>>In the lower 48 we have been given the impression that you all feel detached......which you are physically.....from the rest of us.....but not just in terms of the physical but in terms of the issues as well. Is that true?<<
Hmmm... I wonder where you got that impression? Was it from Koan who hides out on his remote artist colony island paradise in Southeast, rhapsodizing about an endless cornucopia of oil that'll keep the good times rolling for decades? :0)
Up here in urban Southcentral where most Alaskans live, we're scared sh*tless that the oil pipeline will close in a few years because the feds are blocking development of ANWR and the North Slope offshore oil. We fret that the huge shale gas boom in the lower 48 will kill our gas export pipeline down thru Canada. We worry about the wars, healthcare, cap and trade affecting our energy industry, ocean acidification killing our fisheries, the recession, taxes, budget deficits, H1N1 flu carried by waterfowl migrating from Asia, gun rights, the price of gold, etc. We detest Bush's "No Child Left Behind" law. We love/hate Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Sarah Palin, and the Tea Party. We have internet, cable TV, newspapers, books, universities, and global airline connections. We have the third-busiest cargo airport in the world (after Memphis and Hong Kong). We have strong international links, and the kids in our local school system speak 87 different languages at home.
We're used to high-caliber representatives in DC who are knowledgeable about the many national and international issues that affect Alaska.
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