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Problem Corner is an iconic radio show that has become a vibrant community hub. Callers engage in a wide array of discussions, ranging from local political debates to community commentary and casual advertisements for listeners looking to buy, sell, or trade personal items.
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Welcome to the new problem corner, Alaska's longest running radio show. Connect, share, and discuss the topics that matter to Juno and all of Southeast Alaska. Join the conversation at 9 075861800 and online at k I n y radio dot com. Now here's your host, Mike Lane.
Speaker 2:Hi. Good afternoon. Happy Friday to you. Rubbing elbows with the weekend. It is 6 minutes after 1.
Speaker 2:Jumping into a problem corner. Before we, take phone calls and emails and all that, here's a quick look at the weather. It says here mostly sunny.
Speaker 3:I would suppose
Speaker 2:it is. Mostly sunny. I would suppose it is up above this low hanging cloud in front of the window. We are expecting a high of 53 today. Winds out of the east at about 5 miles per hour.
Speaker 2:Rain tonight up to a half inch possible. An overnight low of 43. East winds 10 to 15, and more rain tomorrow. Another 3 quarters of an inch expected a high of 50 tomorrow, and southeast winds at about 10 miles per hour. Right now, calm.
Speaker 2:No wind at all. A little fog and mist out there. And currently at the Juno Media Center, we have 41. Yeah. It's a little little brisk to say the least.
Speaker 2:Alright. The phone lines are open if you'd like to call in for problem corner. 586-1800 is the magic number. Let's start with a couple of emails. I've got quite a few emails, since yesterday.
Speaker 2:We'll start with this one from Joanne. Joanne's, her topic is the Mendenhall flood. She asks, why have we not contacted local construction companies to dredge the river while it's low? And she says, that's how we did it before. If, you have any information on that, I would appreciate the answer myself, personally.
Speaker 2:You can give us a call 586-1800. Yeah. Well, good question. Why why don't we dredge it while it's low? Make a little more room.
Speaker 2:I don't know. I'm sure there's a good reason for it somewhere. Right? And looks like Laura said well, she wrote a short novel, basically. It's more of an opinion, she says.
Speaker 2:She recently come upon interesting situation. She had her wallet stolen back in February, Just got an email 2 days ago from the Juneau District Attorney's Office regarding her case. They're going to propose a plea deal to the guy who stole the wallet. She says she responded telling them that their plea deal is well, it's crap to say the least. And, should be plenty of evidence to give him the full jail time he's owed, or due anyway.
Speaker 2:She says she was given a link to read about her rights as a victim and basically, it means that she can voice her opinion, but her opinion will not affect how the how they proceed. Interesting. Interesting. I'm not sure if there's anything you can do about that at this point, Laura. If your wallet was stolen and they they have the guy who stole it, there's gotta be some sort of a restitution.
Speaker 2:I I would imagine, if he spent any of your money that was in the wallet or anything like that. I don't know. I don't have all the details on that. And then Bruce wrote in and said, it's on his understanding. Before we jump into this one, I know what this one's about.
Speaker 2:This is about the, ranked choice voting. We're gonna get to that in a moment, Bruce. I hope you're listening and, we'll definitely be talking about the ranked choice of voting today. Alan has for sale, price reduced to HP LaserJet Toner Cartridge 53x2 pack, brand new, still in the sealed box. Amazon lists it for $319, and Alan is asking $200 or best offer and will include a third partially used cartridge as well.
Speaker 2:If you'd like to get a hold of that, 2 pack, you can give Alan a call. 90736426 16. That's 364-2616, and speak with Alan, and, get yourself that 2 pack. Also, hoping that Charlie will call in today with his phone number. He called yesterday and using a new phone and did not know what the phone number was for that new phone.
Speaker 2:And, yeah. We're hoping that he gives us a shout today and and we can get that phone number. Maybe we can get him some help. You know what I mean? Alright.
Speaker 2:To the phone calls, good afternoon. Problem Corner, you're on the air.
Speaker 4:Hey. I'm still looking for a movie hit. The movie, The All Season, The Walking Dead.
Speaker 2:Walking Dead and Yellowstone?
Speaker 4:Yellowstone and the eighties. The eighties song is the top thing or top 10 out of all eighties. That's when I grew up in the eighties in high school.
Speaker 2:Uh-huh.
Speaker 4:And I'm also looking for a CD player. It has a plug in in. If anybody has any of those, they call me at 780-3020. That's the halfway house off office.
Speaker 2:Right. Right.
