Berta’s Briefings from Rep. Gardner: What Road Concerns Are On Your Mind?
July 27, 2012
In between all this summer’s great Alaska activities, I have had the opportunity to meet with many of you to find out what issues are of concern to you, and given the fairly significant road construction underway in the heart of Anchorage, I am hearing a lot about transportation issues.
I am planning a tour of our Midtown district with state transportation officials to look at our streets and roads. Please let me know if there are particular areas you’d like to be sure we see.
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Note from Rep. Gara: State Hushing Public On Pesticides & Fighting Gasoline Price Gouging
July 16, 2012
I could spend this newsletter taking a poll on when the official start of summer will be. I could be wrong, but I remember it starting earlier than late July in past years. I’ll have to check my journal. Actually, I’m looking out the window and think it might be starting now! Good. OK, next subject.
Want More Pesticides With Your Coffee? For Your Children, and Our Fish, Game and Wildlife?
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: The Fish Are Running!
July 13, 2012
Dear Neighbors,
Over the coming weeks many Alaskan families will be seeking to fill their freezers with fish from our bountiful waters. Whether through sport or personal use fishing, the rules and regulations can be confusing at times. I have put together the following list of useful phone numbers so that you can be sure you are operating within the rules. When in doubt, ask an expert!
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Berta’s Briefings from Rep. Gardner: Why Are Alaska’s Gas Prices So High?
July 11, 2012
One of the big topics of discussion among Alaskans and their elected representatives this summer is the high price of energy. In Anchorage, this conversation tends to focus on gasoline prices at the pump. Other parts of the state are more concerned about heating fuel. But all Alaskans are keenly aware of these issues because these high prices are harming all of us.
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NEWS: Rep. Gardner Mourns the Loss of Former State Representative Cheryll Heinze
July 11, 2012
Alaska Rep. Berta Gardner expressed her profound sympathy on the loss of former Alaska State Representative Cheryll Heinze who died late Tuesday in a plane crash in Homer.
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