Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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To the editor:
You bet I’m going to vote, and vote early to beat that Oct. 1 rush.
Even if we don’t always agree, I want to know my representative really hears myself and my neighbors. I want to feel he knows the issues and understands what he’s voting on. I want to hear content, not labels, and see our property taxes focused on us in the Valley before they’re wagered on benefits for Anchorage.
I want my representative to add up the numbers and consider a range of alternatives when he reviews an issue. His decisions should be his, based on facts and figures. He should be able and willing to explain those decisions in words that make sense, including cost and benefit comparisons.
This kind of governance is not too much to ask of any assembly representative. It’s what we’ve had in District 1 from Warren Keogh, and that’s why I’m voting for Jim Sykes.
Patty Rosnel
Palmer
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