Speaker 4:And did you remember I don't know. You remember the the first palmer corner when they first started. It was only, like, for 5 minutes. I remember that.
Speaker 2:That was some time ago. I don't know how it's first started over 70 years ago.
Speaker 4:Yeah. So But I just wanted to I was still looking for those movie yet. You may have any movies. Alright. Thank you, and have a good day.
Speaker 2:780-3020. Gotcha. Okay. You have a great one. We'll see if we can find those for you.
Speaker 4:I can have a good day. Alright.
Speaker 2:You too. Bye bye. Alright. Still looking for those, DVDs. If you have them, you can give them a shout.
Speaker 2:He's also looking for a CD player. I I haven't seen a CD player or DVD player in some time myself. I would imagine there are plenty of those at, either Saint Vincent de Paul or, Salvation Army. You can give him a call 780-3020. That is the magic number.
Speaker 2:780-3020. Also, here is, the lady with the 6 to 8 pairs of women's jeans. She bought those new, but she bought the wrong size. That happens. I I think I've done that more often than not.
Speaker 2:If, you'd like to get a hold of them. They are size 18 to 20, if you'd like to get a hold of her, that she's selling those for $15 a piece. Her number, 209-6860. 209-6860. And I believe the gentleman that called right after her was looking to, hire a what he called a backyard mechanic of some sort.
Speaker 2:A backyard mechanic to replace the head gasket, if I recall, in his pickup truck. You can call him at 907-209-1840. That's 209-1840. We'll get to those other call ins here shortly. Bruce, let's address your email.
Speaker 2:Bruce's email says, it is my understanding that in our upcoming statewide election, ranked choice voting is optional. If a voter wishes, they can just vote for their 1st choice candidate from a list of qualified candidates, or write in a person's name and not rank any of the rest if they do not wish to. Instructions on the mechanics of how to rank vote, if desired, seem clear to him. Says, I also believe that each state has their own rules to determine eligibility for being included on their qualified list. Can someone say whether my understandings are correct or not?
Speaker 2:So if you have a thorough understanding of the ranked choice voting or the upcoming statewide election, we would love to hear from you. 586-1800. Now with that said, I did receive in the mail, as many of you did, the the, flyer or or I guess it is a brochure. I don't know if you wanna call it that. Very, very, high end printed paper, heavy duty.
Speaker 2:It is the rank choice voting, how to mark your ballot. And immediately, it kind of fired me up. Immediately, it kind of fired me up because the first thing they tell you on here is if you skip a ranking, your next ranking moves up. So if you if your first candidate is eliminated, your 3rd choice counts as your 2nd choice. If you skip like the 2nd choice, your 3rd count 3rd choice would count as your second, your 4th as your 3rd, and so on.
Speaker 2:Right? And it says, if you give more than one candidate the same ranking, like if you believe Bill and, I don't know, Gary, are equally qualified to be in the same seat and you think they're both good first choice, well, you can't do that because they will not allow that. If you give more than one candidate the same ranking, those rankings and later rankings will not count. So basically, if you pick 2 candidates as your number one choice, but none as your second choice, none of your choices will count. If you skip any of those, if you skip 2 or more rankings in a row, the only ranking that will count is your 1st ranking.
Speaker 2:So if you skip your 1st and second choice, nothing on that ballot is gonna count. If you skip your 3rd and 4th choice, nothing is going to count. If you skip just one of those, only the one prior that you've chosen will count on ranked choice voting. I don't really understand why we do it this way. It seems a little unusually complicated for a an election to me.
Speaker 2:That's just me. But, I'm not sure, Bruce, if if you understand that correctly or or not. I don't know. Maybe somebody could call in and, tell us if they know better, if your understandings are correct. The number to call for problem corner, 586-1800.
Speaker 2:That's 586-1800. We have a couple of spots we gotta get out of the way. We'll be back with more problem corner on KINY.
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Speaker 1:Now back to the new problem corner where Juno meets to connect and engage on the topics that are important to you. Join the conversation at 907-586-1800.
Speaker 2:Alright. We are back to problem corner on KINY. It is 120 on a Friday afternoon. Good Friday to you. You're on the air.
Speaker 2:Good afternoon. What can we do for you?
Speaker 3:Yeah. I'm calling about this ranked choice voting thing.
Speaker 2:I can tell I can tell before you say anything. You are not happy about it.
Speaker 3:Oh, no. No. No. No. Yeah.
Speaker 3:I mean, I I think it's a big pile. You know? Yeah. You know, with a single a single election for a single position. I don't care how many people are on it.
