YOUNG ALASKANS FOR BILL WALKER.
After a great month of meetings and events on the Kenai Peninsula, Fairbanks, Willow, Valdez and Anchorage (including an in depth radio interview on KFQD), 2009 finished with an exclamation mark when nearly 100 young Alaskans gathered at an event organized by volunteer extraordinaire, Mary Graham, and her family. My wife, Donna, surprised me with a funny, moving introduction and then I shared my vision for a prosperous Alaska with an enthusiastic crowd. When I talk about assuring that Alaskans fill the large percentage of current North Slope jobs held by out-of-state workers as well as those that will be created by the All-Alaska Gasline, I am preaching to the choir with these young adults who are hoping upon hope to be able to build a future in Alaska. Continue reading >>>