Regarding our Alaska Mining Day coverage and comment last Friday, we received this thoughtful note from reader, Paul Richards.          -dh "Dave, Thanks for the recognition of Alaska Mining Day and the appropriate Celebration shared by those who went to the Special Breakfast and who recognized Senator Cathy Giessel’s (NGP photo) Mining Day bill that was recently signed by the Governor….   Mining is a major part of Alaska's history that brought major exploration and jobs to the State and along with the men and women who stayed to make [...]