Speaker 3:I don't have a second or a third choice. And if you do, you shouldn't be voting.
Speaker 2:You know, I gotta say, I I got that ballot, the the ballot instructions in the mail. And the first thing it says on there is if you skip a ranking, your next rankings move up. If you skip more than 1, none of them after your first ranking will count. So
Speaker 3:it So what to me, it's another way that they can switch the numbers around and get what they wanted. The people that are advertising vote no on 2, they're doing it because they want the system because they can mess with it. And I you know, I I'm 70 years old. I've done a lot of elections. And, you know, as far as I know, single vote for a single category is all you need.
Speaker 3:And it's all you should have. They're just confusing the issue, trying to make people think other things, and they shouldn't. Yeah. Should be dumped. And we should go back to the old way of, you know what?
Speaker 3:You got one position. You got I don't care how many people running for. You select one of them.
Speaker 2:Do you remember when it changed?
Speaker 3:The what? This voting system?
Speaker 2:Yes. A
Speaker 3:couple of years ago.
Speaker 2:Right. Right. And then now do you remember why they changed it?
Speaker 3:You know what? They said they said they we wanted to open it up so that more people could be in on the on the elections. I rang, which I agreed with. But But they didn't bother to tell you that they were gonna go to a rank of choice voting system, which is what screwed everybody up.
Speaker 2:And, I just can't I I can't figure out for the life of me why did it change. The
Speaker 3:the Well, that that's because liberals found out if they mess up and do this kind of system, they can win all the time.
Speaker 2:I don't know if it was one party or the other. I really don't. And and
Speaker 3:Oh, I cannot I kinda agree with you that, but you know what? There's only one other state in the union that uses this voting system. Guess who it is? Who? I have California.
Speaker 2:Is it really?
Speaker 3:Yes. And look at how messed up they are. They are they are a democrat state now whether you like it or not, and they're never gonna change because because they've got it all locked up.
Speaker 2:Now I noticed at the bottom of this, at the bottom of this, instructional pamphlet that I got, it says for more detailed information, sample ballots, and explainer videos, visit elections.alaska.govforward/rcv.
Speaker 3:It And I've never gone there. I'm not going to because to me, it's all a waste of time. Like like I said, I I spent a lifetime, you know, one one person, one vote, and one selection. Right.
Speaker 2:Right. Yeah. It it it doesn't make a sense to me. But, of course It
Speaker 3:doesn't because there's
Speaker 2:I am gonna participate though.
Speaker 3:They're trying to mess with the numbers. That's how come they did that.
Speaker 2:And and it says here, on the back of it, it says general election counting schedule. November 5th is election day. First choice results will be reported. Ongoing counting of absentee questioned and early ballots and first choice results Yep. Reporting.
Speaker 2:Then November 20th is final results tabulated and unofficial resorts, results, reported.
Speaker 3:And and, you know, that's the other that's the other thing that kills me about this about this whole system. You know what? Before the last 10 years, we knew that that night or the next day, who was the winner? Now we know wait weeks weeks, and it's supposed to be a better system, but really.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah. You know, it it takes something away from me, and that is the I don't wanna say entertainment value of the election because that's not really what it is, but it's it's the informational value of the election. I remember years ago when, it was Pete, Karen, and Scott Stevens in the newsroom at KINY. And one of them, and I think they alternated year to year.
Speaker 2:One of them would go down to wherever they're counting the ballots and report live on what was happening. What and it was it it was very, very informational because they were able to interview people who were were right in the middle of it and, get that information out to the listeners. Now it's, you know, it all seems very shrouded.
Speaker 3:And they do it on purpose. Yeah. You know? Yeah. So now I I think we need to go back to the old in fact, there's there's a talk show host out there.
Speaker 3:Says what they they could do to cure this, but the left won't do it because then they can't cheat.
Speaker 2:Oh, yeah.
Speaker 3:Literally, make make voting day a a federal holiday. Everybody's off. Everybody go votes in one damn day, and it's over with instead of scratching the same. All this this collecting of mail in ballots and everything, ballot harvesting stuff. People, that's a way to cheat.
Speaker 2:Well, you know, I'm all for the, election day as a holiday. I'm all for it.
Speaker 3:You think most people do you think most people would be, you know? But at the same time, like I said, they're doing certain things, so they're able to play with numbers, and that's what they wanna do.
Speaker 2:That's the
Speaker 3:that's the reason they imported 20,000,000 illegal immigrants into this country. So because they know they will vote Democrat because they're gonna hand out freebies. Okay. Look at this whole thing up. Look at this North Carolina thing.
