Monday, July 27, 2009

In Alaska, Qiviters Never Win

The state of Alaska has had a very industrious past. However, the recent economic downfall has prompted some future problems in the arctic state. It's very difficult to maintain prosperity in Alaska and it becomes especially painstaking when the governor becomes a "qivit", or quits. Governor Sarah Palin had made many influential plans for Alaska. Evidently, the economy's decline halted those plans. Plans had been made to create a pipeline to increase oil productivity and in turn giving thousands of people jobs in this rough time. Time has passed and still no progress has been made, leaving the people who live there questioning whether or not the opportunity has passed.

William L. Iggiagruk Hensley, the author of this article, seems to be disappointed by ex-governor Palin's choices. He defends the state of Alaska by stating poverty, school drop out rates, and drug and alcohol abuse rates have risen. Hensley also mentions how Palin could have potentially helped the state but instead she abused her power by quitting in the middle of her term.

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