages that need relocating? This is even dumber than rebuilding New Orleans in the same spot. Basically, spend millions now, so we can spend billions later. You've got to read this story from the ADN!

http://www.adn.com/news/environment/warming/story/403208.html

I'm starting to trust her less and less...All we're looking for is a temporary reprieve. Any little bit could have made a difference, especially in light of our state surplus from oil revenue. If anything lil miss Ashley should direct most of her anger at Gov. Sarah and less on AEL&P.

We have to moderate this blog now...

I apologize for this but an individual can't stop hacking the site and putting some very disturbing pictures on here and acting like it's me. I guess they can say they win...

The big Rally actually turned out a couple of hundred people..?

I guess everyone needs someone to be responsible when things go horribly wrong. I have to admit that they made some very valid points...

"I didn't think it would get so big," said project leader and rally instigator Ashley Richardson. There is a group of people affected by disaster pricing on electricity in Juneau, she said. Richardson was referring to the middle class, which is expected to receive no help from state or local governments.

Though household income disqualifies Richardson from assistance, she said her family - with three loans out already - lives check to check and cannot afford the rake hike any more than those living in poverty.

"No one is going to help us," she said. "I have to choose between heating my house or feeding my 1½-year-old." borrowed from the Empire story...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051108/loc_277853522.shtml#mdw-comments

AEL&P employee is assaulted!

You stupid f*ck! Someone needs to dish out some good old fashioned "life lesson" to this boy. I hope we get to learn a name here. I'm almost at a loss for words. Some folks on the "other" blog are saying it didn't really happen and that AEL&P manufactured the story to divert attention...LOL...Yeah, and we didn't really land on the moon and the Holocaust didn't really happen...

Charity available through grants program

The United Way of Southeast Alaska and Catholic Community Services have rolled out their residential grant program, which they call Juneau Unplugged...

Qualifying income levels for grants

Number in household Gross annual income

1 $26,000
2 $35,000
3 $44,000
4 $53,000
5 $62,000
6 $71,000
7 $80,000

• For information and help applying, call 463-6130.

• Applications available online at Juneau.org and at the public libraries, city hall and Catholic Community Services, 419 Sixth St.

Happy Mothers Day!

For all you moms out there...Thank you! I hope you had a really nice day yesterday...It's for one of the Mothers out there that I did yard work for the last couple of days and barely complained at all...

SEACC's economic affect on our community is magnetized by our energy crisis!

This is the bottom line: They are costing us good paying, long term jobs that would stimulate Juneau's economy. We were all set to open the most environmentally sound mine in history that would have already provided hundreds of very good paying jobs, pumping millions of dollars into our economy...

Then along came SEACC...Like a cancerous wart on the heartbeat of our town...They won't go away. If you don't believe they haven't negatively affected you, your family, or your business then you are probably a trust fund baby or still living with mom....Or worse yet, you came up to Alaska fresh out of college because some liberal professor somewhere "encouraged" you to go up there and join "the movement." Like sheep you flocked up here stupidly...

Anyways, can you imagine if the mine had gone through a few years ago...The road would have been built at a much lower cost...Now it's gonna cost billions, and make no mistake, it will get built...The only folks making money now are the attorneys getting paid on both sides and the SEACC board as they continue to get misguided funds from people that are so clueless they think Hilary Clinton would make a good president...

Vic Kohring got 3 1/2 years...

Almost makes you wonder whats gonna happen to the folks that ratted all these guys out? Dang people, if your gonna be bribed, make it for some real money! We're talking less than $1000 most times he went to the well...He deserves more time for being that stupid...My momma always says if your gonna steal something it better be worth a million dollars or more cuz if you get caught...you better have enough stashed for when you get out...

For more really good coverage go here: http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/


Looks like there might be some relief for most of us!

Juneau Unplugged prepares application for assistance with electric bills.
The United Way has contracted with Catholic Community Services to implement the program to help the most vulnerable Juneau residents pay their higher electric bills.

One million dollars was initially appropriated by the Assembly. Another one point five million is potentially available depending on how many apply. The applications were finished Thursday and will be available at Saturday's Reenergizing Juneau Forum at the Mendenhall Mall.