Speaker 3:That big flood, do you know what you have the federal emergency people did FEMA? They said told them we can't help you because we're out of money because we spent it all on the illegals.
Speaker 2:Well, well, here's a question for you. Here's a question for you and anybody else that may be listening. What if if we don't like ranked choice voting, what do we do about it? How do we get it changed? That's
Speaker 3:That's what we're gonna the voting is gonna be for on proposition 2 is to set either keep it or eliminate it, and it needs to be eliminated. But it doesn't matter because everything I do from here on out, I'm only putting down one check mark for each position only.
Speaker 2:Right. Okay. Okay. Fair enough. Fair enough.
Speaker 2:It's a it's a it's a hot topic to say the least.
Speaker 3:And we can call it that. Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 2:You know, it it it it's it's not so much that I'm against it, but I don't understand it. And and I I don't understand, some of the some of the some of the process that they have on this particular flyer. If you get more than one candidate in the same ranking, if you think 2 people are your your first choice and the other 3, don't count at all, well, none of your ballot then nothing that you you put on your on your ballot is gonna count. You can't give 2 people the same.
Speaker 3:They make it sound like it's an easier thing for allowing more people to vote. Alright. If what it does, it only allows more people on the ballot.
Speaker 2:Right. Right.
Speaker 3:Well And and at that point, I don't argue that point. The more out there, the merrier. But at the same time, one position, you give one vote only.
Speaker 2:Okay. Well, I appreciate your input and your phone call, and, hope to hear from you next week as well.
Speaker 3:Hey, Owen. I gotta put it out in the air. I'm sure glad it's not Wade Price in here. Well You you be arguing with me and telling me I'm stupid or something.
Speaker 2:He just he didn't wanna do it. He's got he's got a he's got other irons in, you know, in the fire, and and he's got some stuff going on. But I I enjoyed doing it. So
Speaker 3:I'm go I'm glad he did.
Speaker 2:Alright. Well, hey. Thanks for the call.
Speaker 3:Happy days.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Back at you. Alright. You have a great day. Yeah.
Speaker 2:It's good good topic to be talking about. Ranked Choice Voting. If you know more about it, give us a shout. 586-1800. Good afternoon.
Speaker 2:You're on the air.
Speaker 3:Yes. I'm all for a ring. Yeah. I am.
Speaker 2:You're for it? You're all for rank choice voting?
Speaker 3:Yes. Indeed. I am.
Speaker 2:And and why? I'm not I'm not arguing with you. I I genuinely wanna know why.
Speaker 3:Well, it's just a personal opinion. I think it is logical that you go to have a private adult.
Speaker 2:Okay. Alright. Hey. That's fair. It's your opinion, and you are absolutely entitled to it.
Speaker 2:I'm not necessarily against it. I just don't understand the instructions that they sent. I I understand the instructions. I shouldn't have said that. What I don't understand is why if I put somebody in my first choice but don't want anybody in my second or third choice, the rest of my the my 4th and 5th choice don't count.
Speaker 2:Why not? They don't even move up.
Speaker 3:I didn't catch that part.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah. It's in the it's in the, ranked choice voting how to mark your ballot flyer that was mailed out, and I received mine, I think, yesterday, maybe the day before.
Speaker 3:Okay. Is there something I don't belong with I think there's something I'd like to say. It's FEMA, a whole new website, says, oh, it's not true that we've had a lot of funding.
Speaker 2:It says it's not true that they ran out of money?
Speaker 3:Go straight to the FEMA website.
Speaker 2:Okay. Do you have that website on hand by chance? I mean, I could I could Google it. I just got my I
Speaker 3:mean, it's not a really techie guy. Oh, okay. But it's something online. I looked it up. I went straight to the FEMA website, and they said the rumor is blah blah blah blah blah.
Speaker 3:But we do have funding.
Speaker 2:Okay. Alright. Well, we'll, I'll I'll see if I can, do a little sleuthing and and find that website myself. But, hey. Thanks for the call, man.
Speaker 3:Thank you. Hey.
Speaker 2:You have a great day. There you go. He's, somebody 4 ranked choice choice voting and yeah. Hey. Everybody's got their opinion.
Speaker 2:Right? Good afternoon, problem coordinator on the air.
Speaker 4:Hey. Good afternoon.
Speaker 2:What can we do for you?
Speaker 4:Can you tell me if, that she would you call that?
