Achance
Registered:
2 years, 8 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.
Recent Comments:
- It's real hard to be a pro-union Republican. (0 replies)
on Sunday, December 14, 2008 a 01:28PM EST in diary But of COURSE we are working to break your vile, excrable union
- Get used to it, (0 replies)
on Sunday, December 14, 2008 a 01:38AM EST in diary Jim Bunning Makes the UAW Enemy List
- Well, that just about exhausts my Latin (0 replies)
on Sunday, December 14, 2008 a 12:51AM EST in diary "Suspicious" fire damages Sarah Palin's church
- Don't matter, GC. (0 replies)
on Sunday, December 14, 2008 a 12:47AM EST in diary How much more can Detroit take?
- Well, I'd argue that there's lots of chronological adults (1 reply)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 08:27PM EST in diary “Right to life” vs. “License to kill”: A Libertarian Case for the Pro-Life Position
- I saw enough in her press conference (1 reply)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 08:23PM EST in diary Did Lisa Madigan know she was on Obama's Senate list?
- Here's the problem with this, Becker: (3 replies)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 08:19PM EST in diary How much more can Detroit take?
- Oh, some of them are homegrown; (2 replies)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 07:53PM EST in diary "Suspicious" fire damages Sarah Palin's church
- The interesting part of the religion angle (1 reply)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 07:36PM EST in diary "Suspicious" fire damages Sarah Palin's church
- Superb writing as usual, Paul. nt. (1 reply)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 07:31PM EST in diary Notes on the crisis
- Wasilla has its fair share of homegrown nuts, (4 replies)
on Saturday, December 13, 2008 a 07:11PM EST in diary "Suspicious" fire damages Sarah Palin's church
- Sorry, that's what happens when I haven't had (0 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 04:54PM EST in diary Elections Have Consequences: Begich's Staff Appointments
- Even on the UAW pattern, (0 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 01:44PM EST in diary No Bailout For You!
- Not quite. (2 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 12:59PM EST in diary No Bailout For You!
- Sean Parnell would have lost by double digits (0 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 12:40PM EST in diary Elections Have Consequences: Begich's Staff Appointments
- CT, they ARE nationalized. (2 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 12:32PM EST in diary Elections Have Consequences: Begich's Staff Appointments
- Need a cleanup here! nt (0 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 12:07PM EST in diary
- And it works! (0 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 11:56AM EST in diary Site status update and Open Thread
- Anything the government touches (0 replies)
on Friday, December 12, 2008 a 10:39AM EST in diary Be advised. (If your diary has gone missing, read this)
- Moe, or whoever, somebody is peeing on the carpet. (0 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 05:52PM EST in diary
- I got the white powder treatment Tuesday! (2 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 05:32PM EST in diary Be advised. (If your diary has gone missing, read this)
- Thanks for that, Leon. (2 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 04:49PM EST in diary Be advised. (If your diary has gone missing, read this)
- I miss the reporters! (0 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 01:37PM EST in diary Getting Rid Of Uncomfortable Questions
- You have to figure that company was already crossthreaded (0 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 01:18PM EST in diary Textbook Case: How Government Can Create A Depression
- Thankfully, my local paper is bankrupt and cutting (2 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 10:58AM EST in diary Getting Rid Of Uncomfortable Questions
- Come up to Alaska and see (0 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 02:54AM EST in diary
- Have any of you ever been around people like these? (0 replies)
on Thursday, December 11, 2008 a 02:06AM EST in diary
- We shouldn't touch it! (0 replies)
on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 a 03:19PM EST in diary
- Once again GWB is screwing us! (1 reply)
on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 a 03:02PM EST in diary
- American companies really don't much participate (0 replies)
on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 a 10:41PM EST in diary