What a joy it has been to do this pleasant assignment in the Alamo city (NGP Photo)!  Home soon.... ADN, by Richard Mauer.  Federal fishery managers on Friday designated large stretches of Cook Inlet as critical habitat for endangered beluga whales, leading to an outcry from political and business leaders that the regional economy will be strangled.  ...  "That means no construction, drilling or dredging," House Speaker Mike Chenault said in a statement. "We were hoping to see the benefit of state participation in (oil) drilling this summer. Now? It's [...]