Speaker 3:Oh, I gotta call back later. I gotta I gotta rethink the syllabus.
Speaker 2:Okay. Re rethink your, formulation there. I got you. Okay. Give us a shout back.
Speaker 2:We'll be here.
Speaker 3:Yes. I'll have a good one.
Speaker 2:Alright. Alright. Bye bye. Sometimes you hey. My brain does that all the time.
Speaker 2:Forget why I go in a room and look around and can't remember. Good afternoon, problem. Courtney, you're on the air.
Speaker 3:Hi. I'm calling, to add some comments on the ranked choice voting.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah. What's your what's your thought on it?
Speaker 3:Well, one, I think it's good, but I think the reason it was brought forward was, as the previous caller said, if you wanted more options on the ballot.
Speaker 2:Okay.
Speaker 3:And previously, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party kinda controlled who went there. So you got a far right or a far left option, and you didn't get moderate. So if you wanted more collaboration and more moderation, you needed to have those options on the ballot. So the parties no longer get to pick who goes. Individuals can apply.
Speaker 3:Anybody can run. But as your previous caller said, he wanted more options. Well, if you add more options and you don't have ranked choice voting, let's say you have 10 people running, you could have somebody elected that got 22% of the vote. Right. So that doesn't necessarily reflect the majority.
Speaker 3:Okay. So you pick a second choice and a third choice, and they go through those iterations until somebody gets to 50%. If somebody gets 50% right out of the starting gate, there is no ranked choice voting. You get over 50, you win. If you don't get 50, then they
Speaker 2:go through the choices. I see.
Speaker 3:So it added more people and made sure the majority got to weigh in is my understanding.
Speaker 2:Okay. Okay. Well, that that does make sense. What
Speaker 3:Can I have a question for you?
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 3:Why would you put somebody first, nobody second, nobody third, and pick them 4th?
Speaker 2:Well
Speaker 3:I understand that.
Speaker 2:I I I do understand, if somebody's looking at that and they think, okay. Well, if you're looking at the the the flyer that I've received, they actually give you examples. And and the first example is if you skip a ranking and in this choice, they chose Edna as number 1. They skipped number 2 because they didn't think anybody was number 2, I guess. I don't know.
Speaker 2:And then they go ahead and choose a 3rd, a 4th, and a 5th. The problem is is that they move your 3rd, 4th, and 5th up to your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. And if you skip 2, like, you don't like 2 people and you think you you maybe you can't even write somebody else in there as your 2nd and third choice. Your 4th and 5th choice don't count at all. They don't even Right.
Speaker 2:But again, you I think you
Speaker 3:have to understand. They I don't know why they let one blank go and not 2. But if you don't have to vote on everybody, like the gentleman called, he's only gonna vote for 1 person, period. That's great. That's his choice.
Speaker 3:Right. If that person doesn't get 50% or if he's not in the top 4, then his vote goes away because he didn't pick anybody second. Right.
Speaker 2:And I understand I understand that.
Speaker 3:Else. Right. If you like somebody else, you you just then why don't you put them second? If instead of 4th, just don't leave any gaps. You can pick anybody you want from the list and make them 2nd.
Speaker 2:Right. You you're not allowed to leave gaps. Now let's let's, for example, say that I'm, visually impaired, and I left my glasses at home. And I marked somebody on first, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. And, in my eyes, I I looked down.
Speaker 2:I I filled out all the blanks. But in reality, I've skipped 1 by accident. And that or I filled out 2 in, like, the number 2. I picked 2 for my second choice. The entire ballot except for your first choice is is null and void.
Speaker 3:Well, I think even if you had a regular ballot and you filled it out wrong, they wouldn't count it. But I think they have tools to help impaired voters.
Speaker 2:Right. So I think I think you're right. I think, well, I think my point should have been that it's I I think there's a lot going on on that ballot. There's a it's a very busy looking ballot. It's not large print, and, it's not real easy to to, read for some people.
Speaker 2:But, yeah, I totally understand what you're saying, and I don't disagree. I should probably say that, again, if you're listening and you need to to and you don't have this pamphlet, you can go online and learn more about this at elections.alaska.govforward/rcv for ranked choice voting. And, get all the details. These there's even in what they call an instructional video on there. So, yeah.
Speaker 2:Hey, Talk talk to you later. Hey, thanks for the call. Alright. There you go. We've got multiple comments on ranked choice voting, and, yeah, you are more than welcome to call in and voice your opinion on it.
