Marijuana in Alaska? As the ballot measure allowing citizens to vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana in the State of Alaska moves forward, I started to think about some possible changes we might see in our state if the measure passes. The following are the top 7 changes our state might see if recreational …
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California Dreamin’ By Holly A. Bell A recent blog post by Michael provided 55 Reasons Why California Is The Worst State In America. Nonsense. California should be the model for the rest of the United States. Here are some reasons why: 1) The adoption of Proposition 30 gave California the highest marginal state income tax …
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Faculty are great at educating students–just keep them out of meetings. I still view higher education with a bit of an outsider’s lens as I spent the first 20+ years of my career in the “real world” of business. I’ve found higher ed. requires a sense of humor. Moving from a corporation to a university …
The Economics of Fame I have a good friend who loves to tell me I’m going to be famous someday. He seems to think the tipping point is just around the corner. I simply smile and say, “You’re too kind” because I know better. While fame is not something I’ve studied formally, I do have …
By Holly A. Bell Like I do most mornings I started my day by going to a popular website that is supposed to bring together some of the best business articles on the web. The front page alone had 6 articles containing lists of allegedly important information you need to know. Among them: “7 Easy …
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As my website is often a little intense, dealing with serious (or some say “boring”) issues, I thought it was time to take a moment and bask in the spring Alaska sun. By Holly A. Bell Perspectives change in Alaska when the temperature reaches 50 degrees and we start to have both sunshine and daylight …
By Holly A. Bell It’s spring break in Alaska. It’s hard to tell as it was 10 below zero Tuesday morning and there are still a couple of feet of snow in the yard with more on the way. While the Lower 48 had one of their warmest and driest winters on record we had …
