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Poor little Ethan.
The mayor’s race in particular will be closely watched due to a deterioration in the city’s quality of life in recent years, with murders, homelessness, rampant crime, and general lawlessness now becoming a concern.
Berkowitz filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission in August to retain his three-year post.
But headwinds have formed for the mayor. He clumsily managed his responses to the serial killings that took place in Anchorage after he became mayor, and he has been cavalier about Anchorage turning into “Little Chicago” under his watch, with record-setting violent deaths. Recently, he said he wasn’t worried about North Korea, but more about moose and bears. He forgot to mention any concern he felt about violent crime.
Property taxes rose 5.7 percent this year, city employees received $7 million in raises, the budget is the highest in history, and Berkowitz is on record saying that due to budget shortfall, citizens would have to choose between public safety and snow plowing. Meanwhile, municipal employees received hefty raises.
Last edited by ironbender; 09/22/17. Reason: link: http://mustreadalaska.com/running-anchorage-mayor/
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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And he doesn't have Alice Rogoff at the helm of ADN to to print pro liberal soft pieces 24/7.
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I wonder whose demographics will survive the looming economic downturn. Ethan is in a bind, and that is a good thing.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Wow i actually agree with sitka deer for once. [bleep].
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Wow i actually agree with sitka deer for once. [bleep]. You ah making progress, grasshoppah!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Poor little Ethan.
Property taxes rose 5.7 percent this year, city employees received $7 million in raises, the budget is the highest in history, and Berkowitz is on record saying that due to budget shortfall, citizens would have to choose between public safety and snow plowing. Meanwhile, municipal employees received hefty raises.
[color:#FF0000][/color] The 7 million was just to a handful of city employees Ethan unilaterally decided to reward for being "special" or "different" or "disadvantaged" or some such crap... the increase is way more than 7 million. That alone amounted to $80 annually for the average family of four in Anchorage... I can think of far better things to do with that kind of money....
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Wow i actually agree with sitka deer for once. [bleep]. You ah making progress, grasshoppah! What, WDH figured out where his head is????????
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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He is a democrat. What did you expect?
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mtnsa: Just curious, do you ever NOT reply to any/every post?
"The day I went to work everybody showed up to watch Johnny Luster work. Well, they had a wheelbarrow there, and said I was to push that thing around all day. I looked at it, then turned around and headed for the mountians..."
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I miss some of them. My replies are to build my post count. Since I was laid off and do not have a job yet, I spend a good deal of time on here.
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Post count ain't all it's cracked up to be. 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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You are correct ironbender.
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