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Health reform ignores Catch-22 system

Don't expect the health care reform convulsion Congress is in right now to fundamentally change things or to really lower costs. But it's a needed start, a panel of Alaska health experts told Anchorage business and community leaders Nov. 10.

Pebble Partnership weighs in on Bristol Bay land use plan

Officials with the group seeking to build a copper, gold and molybdenum mine in Southwest Alaska said Nov. 16 that they want a role in the litigation over the legality of a state land use plan critical to project development.

Southcentral utilities conduct worst-case scenario exercise

Anchorage municipal officials and regional utility managers practiced for an emergency winter gas supply and electric power disruption Nov. 6.

Parnell lays out capital budget plans for contractors

It caused a bit of a stir when Gov. Sean Parnell chose to speak to the state's contractors rather than attend President Barack Obama's speech at Elmendorf Air Force Base during a re-fueling stop en route to Asia.

Associated General Contractors of Alaska names top projects

The state's largest construction organization, the Associated General Contractors of Alaska recognized its top construction projects, safety programs and individuals at the association's annual conference in Anchorage Nov. 11-14.

State seeks FERC rules waiver on royalty in-kind gas

The state of Alaska has filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking the commission to waive a rule that could add risk to shippers in natural gas pipelines when the state elects to receive royalty gas-in-kind.

Begich will be in the middle of health care reform fray

When health care reform finally hits the floor of the U.S. Senate, most likely after the Thanksgiving holiday, Alaska Sen. Mark Begich plans to be in the middle of the fray with a batch of floor amendments to propose.

Obama salutes Alaska's soldiers, families during brief stop

President Barack Obama received a rousing welcome at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Nov. 12 from some 2,000 military troops and their families, who cheered as he saluted their service to their country, and promised them the nation's support.

Professor scrutinizes net value of the Alaska purchase

University of Iowa Professor David Barker set out to find an example of one of the great real estate deals in history to present to his students. Why not the Alaska purchase?

Oil and Gas

Denali pipeline group on track for cost estimates

The Denali Alaska gas pipeline group says work to prepare cost estimates is nearing completion for a $30 billion-plus pipeline and a gas treatment plant needed in Prudhoe Bay, the company said in a progress report sent to Alaska legislators Nov. 11.

Pioneer to start drilling Cosmopolitan field, truck oil on Peninsula

Drilling operations are returning to the Cosmopolitan oil field in the Cook Inlet and the site could be producing oil within five years, Pioneer Natural Resources officials said Nov. 17.

Denver drilling company ordered to give up employment records

DENVER (AP) A Houston-based oil and gas drilling company facing complaints of racial discrimination has been ordered to turn over its personnel records as part of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation.

Fisheries

Seafood industry leaders talk sustainability in China

The Chinese government, along with some of the world's more prominent seafood interests, began a practical and profit-minded effort to educate the largest seafood industry in the world about the need to be sustainable.

Fight is on between pro-fish camp, Pebble mine defenders

The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants.

Bristol Bay 2010 sockeye harvest could produce 32 million reds

State fisheries officials are forecasting a return of nearly 40 million sockeye salmon to Bristol Bay in the summer of 2010, with a potential harvest of nearly 32 million reds.

Commerce Corner

Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

Recession intensifies GenX discontent at work

CHICAGO (AP) They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them are just waiting for the economy to pick up so they can hop to the next job, find something more fulfilling and get what they think they deserve. Oh, and they want work-life balance, too.

Opinion

Opinoin: Parnell should have changed schedule for the president

President Barack Obama came to Alaska for the first time ever Nov. 12, and how was he received? He got snubbed by three out of four of our highest-ranking elected officials.

Opinion: Rules regarding Alaska Native 8(a) contracts needs support

After Congress created Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) and told them to go forth and prosper, it gave them a tool to help them succeed.

Opinion: Alaskans must join together to protect the water's resources

As Unangan (Aleut) people who have lived and survived on the islands of the Aleutian Chain for almost 10,000 years, our survival and our foods have always come from the waters surrounding our island villages.

Opinion: Major questions must be asked regarding gas pipeline

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of addressing the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on the status of the gasline. I made three essential points:

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