Alaska rural school districts should be allowed to use church buildings for schools

Alaska rural school districts like the Kodiak Island Borough should be allowed to use church building in rural communities like Old Harbor.  This will save rural Alaskan property tax dollars.  The school district gets a free building.  Churches could teach their religious teaching which parents can opt out if they choose by US Constitution.  Since now the Borough mayors have ultimate authority in school district budget due to recent Alaska supreme court decision only the Borough Assembly with an override than overdue a mayor in Borough government this includes Sitka, Juneau and Anchorage they are also boroughs according to the Alaska State Constitution. 

Anchorage cab dispatchers should be required to be certified as a dispatcher

I have been directly involved with Anchorage's industry since June 2004 when Alaska Cab hired me as a telephone representative.  Then on Christmas Day, 2004 I was promoted to dispatcher now during those seven years til February 2011.  I put a human element to the folks at Alaska Yellow Cab dispatch.  In November 2004 Alaska Cab purchase of Anchorage Yellow Cab was finalized.  Due to my past jobs at a Bill Collector at three different collection agencies I knew the geography of Anchorage very well.  In order to serve someone in Anchorage municipality our Collections legal department required the collectors to get a complete physical address.  The dispatcher was much more they are the lifeline between cab driver and cab dispatcher.  They must also cooperate with law enforcement.  I was the only dispatcher due to my lifetime training in dealing with first heroes to completely cooperate with law enforcement due to father being a volunteer firefighter with North Bend and Kittitas County District 7 Volunteer Fire Departments.  This resulted in a few things in March 2010 a police detective called me asked me if Rafael Martinez was working he was in Alaska Yellow Cab 15.  I called Rafael told him I was going to re dispatch his trip he was in the Airport Heights area please head to dispatch I need to talk to him.  The detective came to Alaska Yellow Cab dispatch were I was working.  Then where Cab 15 showed up at dispatch he was arrested my boss had no idea I was the architect of this arrest.  Here is an example of an inexperience dispatcher when a cab driver named Dale Pokarney was killed by a drunk driver on January 30th, 2010 when he was driving on Fireweed Lane and Arctic Boulevard called me said a cab driver was killed.  I spoke to the APD officer gave Susie Taylor's personal cell phone number I had at the time.  I told the dispatcher that we are not to put anything to the fleet until we get the official communication from Alaska Yellow Cab dispatch office.  Very few dispatchers wrote on the incident log like they were supposed according to Title 11 regulation. I wrote it down that day in the log book.  Cab dispatchers are not required to have a criminal background check and they also not required to have a geography test neither are cab driver for that matter since Jackie Ransom made it an open book test in her classes also commented why the cab industry should be the way it is in her classes.  You current have dispatchers at Alaska Yellow Cab and possibly Anchorage Checker Cab who have criminal records dispatching.  This was not covered in the recent AO 2013-109 overhaul.  I would recommend that dispatch companies for all vehicle for hires be required to be certified by the Anchorage Fire and Police Department go through not just drug testing but also a criminal background check they must also be required to take geography test administered by the Municipal Transportation Inspection Department.  I support loosening Anchorage Title 11 we must keep safety for all vehicles for hire including taxicabs.  I have been following the Anchorage Transportation Commission since July 2011 when I made my first appearance. 

Gay lobby is telling lies about the Indiana freedom to practice business beliefs bill

