Born a 10th generation Oregonian, (5 generations on each side) I have an enthusiasm for learning and teaching new things. After a ten year mini career in the dental field I moved on to research and embraced the social web. Though the internet is far too large for any one person to claim to be an expert, I can hold my own with the latest trends.
I enjoy researching and writing blogs. As the "Internet Program Director" for myMotherLode.com since 2008, I update the website and have a wide variety of interests. There is always something entertaining, educational or inspirational to share.
If voter suppression was real, as claimed by Democrats, why do recently released census figures show that turnout in 2020 reached a near-historic high for a presidential election, with 66.8% of voting-age citizens casting ballots—just0.9 percentage-points shy of the 1992 record. The share of Hispanics and Asians of voting age who cast ballots also hit new peaks. Black voting surpassed any presidential year except 2008 and 2012 when Barack Obama was on the ticket.
Experts predict a nearly 500% increase in mineral demand created by the push to decarbonize the world. Alaska is the place to find a responsible way to meet this demand. No major mining accident has occurred in Alaska, yet the U.S. continues to source its minerals from the Congo, South Africa and China while Washington regulators deny permits to projects on state of Alaska lands designated for mining.
On this Memorial Day remember: "Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it."
Why has the Biden administration chosen to target Alaska’s highly regulated energy industry on a recent Zoom call with world leaders? Alaska’s oil and gas producers don’t flare their gas—they pump it back into the ground. State-of-the-art horizontal-drilling technology limits their development footprint. And caribou herds are larger now than they were when exploration in Prudhoe Bay began.
With the idea of expanding the Supreme Court being floated by the Democrats, it’s important to remember that the role of the Supreme Court is to objectively and without bias decide cases based upon what the Constitution says. This may or may not reflect current societal trends that are continually subject to change and therefore should not be the basis for judicial decisions.
