Another Week in Juneau March 24th

Downtown Juneau is tucked away neatly between the Gasteneau Channel and Mount Roberts. The size of the mountain dwarfs the capitol building, the courthouse, the federal building, the state office building, the Sealaska Corporate Building, the library, and the numerous hotels that share space with the numerous gift shops and a movie theater downtown.

If you come to Juneau be warned there is a lot of uphill and downhill walking. Rynnieva said the first time she ever wore the toes out of her socks is when she first cake to Juneau for session.

Juneau is surrounded by mountains and there are times you can hear the thunder as avalanches clear large areas of snow on the mountains.

Juneau landscape is breathtaking when weather permits, but the weather and the politics can be all wet, stormy, and windy.

Representative Mike Kelly visits with Julie Morris and Denise Hendrickson before session on March 24th. Representative Kelly has been a great addition to the Interior delegation. He is very committed to making learned decisions and is a true conservative. Representative Kelly supported HB 400 which makes it a crime for law enforcement officers to confiscate legal firearms in times of disasters as happened in New Orleans during the Hurrican Katrina disaster.

U.S. Senator Ted Stevens addressed a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature on May 23rd. Here he is answering questions at a press conference held after the address. Stevens told the legislature he was wary of giving advice. He said 'When tempted, I remember the story about a school paper written by a young girl on the life of Socrates: "Socrates," she wrote, "was the Greek philosopher who went around giving people advice. They poisoned him."'

Majestic evening sky in Mendenhall Valley.

Jeannie Ostnes reads about Avian Influenza and what could be the impact in Alaska. Jeannie is a legislative aide for Senator Gene Therriault and is a longggg-time Fairbanksan. She handles most of the constituent work for Senator Therriault. She is still recovering from a serious car accident in November but is walking without crutches now.