Comments on: Ads attack Begich for his stewardship as mayor

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:44:58 +0000

In reply to Mae. Mae, You raise a good point, Rural Alaskans bring quite a lot of $$ to Achorage through AFN and through shopping. AFN alone generates millions from rural Alaskans. When Begich was Mayor, he made people feel welcome in Anchorage and had a staff advisor on rural/Alaska Native issues. Of course that all came to an end with the new Mayor. Rural and Urban Alaska are intertwined and he acknowledged that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:54:07 +0000

In reply to Mae.

Mae,

Are you smoking crack?

Just wondering. Your posts are that ridiculous. :). You should get some help.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 06:09:58 +0000

He mismanaged millions as mayor and now we let him play with trillions – crazy!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 06:06:41 +0000

In reply to Morris. Mayor Mystrom introduced City of Lights and Flowers, not Begich.

By: 38 YEAR ANCHORAGE RESIDENT

38 YEAR ANCHORAGE RESIDENT — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:22:16 +0000

I lived in Anchorage for 38 years. Mayors have com and gone. The best mayor’s were George Sullivan, Tony Knowles and Rick Mystrom (Mystrom changed along the way and ended up being very diisappointing; however, early in his term, he did really well). Other mayor’s like Tom Fink, George Wuerch and Dan Sullivan were okay. Mark Begich was the worst. He was always blaming the city’s woes and failures on someone else. In closing, I have always questioned Begich’s integrity. Honesty is not a virtue you would ever associate with Begich.

By: Mae

Mae — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 04:40:47 +0000

Begich, as mayor, made Anchorage more Alaskan. He actually welcomed rural Alaskans. What a concept.
Some of ya forget, the state coffers are filled with natural resources derived from rural Alaska.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 03:33:08 +0000

We have such a high turnover in our population here, I believe that a lot of people don’t know how bad Begich was as Anchorage mayor. Glad these ads are coming out now reminding people how bad he was. The problems of his creation are still being paid for by city property owners with their tax dollars. Begich misrepresents, spins and lies constantly. Alaskans need to vote for someone new.

By: Morris

Morris — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:44:11 +0000

One thing that Mayor Begich instituted during his term was the “City of Lights.” It really made Anchorage a more beautiful place, especially in the winter months

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:27:36 +0000

The deficit Begich inherited was caused by the elimination of state revenue sharing, a dramatic increase in health plan costs and a decline in the dividend from the MOA trust. The deficits Begich left behind were of his doing – passing the richest contracts in city history in a recession, depleting the city’s operating reserves well below the legal requirements and making no attempt to curb spending – he left his successors a mess of his own creation.

By: D. Cooper

D. Cooper — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:20:47 +0000

Glad someone is telling the truth about Begich as Mayor. I remember EVERY TIME I PAY MY TAXES.