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Tuesday, June 19, 2007

20070618 Don’t mess with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

Don’t mess with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

June 18, 2007

Hat Tip: Colonel B5

Readers who follow “Soundtrack” are aware that I try to keep up with all-things-Alaska. So I was a bit amused when it was called to my attention by “Anchorage Colonel B5” that in the midst of discussions over the “troubled Matanuska Maid diary:

“Gov. Sarah Palin has dismissed all seven members of the Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation, the group that ultimately has authority over the creamery board, and the troubled Matanuska Maid dairy.”

It gets better: when she showed up wanting a tour of their Anchorage dairy, officials refused to let her in and made her wait in the lobby for an hour.

What were they thinking?

Read on…

Palin dismisses entire state agriculture board

Anchorage Daily News By KATIE PESZNECKER kpesznecker@adn.com June 18, 2007

MATANUSKA MAID: Action is first step to shaking up creamery board that decided to close state's dairy.

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Gov. Sarah Palin has dismissed all seven members of the Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation, the group that ultimately has authority over the creamery board, and the troubled Matanuska Maid dairy.

The governor will begin announcing replacements to serve on the board today, said Meghan Stapleton, Palin spokeswoman.

The appointments will be made quickly, Stapleton said Sunday, "So this board ... can at least start looking at the creamery board information and perhaps find some alternative solution. (Palin) recognizes and knows that it may mean that ultimately Mat Maid shuts down. But there's not been enough discussion ... about why all of the sudden doors are closing July 7."

Annual revenue at the state-owned dairy has been about $15 million in the past couple of years, but escalating debt led the board that runs the dairy to vote this month to close the dairy for good this summer.

Palin offered to intervene, wanting to avoid the sudden closure.

That didn't go well.

First, the creamery board that runs the dairy rejected her offer. Then, when she showed up wanting a tour of their Anchorage dairy, officials refused to let her in and made her wait in the lobby for an hour. She eventually left for a scheduled meeting.

Read the rest here: Palin dismisses entire state agriculture board

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