Speaker 2:If you have one or if you have something to buy, sell, swap, trade, or talk about, you can give me a shout. 586-1800. It is 135. We'll be back with more problem corner.
Speaker 10:From ABC News, I'm Chuck Severson. Former president Trump campaigning in Georgia, meeting with first responders and governor Brian Kemp following hurricane Aline, blamed for at least 215 deaths.
Speaker 2:I have no doubt that whatever can be done is gonna be done. It's gonna take time. It's gonna take a lot of effort, and it's, it's a very heartbreaking situation.
Speaker 10:This was Trump and Kemp's first joint appearance since 2020 when Kemp said the election was fair. ABC's Rachel Scott in Georgia.
Speaker 11:We're about 33 days out until the November election. You're starting to see these 2 come back together. At the end of the day, Brian Kemp has said he's gonna support whoever the Republican nominee is. And and now you're seeing them have this very first event together, the first event in years. And, yes, while it didn't seem particularly all that warm, it does send at least a message to Georgia voters that these 2 Republicans are on the
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Speaker 12:I'm confident it'll be free and fair. I don't know whether it'll be peaceful. The things that Trump has said and the things that he said last time out when he didn't like the outcome of the election
Speaker 10:were very dangerous. President touted the Labor Department, September jobs report showing 254,000 jobs were added higher than analysts expected. More people in Lebanon are being asked to evacuate as Israeli forces continue with their air and ground campaigns to go after Hezbollah targets. ABC's Inez de Liquitera in Tel Aviv.
Speaker 13:We now know of at least 88 towns and villages that have been told to evacuate. And when you look at a visualization of where those towns and villages are, it does appear that the evacuation orders are moving steadily north.
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Speaker 10:ABC's Elizabeth Schulze. The chief executive in Massachusetts decided the fate of a beaver. A Massachusetts court
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Speaker 1:You're listening to the new problem corner on KINY, bringing neighbors together for generations. From the days of Dennis Egan to today, we are proud to continue the tradition of lively debates, community insights, and local connections here on KINY. It's 141. Welcome back
Speaker 2:to the new problem corner on KINY. I'm Mike Lane. Happy Friday afternoon to you. Let's see here. I got an email from I love this email, by the way.
Speaker 2:The email name is gerrymandering. It says, ranked choice voting at state and federal elections is only in Hawaii, Alaska, and Maine. And I got that email during, ABC News there. I went ahead and googled that. And, yeah, that's what, that's what I'm seeing as well.
Speaker 2:Hawaii started using it, in 2023, Alaska in 2022, Maine in 2018. In the 2020 Alaska elections, voters approved measure 2, which replaced party primaries with a single nonpartisan blanket primary in which the top 4 candidates advance to a general election that uses ranked choice voting. That's the way that reads online. That's not my opinion, and, by no means at all am I an expert on this. Not even close.
Speaker 2:So, yeah, ranked choice voting has been around. It is being used in other other areas. Does not say anything about California being used. But, in another there is another website that, names other locations using ranked choice voting. And I believe New York City, in their municipal elections, they use ranked choice voting as well.
Speaker 2:Let's see here. New problem they got another email from New Problem Corner. Before we read that, I should mention if you'd like to call in to problem corner, feel free. Lines are open 586-1800. This email says new problem corner, new time, new music theme, in terms of Charlie, new malcontent.
Speaker 2:Oh, I see. Charlie, yeah. And he's not the new mal there's no way to replace the malcontent. No. No.
Speaker 2:He was a he was a fantastic guy, and, I miss hearing from him. That's that's for sure. But, yeah, new problem corner, new time, new music, and, it's, an open forum though. So if you have something you'd like to talk about, I am all ears. Here is a 2005 C Raider.
Speaker 2:It's a 20 footer with a 2 foot step, Honda 150 outboard, and a Honda 9.9 kicker hardtop with a fish curtain that needs to be replaced. 2 Canon Mag 10, electric downriggers, electric davit, 2 large dungee pots, a shrimp pot, Lowrance Electronics, 8 foot zodiac, a life, as a lifeboat, and a shorelander trailer, all that for 47,000. 209-7346. 209-7346. Give them a shout and, get yourself that fantastic fishing boat.
Speaker 2:It is 144, and, looking at some of the some of the calls that we've received over this week. Gentleman's been calling in pretty consistently. He's got a couple of things he'd like to sell, a PS 1 with 9 games. He's asking $200 for that. He also has the 36 inch metal fire pit that's only been used a couple of times for a $100, a mini fridge.
