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The Alaska Dispatch's Josh Saul (NGP Photo coming) came over for an 'interview' and walked away with video footage.  Josh is a long-time Alaskan; with roots deeply entrenched here while waving in the breezes of wanderlust, his branches yearn to touch other places.  He is a traveler, a writer, a videographer, a philosopher-in-the-making and one of the nicest guys you'd want to meet.  During our afternoon together I was reaching a conclusion that his folks had done a great job raising him when he disclosed that they are, indeed, the owner operators of Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop, at 1343 G Street.  Having visited them soon after they opened, I was a confirmed customer.  So...here's to Josh and his family!  -dh

Anchorage Daily Planet, by Tom Brennan.  Rep. Harry Crawford, a Democrat who hopes to unseat long-time Republican Congressman Don Young, likes to point out that ConocoPhillips earned almost $7 billion from its Alaska operations between 2006 and 2008.  But he doesn’t mention that the state of Alaska collected $13 billion in oil and gas taxes and royalties during that same period, a significant chunk of it from ConocoPhillips.  That is a big chunk of change, people. Crawford is complaining because ConocoPhillips made $7 billion on its Alaska operations in 2006-2008, but the state of Alaska took in $13 billion from oilpatch activities. Anybody want to give Crawford a hankie to cry into.