Viewpoints
Here's a New Idea
By Marie Monyak
November 13, 2006
Monday
So enough on the Hate, Fear and Greed topic. Here s a new thought
for everyone to chew on.
I read in the Anchorage Daily News that the people of Palmer
are up in arms over a proposed 1200 to 2200 bed State Prison
in their front yard. I have an idea. Why not build it on Gravina?
After all, the Governor and our local Chamber of Commerce are
all for development on the island so why not a prison that would
bring YEAR ROUND employment and a steady flow of income from
both the State and the private sector? It could be Alaska s
version of Alcatraz.
What's that you say? We don't have enough electricity for a
development of that size? Oh that's right, while our politicians
were cramming a bridge down our throats; the Swan Lake-Tyee Lake
Intertie was all but forgotten.
Oh well, I suppose we can always open up some jewelry stores
on Gravina, after all, they don't require much electricity.
Marie Monyak
Ketchikan, AK
Received November 10, 2006 - Published November 13, 2006
About: "Ketchikan resident and veteran. Remember to fly
your flag on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11th. It's the
freedoms that we take for granted that allow us to openly voice
our opinions."
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