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Achance

Registered: 3 years, 7 months.

Biography:

Juneau, Alaska
Retired, but still some consulting and contracting in public employee relations. Married, four kids, all grown and (more or less) gone.
Almost thirty years in employee relations, union side many years ago, represented State of Alaska in its dealings with unionized employees from 1987 to 2006. Mostly worked as a merit system employee of the Executive Branch, appointed Director by Governor Murkowski (R-Alaska) in 2003, and served in that capacity until I retired on July 1, 2006. Worked as a consultant on collective bargaining matters to the Alaska House and Senate Finance Committees in the ‘97 - ‘99 sessions.

Hobbies and Interests: Boating and fishing. Writing, mostly history. Blogging, mostly politics. Local and state politics.

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    on Friday, November 20, 2009 a 06:16PM EST in diary Did John McCain Agree With The "ANONYMOUS" Attacks On Sarah Palin After The 08 Campaign? NOW WE KNOW!!
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    on Friday, November 20, 2009 a 03:07PM EST in diary Did John McCain Agree With The "ANONYMOUS" Attacks On Sarah Palin After The 08 Campaign? NOW WE KNOW!!
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    on Friday, November 20, 2009 a 02:04PM EST in diary Did John McCain Agree With The "ANONYMOUS" Attacks On Sarah Palin After The 08 Campaign? NOW WE KNOW!!
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    on Friday, November 20, 2009 a 01:59PM EST in diary Words of Koran lend terrorists credibility
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    on Friday, November 20, 2009 a 01:52PM EST in diary TAKE ACTION: Senators, You're Either With U.S., OR You're with the Union Bosses: You can't have it both ways...
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    on Friday, November 20, 2009 a 01:47PM EST in diary Did John McCain Agree With The "ANONYMOUS" Attacks On Sarah Palin After The 08 Campaign? NOW WE KNOW!!
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