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Like an amoeba our state has divided itself in two. One legislature meets in Wasilla, while another meets in Juneau. Our new, de-facto state line, apparently, has been drawn just south of Wasilla. Let us build a capital of “New Alaska” in Mat-Su Borough, just as the people voted for in prior ballot initiatives, and let “Old Alaska” have their old capital in Juneau. Once this is formalized, our respective legislatures can get about making decisions and laws, rather than stay in their chronic quagmire of indecision.
Dan Russell,
Anchorage
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