tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post6883401941305466119..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: How is the Alaska Redistricting Board Like the Pakistani Government? Either They Are Incompetent or They Are Intentionally ConcealingStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-30424529735836710142011-05-09T12:14:20.977-08:002011-05-09T12:14:20.977-08:00My understanding is that the morning talk show hos...My understanding is that the morning talk show host on KFQD accused you of contributing to Ron Miller's death with this blog entry. I am trying to reach the host, Casey Reynolds. Please let me know if you want to comment, ASAP.<br />--Bill McAllister<br />CBS 11 News<br />720-5550Bill McAllisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-4809390335255156672011-05-07T09:13:01.246-08:002011-05-07T09:13:01.246-08:00Steve, thanks so much for doing this. But I hope ...Steve, thanks so much for doing this. But I hope you have a lot of readers. This is SO important. I'm going to send it downtown to the Social Studies department for the school district, hoping they will send it out to all the teachers. <br /><br />Cindee KarnsCindeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657815489761461180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-52481684446296405362011-05-06T08:21:17.538-08:002011-05-06T08:21:17.538-08:00Blogger doesn't like WordPress ID, today--
19...Blogger doesn't like WordPress ID, today--<br /><br />1969-- National Environmental Policy Act requires public involvement (such as it was then.)<br /><br />Internet incompetence in 2011 is still possible, but maintaining ignorance is deliberate.mpbhttp://13c4.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-20155274639213142862011-05-06T08:17:04.415-08:002011-05-06T08:17:04.415-08:00This is Alaska-- I'm afraid the answer is both...This is Alaska-- I'm afraid the answer is both. Public involvement is a technical field. It is not public relations. Most organizations and governments, of whatever scale, don't understand this.<br /><br />Under Gov Knowles, state departments usually were unaware of what a public involvement coordinator was (for one thing, a good one can find who composes a community. This is important for activities which will affect said community. Full involvement results in demonstrably cheaper, more efficient, more satisfactory action). However, Lt Gov Ulmer had completely overhauled the state websites so one could find things.<br /><br />Murkowski destroyed the organized web pages and no one since has corrected them. For example, the emergency preparedness pages were all listed as a dot com, not a dot gov. There are still broken links out there for some information which belongs to the public.<br /><br />Transportation is mandated by the Federal Highway Administration to have a full public involvement program. FHWA learned the hard way and have excellent models. The only other full-time similar position is in Military and Veterans Affairs, the role of tribal government liaison. This department has the worst on-line information system (emergency preparedness is part of this department) and there has been no consequences for the department's obstruction of Alaskans even finding out about the dept's actions. For example, all National Guard has been removed from Alaska communities, except for major hubs and the big cities; there have been no public discussion, even. How can we have an Alaska National Guard located away from most of the state?<br /><br />You are right-- this is 2011, not 1996 (nor even 1969 when public involvement was first . Internet incompetence is definitelympbhttp://ykalaska.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com