Speaker 2:He says it works great for $50 and a Grinch costume. Now is the time to get that Grinch costume. There's plenty of costume parties coming up with Halloween right around the corner. That Grinch costume could be put to use, and I think he says he's got 3 masks, multiple pairs of pants, and shirts that go with it, for a $100, a great Grinch costume. You can give them a call.
Speaker 2:321-5569. 321-5569, and, get that that Grinch cost to him.
Speaker 12:A
Speaker 2:couple of people are looking for a place to live. They're looking for a 1 bedroom. 2 people, married couple, looking for a 1 bedroom. 907-500-8553. 907-500-8553 is the number to call.
Speaker 2:And, what else did we have here? Yeah. Oh, the Samsung washer that, wasn't spinning, but it was doing everything else. If somebody can help her out, give her a call at 907-419-6114. 907-419-6114, and, see if maybe you can help her out with that that washer.
Speaker 2:Going back to emails, Maria, trying to find the owner of a phone that she found last week, last Thursday. If it's your phone, all you have to do is call her and give some detailed information about the phone. Like, what kind of a phone it is, and what kind of maybe what kind of a case, what color, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. She can be reached at 907 723-0161. That's 723-0161, and, you can get your phone back.
Speaker 2:Okay? I'd hate to see somebody going without a phone. You probably have to borrow a phone to get your phone back though. And Bruce, new problem corner. Yes.
Speaker 2:I'm going back to the emails. Yes. The new problem corner is now Monday through Friday from 1 till 2. And yes, we do have new theme music. That's just the way it is.
Speaker 2:And, yeah. Things change. That's the ain't that what they say the only thing that is guaranteed is change? Something like that. So and can't read my own writing here.
Speaker 2:Oh, an easy loader for a 12 foot skiff. Oh, this guy's looking for an easy loader trailer for the 12 foot skiff. 907-723-4017. That's 723-4017. Alright.
Speaker 2:Looking at the time, it is 148, which means I gotta take a break. We'll be back with more problem corner after this.
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Speaker 1:Now back to the new problem corner, where our community meets to talk, trade, and share.
Speaker 2:10 minutes before 2 o'clock, Good Friday afternoon, we are expecting the sunshine to make an appearance. Looks like it's trying right now. A high of 53 is expected. East winds at 5. More rain tonight up to a half inch possible with a low of 43.
Speaker 2:And tomorrow, another 3 quarters of an inch of rain with a high near 50 and southeast winds at 10 miles per hour. Currently calm, foggy, and a little misty out there with 41 currently at the Juno Media Center. We are in the problem corner. If you have something to buy, sell, swap, trade, talk about, give me a call. 586 1800 is the number to call.
Speaker 2:We are how many days now? How many days away? We are just 27 days from Halloween. And with that in mind, here's a couple of Halloween events that are coming up over the next few weeks. On Saturday, October 26th, from 10 AM till noon, it is trunk or treat.
Speaker 2:Trunk or treat at Chapel by the Lake in the parking lot there. That is again Saturday, October 26th from 10 till noon. You can join them for their annual trunk or treat and wear your best costume and bring a friend. Okay? Then, on Halloween, well, let's skip that one and find one that's not quite on Halloween.
Speaker 2:October 8th, which is coming up on Tuesday. It is, an event called Bones. Bones is, going to be the mudrooms, topic. Okay. So on Tuesday, October 8th, 7 PM, Northern Light United Church down in the flats.
Speaker 2:It's mudrooms and the topic is bones. That is the theme, and they are looking forward to hearing some stories on that. So, think of your best Halloween story or or even a a story that's been relayed to you. You can relay it to a crowd at Mudrooms next Tuesday. On October 19th, from 10 AM till 2 PM, it is the pumpkin spice market.
Speaker 2:Okay. That's the pumpkin spice market, and that is gonna be at the JACC. You can join them for their 3rd annual pumpkin spice market. Support local vendors, eat deliciousness, and, of course, don your costume, and, make sure that you are in the spirit. Immerse yourself in all things pumpkin spice at this autumn market.
Speaker 2:Okay. Again, donations, the canned food donations will benefit Southeast Alaska Food Bank. So again, that is, October 19th, 10 AM till 2 PM at 350 Whittier Street, the pumpkin spice market at the Jack. And what else have we got? Coming up on well, that's after Halloween.