Former City Manager Kevin Ritchie is heading up the Juneau Unplugged program. He says applications will be accepted after May 16. In the meantime, its an opportunity for eligible households to review it and get the income verification ready to submit along with their electric bill and the application.

The guideline for eligibility is 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline adjusted for Alaska. That means a single person household could up to $26,000 per year and a family of four could earn up to $54,000.

A rally to protest energy rates?

Hmmm, wonder what they hope to accomplish with that? Although I am not one to protest, she makes some valid points..? Maybe...Ashley Richardson is with the Juneau People Powers Project, they aren't saying to not pay the bills, they are saying to not pay the extra $0.40 per gallon...

They're circulating a petition and hoping that enough signatures might make a difference...Hmmm, They're planning said rally on the steps of the capitol building for Friday at 3:00pm...Be there or be...normal?

She says it's not our fault that AEL&P was not insured(they've stated they couldn't get insurance and by the way, the state owns the transmission lines) and that it's not our fault that AEL&P wasn't "keeping up on this avalanche?" What can I say to that...

I think Ashley needs to call Al Gore...

Al Gore blames cyclone in Myanmar on global warming!

Here's the link:
http://www.citizensugar.com/1609388

This is real and he is an attention whore for this latest charade. Hasn't been in the news in a few months. Next we'll have some local authority blaming the avalanche on global warming...All I can say is thank God he didn't run for president...

It's over for Hillary!

Hip hip hooray...For she's a jolly good fellow...She hasn't admitted it yet but, let's face it. She's toast...To coin a phrase from my buddy over at progressivealaska.blogpsot.com

Now if we could only sub Fred Thompson for john McCain, I might actually get excited about voting republican...Even considering Nader, why not, I'm feeling sick this morning anyways.

Tata Ray Metcalfe

He had to bow out of the race for Don Youngs sit amid the Ethan Berkowitz flap...They just can't take a joke can they Ray...Poor Berky...You can still find that pic on Digg.com though...hehehe,

he looks so "cute" in drag...There's no chance Berky pulled this stunt to narrow the playing field is there..?

I neutered my cat and now he's a liberal...

That is a bumper sticker I saw yesterday as I was leaving my favorite downtown restaurant(Sand Piper). I couldn't stop laughing...My woman thought it was sexist and I was too giggly to try and explain that I thought it wasn't...Maybe it is...But it's still funny!

The rest of the state doesn't care!

We can keep trying to get "disaster relief" till the cows come home and they will continue to not give a sh*t...Why should they? According to one of my fellow bloggers..."what happens in Juneau, stays in Juneau..." ala Senator Jacko I guess...Oh well, f*ck em' maybe we should secede from the rest of the state...Make our own rules...Kick SEACC out...Kick Mertz out...Kick Bothello out...Boot our "legislative team" out...

Anyone have anymore suggestions?


Anyways...I thought I'd fill you in on a couple of earlier posts...

First of all I haven't heard back directly from Connie at the Empire
But I have heard from a couple of her colleagues. One directly and anonymously supports us over here. It seems in a very misguided way some of the higher ups actually consider this blog a threat...Huh?

Her email address is actually available online: connie.mcgee@juneauempire.com
If you want to tell her your opinion or tell her what a pompous *ss I am...

Now indirectly someone seems to think it's a jab to post the names of other blogs down in my comments sections. I'm here to tell you that stuff like that will always be ok with me. In fact I found this gem of a blog if you want to see how much they care about us up north...
http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/

Actually some good reading...

The other update I wanted to pass on was the Energy assistance information I provided links for...
I went there and much to my chagrin the updated income levels that were provided me by our Juneau Legislative team aren't appearing yet. I was told because my family makes more than $38,730 I don't qualify yet according to the memo I received from Juneau'sLegislativeSession :

The legislature recently passed House Bill 152, which provided a substantial amount of state funds for a state-funded heating assistance program. This program will be available in the fall and will provide assistance to families who make between 150% and 225% of the Federal Poverty Level adjusted for Alaska, listed in the table below.

Meaning I would qualify if my family of four made less than $60k per year. I fired off an email inquiring about said funds and haven't received word yet. The links are as follows:

http://health.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/hap/


For an application you can go here.
http://health.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/hap/HAPAPP08.pdf