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To: koan who wrote (33964)	9/21/2008 3:30:40 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Alaska is much more a 'strange' land than tiny island and islands Hawaii. I was reading of a north shore place that has not plumbing and you can only get to by plane. rather duh. and they don't mind it. I think what Alaska is matters to all of us. not the oil. the wildness and the cold and the endless nights. We need Alaska. We need Hawaii (sorry, i so can not spell that right). And we need to protect the natives of Alaska and the entire... not just reality of Alaska... but the 'concept' of it.

To: koan who wrote (33964)	9/21/2008 4:13:42 PM
From: Nicholas Thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

whats the f--- wrong with a ferry?

To: koan who wrote (33964)	9/21/2008 5:03:59 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

PS 50 people? Ketchikan is the forth largest city in Alaska. YOu have to undestand they built the airport on an Island because there was no other flat land available. Ketchikan may be the 4th largest city in Alaska but its only 14,000 people. In the lower 48, that's barely a city. The airport averages around 400 passengers per day. Does that kind of activity warrant spending over $300 million in your opinion? borough.ketchikan.ak.us Southeast Alaska is very mountainous, and is almost all bedrock overlayen with biomass and very very wet raining over 100 inches a year. So there are also tremendous drainage problems. I am not about to trash Alaska.....its an incredible state. However, the state is giving out roughly $1.5 billion of oil revenue to its citizens this year. Why can't some of that money be used to improve the state's infrastructure?