Speaker 2:On Halloween, Halloween day, it is mall o ween from 4 PM till 6 PM at the Nugget Mall. Mall o ween. It's a spooky celebration with thrills and chills at the local mall, and anybody and everybody is welcome to attend. Also, on Halloween, from 4 till 7, it's safe trick or treating, and that's at the Mendenhall Mall. That is safe trick or treating at the Mendenhall Mall 4 till 7 PM on Halloween day.
Speaker 2:Okay? There you go. A couple Halloween, events for you. Good afternoon. Problem Corner, are you on the air?
Speaker 4:Good afternoon. I would like to sell, women's women's, winter coat. Size, medium. Color red, and it's got a hood. And it's only been used once, and I can't handle it.
Speaker 4:So I'm selling it for $50. $50. And then
Speaker 3:pair of mirrors.
Speaker 2:And a pair of mirrors as well.
Speaker 4:Mhmm. Okay. And they can call at 907-723-3122.
Speaker 2:3122. What type of coat is it? Is it like a a a puffy coat?
Speaker 4:Yeah. It's not well, it's about mid length.
Speaker 2:Okay. You just don't like it,
Speaker 4:Well, I yeah. I don't like it.
Speaker 2:Yeah? Well, this is the time of the year to to sell a coat if that's what you're selling.
Speaker 3:I think
Speaker 4:that's what I'm selling.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah. It's,
Speaker 4:A nice warm winter coat.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah. I bet. Okay. And then you said it's got a hood, a mid length with a hood, and it's a medium size, red in color.
Speaker 2:And, hey, you just want $50 for
Speaker 3:it, Yes.
Speaker 2:And how much is Well,
Speaker 4:I knew a $125.
Speaker 2:Oh, okay. Okay. And how much for the mirrors?
Speaker 4:$20.
Speaker 2:20 each or 20 for the pair?
Speaker 4:20 for the pair.
Speaker 2:Okay.
Speaker 4:Or best offer.
Speaker 2:Or best offer.
Speaker 3:Of course. Mirrors. Yeah.
Speaker 2:The OBO always, that has some sort of an impact here. Okay.
Speaker 4:Yeah. It does. Thank you. Have a great day.
Speaker 2:You as well. Enjoy it.
Speaker 4:Thank you.
Speaker 2:Alright. 723-3122, if you'd like to get that coat. It is a women's medium size, mid, mid length red coat with a hood, and, $50 for that. A pair of mirrors for $20 for the pair. 723-3122 is the magic number.
Speaker 2:Okay? Good afternoon, Rob and Courtney on the air. Hello?
Speaker 3:Oh, hello. Hello.
Speaker 2:What can we do for you? Yeah. I can hear you fine.
Speaker 3:Well, speaking of women's coats, I'm looking for 1. And I it's I'm looking for a size small
Speaker 14:Okay.
Speaker 3:Vintage 19 seventies Montgomery Ward rabbit fur women's coat.
Speaker 2:Well, that's very, very specific.
Speaker 3:Well, you know, the somebody's gonna have one in their attic.
Speaker 2:Yep. Probably.
Speaker 3:They were popular back in the seventies. And, my wife had one, and I'd like to get one for her.
Speaker 4:I
Speaker 2:see. So a small seventies, rabbit fur?
Speaker 3:It's it's yeah. Montgomery Ward sold them, and it's rabbit fur.
Speaker 2:Montgomery Ward sold them, Okay.
Speaker 3:Well, yeah. Montgomery Ward was a competitor to Sears Roebuck. Yeah. I remember. They had an outlet here they had an outlet here in Juneau, and that's where she got it.
Speaker 3:Wow. And, and, I'd like to replace it to her for a 4 year anniversary.
Speaker 2:Oh, very cool. Very cool. Yeah.
Speaker 3:Yeah.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Rabbit fur coat. Okay.
Speaker 3:Somebody got one of those in their in their attic somewhere, I'm sure, because they were they were fairly, popular back in the day.
Speaker 2:Right. Right. Yes. They were. I do recall.
Speaker 2:Okay. Well, where can we reach you at?
Speaker 3:907-723-7634.
Speaker 2:Gotcha. Alright. We'll see what we can do. Thanks. Alright.
Speaker 2:You have a great day. Looking for that vintage 19 seventies Montgomery Ward small rabbit fur coat for a lady, and he is looking to get that for, as a gift. A vintage 19 seventies Montgomery Ward small rabbit fur coat. If you might have 1, tucked away in a box somewhere, hopefully, it's vacuum packed and in good shape. You can give him a call.
Speaker 2:723-7634. 723-7634. Alright. It is 157. We need to take another break and get out of here.
Speaker 2:That's problem corner for today on KINY.