Point of personal privilege:  Our friend and former Valdez mayor, city councilman, businessman and Alaska public servant John Kelsey passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27. He was 93 years old.  (Kelsey was a longtime supporter of a pipeline/LNG project terminating in Valdez.  Another longtime LNG advocate for a Valdez project was former Governor Bill Egan, also of Valdez.    -dh)  The Hill: REGULATION NATION: Obama rulemaking system seen as deeply flawed -  By Ben Goad and Julian Hattem  Canada's Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education: a 3 month preview of upcoming courses. Today's [...]