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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 08:58 AM
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Ak Representative's son-in-law owns land on other side of proposed bridge
Edited on Mon Dec-19-05 09:02 AM by cleofus1
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7296442p-7208142c.html


"For Nelson and his well-connected partners in Point Bluff LLC, Rep. Don Young's span is in fact a bridge to somewhere: their 60 acres of unobstructed view property on the Point MacKenzie side of Cook Inlet. The land sits directly across from Elmendorf Air Force Base, north of the Anchorage port and downtown.

"It's beautiful property," Nelson said.

If a road were built to the land today, it would require about a two-hour commute to downtown Anchorage. But a bridge would change everything. Don Young's Way would mean a shorter drive to downtown than from the Anchorage Hillside -- and make the land much more valuable.

The five-member Point Bluff partnership, of which Nelson has a 10 percent share, was created in December 2002. That was a year before the first, unsuccessful version of Young's highway bill surfaced with money for the bridge."
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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:01 AM
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1. representative don young
Edited on Mon Dec-19-05 09:03 AM by cleofus1
story in adn exposes the fact that Don Young's son-in-law owns prime real estate on the "nowhere side" of the proposed knik arm bridge...



financial genius or the recipient of privileged information?
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:03 AM
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2. my, how convenient.
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tecelote Donating Member (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:06 AM
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3. Wait a second...
...you have a problem with our elected officials making a little profit the good ol American Way?

Being an elected official is hard work.

Plus, just because this is rural and effects a very small amount of people, you deny them a right to profit from improveing Americans lives?

Shame on You!
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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:09 AM
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6. no no mijo
the son in law has not been elected to jack shit...es la verdad...
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tecelote Donating Member (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:11 AM
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7. Yes, you're right.
But, it's hard work being an elected official's relative too, you know!

Quite getting in the way of their profits.

If you were a true Patriot, you'd just shut up.
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tecelote Donating Member (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:16 AM
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8. Sarcasm, of course.
The reality is that this is what American Politics is all about.

Profit for elite citizens.

It's what the War is about.

It's what the Adsministration is all about.

War Profiteers run our country.
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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:18 AM
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9. i agree 100 percent
by the way...i lived in the city of holy faith for many a year and my family is still there...
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:07 AM
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4. Aw, how sweet. He wants to build a bridge to keep
the family closer. :sarcasm:
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cleofus1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 10:20 AM
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10. i actually would like to see the bridge built
but this type of information just makes me cringe...
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-19-05 09:07 AM
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5. SELF DEALING. A Republican family value.
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