First of all this only applies to small business if a large company outlet wants to do they can most likely will not adopt this law.  Business owners can and will not or have ever had said you are gay I will not serve you.  First most small business have a sign that say we have the right to refuse service.  That is if you have a bad attitude you can refuse service which is what the plaintiffs did in the Sweet Cakes by Melissa cake when the couple was rude they used the gay line afterwords.  In the Tri Cities, Washington florist case the Attorney General stuck his nose when he was not asked to get political points that is what socialist lawmakers like Bob Ferguson do.  So Gay lobby quit telling lies and if a business direct said that to you then you need to take your business elsewhere.  That is what people do not go to the courts and whine that is what babies do.  Since most leftist and liberals are babies.  Maybe we should treat them like a baby you need permission before you open your big fat mouth.  These business are expressing a first amendment right now Indiana business must display a sign that due to religious beliefs we have to the right to refuse service against our beliefs.  You know I would like a gay activist to sue a cab company or Liberals sue a Muslim business for having a prayer rug in their business.  Gay agenda equality needs to be done at the ballot box not the judical box.  You speak equality now practice it not force.  This is not a civil rights issue it a human issue.  When science proves a Man has sex with a man and produces a child.  Then we will except gay marriage.  Do not use the Thomas Beattie argument from Oregon he is a biological female.  Man never got pregnant plus he has no penis. 

Hey Alaskans tired of switching your clocks back and forward

Hey Alaskans tired of switching your clocks back and forth.  Please call your legislatures and support Senator Anna Fairclough MacKinnon's Daylight Savings bill.  Here is an idea have most of Alaska not switch.  Since Alaska is in two time zones.  In the summertime all of Alaska can be in one time zone.  Then in the summertime the Aleutians would fall forward and SE Alaska could fall backwards then in SE Alaska they call fall forwards to be inline with the Pacific Northwest.  The Pacific Time used to include SE Alaska until the 1970's.  Aleutians would only change their clocks in the summertime to be inline with the state.  They would not be inline with the rest of Alaska.  You would create three time zones.  One would be call the Aleutian area only springs forward not back.  Then most of the state would not do the practice.  SE Alaska would continue to spring forward and fall back.  This would work.  Now we know the business community and sports fans do not like it either.  Well what if Washington and Oregon also decided quit the practice which their are bills in both legislatures right now to all terminate the practice.  Then this two argument would be squashed because Portland, Spokane and Seattle no longer practiced it then it would still be only one hour ahead unless in SE Alaska then the same time half the year.  Then the shocker what if California decide to no longer practice this either.  What if Rand Paul or Ted Cruz became president and in his first hundred days the first executive order was to stop the practice of daylight savings time nationwide.  Every state would choose what zone they want to be in.  Better yet eliminate these time zone that were created at the turn of the century at the time when railroad was king and airplanes were still in the baby stages.  Automobile was in its tweeny stages.  Time Zones started about the 1910's.  Call your legislature and tell them to support Eagle River State Senator Anna Fairclough MacKinnon's bill Get rid of daylight savings time bill.  The Anchorage 12th man support this legislation.

Indiana Governor stood up for liberty of small business to stand on their beliefs

Well Sweet Cakes by Melissa an Oregon business and that Tri Cities elderly lady in Washington State who owns a florist have been sued to discriminating against a gay couple.  Which they did not do any such thing.  They practice their religious beliefs which is in the United States Constitution it is the 1st Amendment under freedom of religion.  Small business in both cases Government intervened in the second case of the Tri Cities florist in Washington when Attorney General Bob Ferguson a former socialist who sat on the King County Council decided to score political points and sue a small mom and pop bakery without the gay couples permission who was a long time customer at this bakery she understood the beliefs and was willing to do business elsewhere.  In the Oregon case the couple got mad after explaining their religious beliefs gave them places where they can make their cake.  This couple trained by the communist gay lobby decided to complain to the State of Oregon forced this business underground.  We praise the State of Indiana for doing what Arizona refused to do but then again.  This could make Indiana lose business and they could also lose the Indianapolis Colts to Los Angeles that would be interesting in itself Los Angeles Colts or the Pacers could become the Seattle SuperSonics.  I did not think this was the way Seattle would get a team.  Could their be lights out at Lucas Oil Stadium,  no more tournaments.  You know if I were Rand Paul I would announce my candidacy for president in Louisville overlooking the river facing north say you what my neighbor Indiana did they decided to protect liberty now Idaho you are the liberty minded state besides Montana why not do the same thing.  Come on Idaho Governor Butch Otter get your legislature together and sign a law making Idaho a state where small business has the right to protect religious freedom. 

