Alaska violent crime rate is higher than the national violent crime rate average by 40%. This is not a Native tradition. We can not be governed by people that have no clue what is going on 5,000 miles away. "They" make our fishing rules - Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spends about $40 million to put independent observers on fishing vessels, where they collect data on what's caught in U.S. waters. The information is crucial for evaluating how well fishery management plans are working. Now NOAA wants to limit public access to these data in order to protect confidential business information (one example). Alaskans are living in poverty while living on the richest land. LOWER 48 - YOU ARE SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF US



