I'm wondering what has happened to Anchorage? It never used to be bad, even tho It has always been too big for me; but now it seems like things are really out of hand. A couple of years ago my niece had someone shot in front of her at the Dimond Mall; now shootings seem an almost daily occurrence. These things are just plain nuts: folks are getting hurt and killed.

Some people have said that things like the loss of the PFD will make things worse. They claim that poverty will escalate crime. My experience is that when economies suffer, productive people leave and nonproductive folks stay. Some point to Detroit as a case in point. I think this goes deeper, and wonder is a solution can be found. I hope so!