Stupid solution to issues hire a bureaucrat to solve Anchorage chronic drunk problem

Politicians like Elvi Gray-Jackson, Ethan Berkowitz  and Paul Bauer, Jr believe that if you pay someone a fat 100K salary have a nice office you get to tackle issues like the homelessness.  Here is a better idea why not have non profit christian based charities like the Downtown Soup Kitchen, Catholic Social Services, Salvation Army, Hope Worldwide Alaska help along with faith based charities deal with the problem give a little money to the issue of chronic homelessness.  I am sure the Salvation Army and Hope Worldwide Alaska will gladly help Anchorage build a faith based treatment center where Alcoholics Anonymous can be used to help the problem.  Court ordered drug and alcohol treatment does not work either you have to be at the bottom and recognize that you are powerless under alcohol and drugs before the person will seek help.  Let's stop putting band aid on this address the problem get the native corporations and tribes involved get the bar owners involved.  Address this problem with faith based results. 

Bowe Bergdahl could end court martialed with no death penalty

Sgt Bowe Bergdahl the former JBER soldier is being charged with acts of desertion according to the Washington Post and Alaska Dispatch News.  On March 25, 2015, he was charged by military prosecutors under a military code for putting other members of his unit in danger and desertion under articles 85 and 90.  One of those members who I will not name is a co worker at my current job.  According to the ABC Radio reports I herd on March 26th according to KXLY Radio and KAST Radio an Astoria station.  I had also heard due to his actions he will not be charged with the death penalty but could serve the rest of his life in a military prison.  If convicted he will be reduced to the rank of private forfeit all future pay.  The real question is will he have to pay income tax on it since his pay will go to house him in a military prison.  He will be reduced to rank E-1 be dishonorably discharged means no military benefits can not use VA benefits revoked of all military base access.  Can not be president or possibly a federal elected official.  He could return to Hailey, Idaho as a citizen but would have to pay his own way since can not go to school on GI Bill.  A dishonorable discharge is the military way of say you are fired.  If he is in lifetime incarnation he would get medical benefits during his prison stay only.  His family could visit him at a military prison facility for the remainder of his physical life. 

Anchorage Municipality coffers may end up in a surplus

Since their will be $4 to 6 million dollar savings.  First of all Anchorage has real needs that is the following instead of creating a bureaucrat to solve the homeless problem like Elvi Gray-Jackson suggested.  Let charities like Downtown Soup Kitchen, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and private non profits do this.  Government should not be involved in this issue.  The Anchorage 12th man will make sure this will not happen.  Let's deputize all security personal by putting mini Anchorage Police substations at Dimond Center, Tikatknu Commons, 5th Avenue Mall, Northway Mall, Glenn Square Mall, Carrs Sears Mall, Muldoon Mall, Loussac Library and Anchorage Bus Accommodation Center if not a full time officer district these officers.  Give the Community Service Patrol the power to arrest.  If you go to the drunk three times in a year you must sign a statement stating you have abused your public benefits.  If you are picked up a fourth time a mental evaluation will be done.  You will be required to have a payee for SSI benefits if a fifth time if you came from an Alaskan village.  You will get a one way ticket back to that village unless you have medical reason you will not be allowed back in Anchorage unless you want to go to jail.  You are kicked out of Anchorage for abuse of taxpayer funds.  More police and fire is good as well.  Let's also do something that might help how about some property tax relief reduce the property taxes for other areas who do not use much municipal resources. 

