December 2022 – DONNLISTON.NET

Adventures in Juneau–You cannot know how Alaska’s Capital works without going there.

December 31, 2022 / By DONN LISTON

Previously published in Echo Magazine January 25, 2018 Donn Liston confronts Senator Rodey Few Alaskans bother to visit our state capital city where elected officials pass laws and conduct state business. There is good reason for this. Being a product of Southcentral Alaska myself, as a young man I wondered about what Juneau was like, and […]

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When Legislators Cared about Alaskans

December 25, 2022 / By DONN LISTON

Hugh Malone’s Permanent Fund Legacy Hugh Malone was Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives when the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend was designed to protect Alaska resource wealth from being pissed away by politicians. The dividend gives all Alaskans a stake in the fund’s future by spending levels set by averaging 5-year earnings. As we

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Our Permanent Fund Inspiration for Others

December 19, 2022 / By DONN LISTON

Filipino Political Scam Proposed for Economically Developing Country (EDC) Wealth Fund Many Alaskans remember the idealism generated by Gov, Jay Hammond, and real legislative leaders like House Speaker, Hugh Malone, and Senate President John Rader, who passed legislation during the 10th Alaska Legislature to provide equitable payment for our oil in an agreement with companies

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Psych Crisis At North Star Youth Treatment Center

December 13, 2022 / By DONN LISTON

OCS Child Trafficing Facility The Alaska Office of Children’s Services (OCS) is beyond the law and out of control. Parents who foolishly think they can get help from this agency may instead expect their kids to be taken into custody and damaged in ways unimaginable–perhaps at a private lock-down vendor like North Star Behavioral Hospital.

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The Blessing of Giving

December 1, 2022 / By DONN LISTON

Building a Support Structure to Minimize Homelessness A lot of people in Anchorage have spent a lot of time talking about how to address homelessness in our community. It has become a prevailing theme of elected Assembly Members, but one Faith-Based Organization has been addressing this issue in the neighborhoods of Fairview and Mt View

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