Anchorage to Juneau, 14 hours by car. Canada and a ferry are involved. Most people fly instead.

[deckeda]

Here's an exception: AK State Sen. Lora Reinbold

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...s-capital/

Feel free to read about the injustice of it all, or not. She doesn't really seem worth the effort.

[RgrF]

It's behind a paywall - why do that?

PS: How would that be different than if I were to link to a subscriber only sub-stack?

[davester]

Her district, Eagle River, has a population of about 20,000. So, probably only around 10,000 voters. So, she represents about 0.006% of the US. That's smaller than a city council district in my city (Berkeley). Think of her as that batty city councilmember who lives down the street, not a person worthy of a seat in congress.

[davester]

RgrF wrote:
It's behind a paywall - why do that?

PS: How would that be different than if I were to link to a subscriber only sub-stack?

I'm not a subscriber and had no trouble reading the article. Even so, you could probably just google her name and find an article on this.

[btfc]

You could use the workaround that’s been posted here numerous times, or you could simply do a search but instead you whine...

why do that?

[deckeda]

RgrF wrote:
It's behind a paywall - why do that?

PS: How would that be different than if I were to link to a subscriber only sub-stack?

Are you asking why paywalls exist, or why I shared it? If it's the latter, it's because that's the resource I had. Let me know if I can Google "Sen. Lora Reinbold" for you.

[Z]

They... grow them special in Eagle River. Eagle River is one of the communities that make up the Municipality of Anchorage (bigger than Rhode Island!), which covers a bit over 1700 sq. mi. of land (what can we say, the mountains need their space).

One of the two Eagle River-Chugiak members of Anchorage Assembly members that Mrs. Z serves with is equally batshit - e.g.:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...nse-plate/

You'll be shocked (SHOCKED!) to learn that Reinbold and Allard are purportedly friends.

[RgrF]

deckeda wrote:
[quote=RgrF]
It's behind a paywall - why do that?

PS: How would that be different than if I were to link to a subscriber only sub-stack?

Are you asking why paywalls exist, or why I shared it? If it's the latter, it's because that's the resource I had. Let me know if I can Google "Sen. Lora Reinbold" for you.
So it then becomes my job to chase down a story you posted about? Thanks, no thanks.

[deckeda]

I missed that story. And Allard was on the Human Rights Commission?!

[deckeda]

RgrF wrote:
[quote=deckeda]
[quote=RgrF]
It's behind a paywall - why do that?

PS: How would that be different than if I were to link to a subscriber only sub-stack?

Are you asking why paywalls exist, or why I shared it? If it's the latter, it's because that's the resource I had. Let me know if I can Google "Sen. Lora Reinbold" for you.
So it then becomes my job to chase down a story you posted about? Thanks, no thanks.
Actually, nothing at all is required of you.