Alaska School Districts will now need to justify their spending to borough mayors

I guess Anchorage's 12th man was able to help property tax payers in a form of a judge.  Borough mayor and city mayors have the right to veto budget items in a school district's budget.  In accordance to Alaska's constitution authority.  The school district is a subdivision of the borough.  Borough assemblies and the borough mayors have the final say.  I guess if Amy Demboski is elected mayor no more Common Core in Anchorage.  Maybe Common Core maybe dead in Alaska Lora Reinbold.  If Ethan gets elected mayor then it will be business as usual.  This court decision was a step in the right direction it puts the people in charge instead of teacher association dominated school board of area education.  That is how it should be.  Maybe the Alaska Education Association as well as Great Alaska Scam will now get a constitutional amendment to make the school districts independent of borough hands.  Question is will they have enough votes without lying to get them. 

Hey Seahawks fan we need to update this video for 2015 season

We need to update this video.  I understand from my Seattle sources church group did this.  For the 2015 Season by adding Jimmy Graham our newest teammate who needs a Super Bowl ring.  NO NFC Team will be able to touch us now we will be going back to Super 50 in Santa Clara in Levi Stadium.   Any other NFL Teams you need to understand that for the next 5 seasons the Lombardi is our not anyone else's.

Jimmy Graham will wear the number 88 which made Michael Irvin famous in Dallas Super Bowl's in the 1990's

Since the Seattle Seahawks will be Super Bowl 50.  The Legion of Boom will be an offense for the Seahawks.  They sent two key defensive players to the Eagles and the Saints. 

.   This is not Jimmy Graham I am looking at the 88 this is what he will be wearing.  He will be someone who the other NFL teams will have to deal with.  He can be a great weapon for Russell Wilson to throw to.  He and Marshawn Lynch will be an explosive offense let's hope the defense will stay great.  If you are an NFC team you will not be making a SuperBowl appearance anytime soon.

Municipalilties not responsible permit value devaluations

Municipalities are not responsible for devaluations of taxicab permits.  Many municipalities have let Uber in and the taxi permits owners who have sued have lost in court.  Courts have ruled that the current taxi cab permit system is considered a monopoly.  You can keep a monopoly to lower the quality of taxicabs.  Most permits in Anchorage are really worth less than $1000 not the inflated over $100,000 the Anchorage Taxicab Permit Association says they.  They can not put their permit for collateral because they are only worth less than $1000.  A debt collector can not consider a permit as an asset if so I would had done it as bill collector before 2004. 

Anchorage Transportation Commission did not address Eagle River issue

Last September 2014 the Anchorage Transportation Commission issued three permits to help the Eagle River issue.  Here is how they did not address the issue.  They should have made it unlimited.  They did not remove the subscription to dispatch.  This would allow an Eagle River based company to be able to control the market in their neighborhood.  They also did not do at an administrative fee this would allow someone who has the qualification to purchase a permit without having to pay over 30k to get one.  As a result these permits went to family members of current permit owners who want to see the pilot program fail to show their is no business their.  Uber experience has shown that not to be true.  Current dispatch companies have not given Eagle River first crack at all Eagle River inbound and outbound trips to make this a success.  They did not prevent Anchorage cabs from picking up in Eagle River and Chugiak.  They also put so many restrictions not allowing them to pick up at Anchorage destinations like the railroad depot, airport, hospitals and JBER.  This brought about by a special interest group called the Anchorage Taxicab Permit Association which wanted this idea to fail. 

Eagle River, Chugiak residents are not happy with suspension of Uber Alaska service

Eagle River and Chugiak residents not happy with suspension of Uber Alaska service on Friday, March 6, 2015.  Uber Alaska was willing to do what Anchorage cabs were not willing to do pick up customer take them to their destination.  Due to city refusing to bargain probably with Uber Alaska.  This area has been shafted against by local officials.  Bar break will be like most places will have the patron walking to their house drunk.  Where is the safety their or a staff member of the bar driving the patron home.  It is time to tell the municipality to let Uber Alaska so this area will get served properly.

