1-28-14 Marcus K. Singletary, Dearly Departed – State of The Union Is Threatened From Within

As our faithful readers prepare for tonight's State of the Union Speech, we also await rationale justifying the continuing overreaching jurisdiction of the White House.  Please review our editorial written two years ago.  We briefed readers on a big change: this president was altering the authority to take over the economy.  Former administrations planned to exercise broad economic powers only in the face of a national emergency.  The current White House added a provision enabling it to take dictatorial powers in 'peacetime' as well.  Perhaps a reading of our Executive [...]

By |2019-11-19T10:55:03-09:00January 28th, 2014|AGIA, Interstate Gas, Intrastate Gas, Personal|0 Comments
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1-26-14

CBC News.  TransCanada investigating cause of pipeline blast.   Parnell's LNG project challenged by rival Walker and some ...Anchorage Daily News - Sean Parnell's newest proposal for bringing Alaska's North Slope natural gas to commercial markets finds a biting .... Sarah Palin's gas line legislation, ExxonMobil's Marty Massey testified "we are willing to take geologic risks, we are ...   Point of personal privilege: ADN, Now in its 25th season of hosting concerts, plays, musicals and other spectaculars in its three main halls, the PAC has undergone regular renovation and repair over the years, most famously a $5 [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:50-09:00January 26th, 2014|AGIA, Interstate Gas, Personal|0 Comments
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12-24-13 Remembering Bill Tobin and The Anchorage Times At Christmas

Globe & Mail by Jeffrey Jones.  Imperial Oil Ltd. told regulators the estimated cost of its long-delayed Mackenzie Valley Project has surged more than 40 per cent to at least $20-billion since its last tally almost seven years ago, and that it has no idea when North American gas markets might turn around to rescue the project from limbo.  (See our related commentary) In Tomorrow's Commentary, We will Bring Readers Our Historic Gas Pipeline Christmas Commentary: "All I Want For Christmas" Remembering Bill Tobin and The Anchorage Times At Christmas [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:52-09:00December 24th, 2013|Intrastate Gas, Personal|0 Comments
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12-7-13

December 6, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day.  (Here is the personal tribute we wrote a year ago.)  -dh

By |2016-12-22T22:29:53-09:00December 8th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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11-28-13, Thanksgiving: “Thank You, Father”

Thanksgiving, 2013, "Thank You, Father" by Dave Harbour   Many of our readers know of the Pilgrims' first celebration of Thanksgiving.  Some have also toured Mount Vernon and Monticello, General Lee's home in Arlington National Cemetery and the Ronald Regan Presidential Library in Simi Valley and consider Abraham Lincoln the acknowledged father of America's Thanksgiving Day.  One is amazed at how much these leaders accomplished, and how much hey had in common--a deep faith in their Creator.   Your author and many readers believe America today requires valiant and inspired leadership to [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:29:54-09:00November 28th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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9-9-13 Saturday Market

Point of personal privilege: having been involved in creation of Anchorage's Saturday Market twenty years ago -- as a venue for several hundred small businesses -- we follow the progress of the market with interest.  We know that wealthy downtown special interests would like to see the market moved to the streets in front of their businesses.  We do not object to allowing markets to flourish elsewhere but not at the expense of the established, proven, successful Saturday Market.  We continue to believe that any decisions affecting the future of the market [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:18-09:00September 9th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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8-27-13

Point Of Personal Privilege  We honor our late ARCO colleague, well respected throughout the North American oil patch, Jim Weeks (NGP Photo), by sharing below, a celebration of his life:  James Dale Weeks, 67, of Anchorage AK, passed away peacefully on August 20th 2013, at Providence Hospital with family by his side. His Celebration of Life will be held from 4:30 to 8 pm on September 6th, 2013 at the Petroleum Club of Anchorage. He is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Marty, his son, Justin, daughter Cassie, [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:20-09:00August 27th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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6-16-13 Jim Prentice

Edmonton Journal, by Sheila Pratt.  “As you go forward, keep in mind the obligation and the opportunity to give back,” said James Prentice (NGP Photo), a senior executive vice-president for CIBC.  Though his own father told him to stay away from politics, Prentice ran for office in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006. He stepped down in late 2010 — though he did promise his father he’d leave politics “with his name intact.”  Which leads to his second bit of advice — stand up for your convictions.

