My e-mail to the editor of the Anchorage Daily News:

Perhaps in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, Alaska can step up and offer to suspend the Gravina Access Project and other federally funded plans. Regardless of one's views on the projects, the money ear-marked for such endeavors could be re-allocated towards a more pressing need: rebuilding the areas of southern Louisiana devastated by the recent hurricane. By delaying or eliminating one or more federally funded projects Congress can avoid adding to the ever increasing deficit, ensure support for vital programs and services, and keep from raising taxes.

Such an approach could be embraced by those both in support and opposition to such projects.

It also helps to keep in mind that next large scale natural disaster in the U.S. might be an earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption right here at home.

JP Dawson,
Anchorage, AK