Alaska want other transportation options in Anchorage

If you travel to Anchorage on business or pleasure.  If you are an Alaskan resident want another option for transportation.  Please sign this petition to allow Uber in Anchorage and remove the cease and desist order in Anchorage.  Allow alternative transportation and allow for competition in the Anchorage cab industry.  Go to https://action.uber.org/anchorage/ sign the petition and then go to http://amyforanchorage.com/ help her get to the mayors office she supports free enterprise.  If you are in Anchorage vote for her on April 7th. 

Anchorage military people not happy with suspension of Uber Alaska service

Many members of the Anchorage military would book their trip on Uber Alaska to pick them up from trips from bars, airport or other destinations from Joint Base Elemendorf Richardson.  Their drivers are professionals and do not cuss at their customers.  Their cars are clean.  Hopefully the Anchorage cabs will be more cleaner they have been in the past. 

Cities who have allowed Uber and Lyft to compete have eliminated all gypsy cabs

Cities that have allowed Uber and Lyft have eliminated the ability of gypsy cabs in their municipality.  Lower the amount to get a permit to a reasonable amount to allow a person to get a taxi permit.  Competition improves quality of service and improves customer service.  When you improve service you improve the taxi industry as a whole. 

Anchorage needs 50 additional taxicab permits to deal with customer need

When Uber Alaska entered the market in November it has been proven that Anchorage needs 50 additional permits immediately at the administrative fee.  Wait times are going to increase without an alternative transportation like Uber Alaska.  The reason that New Years Eve was not as a problem this year because Uber was there to help out for waiting customers.  Anchorage taxicabs need more competition so customers can get better service for Anchorage taxicab market. 

Thanks Anchorage Taxicab Permit Owners Association driving out a competition

Thanks to the lies of the Anchorage Taxicab Permit Owners Association.  Uber Alaska has suspended service in Anchorage so Alaska Yellow Cab and Anchorage Checker Cab can go back to providing rude service to customers.  They have said that Uber is not safe when they are safe.  Their service will show that Anchorage needs more taxicabs in the city.  Now expect more wait time for taxicabs in Anchorage as a result of this.

King County Metro Transit can save over 100 grand over bathroom issue

King County Metro transit can save over 100 grand over the bathroom issue by finding business who will allow drivers to use the bathroom. This can happen without having to hire a bureaucrat to find places for drivers to find the bathroom.  Most business will cater to drivers needing to use the restroom if the driver is not rude.  I understand in some neighborhoods due to the clientele you can not open access to the bathroom without a key.  Most drivers will use a key and ask politely to use the restroom.  Please do not spend 100 grand of taxpayers money to make this happen.

Anchorage Municipal Unions will be attacking Amy Demboski in Anchorage mayors race

Anchorage Municipal Unions will be attacking Amy Demboski with hit pieces and her votes in supporting Anchorage Ordinance 37.  Notice to union thugs this lady has a thick skin and she is saving tax dollars which you would rather suck it to the taxpayers. You guys would rather have a mayor that rubber stamps your agenda instead of being the mayor of all citizens. 

Outside Special Interest Groups have no place in a municipal mayors race

Today, March 4, 2014 when I went to check my digital paper of the Alaska Dispatch News.  I saw that an Americans for Prosperity ad against Ethan Berkowitz slandering him on his spending policies.  Yes Ethan has a liberal spending record while he was in the legislature.  He also has no experience in municipal government.  These national special interest groups need to stay out of the Anchorage municipal mayors.  Let his opponents point out the flaws in Ethan's record.  Groups like Americans for Prosperity needs to stay out this race. 

Anchorage just not need to privatize garbage collection lets include the utilities too

Anchorage taxpayers can save a lot of money by privatizing a lot of services.  Recently Mayor Sullivan has proposed selling Solid Waste Services.  Here are some other services that need to be privatized Anchorage Waste Water Utility, Municipal Light and Power.  Getting the utilities out of the government hands will give rate payers a break.  It also will install competition bring down the price.  Now privatizing any government utility does require a vote of the people.