By |2016-03-13T03:54:15-09:00June 16th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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5-5-13: In Memoriam, Ken Stout

Point of personal privilege.  Today we honor our friend Ken Stout (NGP Photo-R), a great American veteran, a public servant, father and husband who acquitted himself well, and, like Paul of old, served Our Lord wherever he went, consistently.  This good and faithful servant made a difference, was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew him.  -dh ADN by Tim Bradner (NGP Photo).  Last week was energy week in Anchorage. There were two important conferences back to back. The first was the Alaska Energy Authority's annual [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:48-09:00May 5th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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4-30-13

(Your author is in China.  While updates have been sporatic, we will resume normal operations in a few days upon our return to Alaska.  The gracious patience of our readers is appreciated.  -dh) Petroleum News.  Cathy Foerster (NGP Photo) and Norm Rokeberg were among Gov. Sean Parnell’s appointments approved by the Alaska Legislature April 8.  Foerster, who holds the petroleum engineer seat on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and is serving as the commission’s chair, was appointed 2005 and reappointed in 2007. Her current reappointment was effective March 1; the term expires March [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:49-09:00April 30th, 2013|Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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3-14-13

  Juneau Empire-AP, by Becky Bohrer.  A Senate proposal to overhaul Alaska’s oil tax structure could cost the state up to $1.3 billion next year, hundreds of millions more than plans put forth by Gov. Sean Parnell and a different Senate committee, according to an analysis released Wednesday.   Sens. Lyman Hoffman and Click Bishop laughed as an economist began discussing the potential impact of the Senate Finance Committee’s rewrite of SB21 on state revenue and the operating budget. Hoffman, D-Bethel, later called the numbers “staggering” and said they would have a [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:57-09:00March 14th, 2013|Commentary, Personal|0 Comments
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3-10-13

Petroleum News by Wesley Loy.  Seven Alaska North Slope villagers are suing in an effort to invalidate a hard-fought federal permit ConocoPhillips obtained for a satellite oil field development near the company’s prolific Alpine field.  The 30-page lawsuit, against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was filed Feb. 28 in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. Point of personal privilege: ADN.  Anchorage resident Glenn Bovey, Jr., 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Anchorage, Alaska on March 10, 2013.  

By |2016-12-22T22:30:58-09:00March 11th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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3-9-13 Governor’s Prayer Breakfast

We take a pleasant weekend break from energy issues to pause and reflect on more eternal issues.... 28th Annual Alaska Governors Prayer Breakfast Saturday, March 9, 2013 Report by Dave Harbour This morning, Governor Sean Parnell (NGP Photo-R) hosted the 28th Annual Alaska Governor's Prayer Breakfast, featuring "Mercy Ships" creator, Don Stephens (NGP Photo-L). Stevens recalled meeting Mother Theresa when he was 32 years old.  Her poignant questions that day set him on a new course for his life.  "She asked  three questions," he said, "which caused me to think seriously [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:30:58-09:00March 9th, 2013|Personal|0 Comments
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2-16-13

Point of personal privilege:  My son, Billy, and I remember our wonderful voyage in Mid-March 2012 on the Carnival Triumph (More Carnival Triumph Photos Here). Stuff happens in any pursuit, hence the Triumph's accident a year later--last week. There are no iron-clad guarantees of perfection in life. That said, I can't wait for our next cruise. One TV talking head yesterday said, "I didn't like my cruise...felt too closed in." However. my walks on the decks at sunrise and sunset, quiet time in the cabin or ship library reading and [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:15-09:00February 16th, 2013|Notes From the Road, Personal|0 Comments
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1-16-13 Part III Of The Alliance Report And Salazar Resignation

Point of personal privilege:  We are grieved to note the passing over a month ago of our longtime friend, musician, artist, businessman, Armond "Army" Kirschbaum (NGP Photo), 89.  Army passed away on December 4, 2012 in Anchorage, AK.   Friends joined in a celebration of his life yesterday at the Blue-Holloman Gallery in Anchorage.     See our stories yesterday regarding Alaska's relationship with Salazar's Interior Department and former EPA Administrator Whitman's counsel regarding "cooperation". Salazar to Resign....Fox News (3 a.m.)  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (NGP Photo) will step down from his [...]

By |2016-12-22T22:31:17-09:00January 16th, 2013|Alaska Taxes, Federal Obstruction, Personal, You Read It Here First|0 Comments
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