Justin

ADF&G salmon biologist, lover of all things Alaskan. I'm just here for the #Rstats, #akleg, and #fishsci

[Justin @JustinTPriest]

@DermotMCole Anyways, hug your loved ones extra tight tonight. Life can bring unexpected tragedy so savor your moments

[Justin @JustinTPriest]

Ten years ago my family went through hell: they were informed by the Troopers that I was dead. I'm not though, I promise! It was a crazy experience for my parents, brothers, extended family. Traumatic doesn't begin to describe what they experienced
https://t.co/S1mxbjcNyl

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One day I'll tell the whole story of everything. The media circus and political hubub taught me a lot. @DermotMCole wrote the initial story with compassion and is a true gentleman of a journalist

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@chris_harrod Bow drop boats are easier access for wheelchairs

[Justin @JustinTPriest]

@walton_bronwyn @Climatologist49 I completely understand! Too much sun is a lot. For me, I love both the periods of rain and sun. Lately, walking my daughter to daycare in a t shirt has been our happy place. Soon, our happy place will involve puddles too though

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@walton_bronwyn @Climatologist49 Some of us loved it 😊

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@TristanJWalsh03 Artichokie

[Justin @JustinTPriest]

@fishpeopleplace Hi! I oversee about 20 technicians and half dozen biologists and sit on hiring often. Coming out of a masters, we'd like: strong field skills (boat driving?), R & git coding, leadership/supervisory exp, basic stock assess, kindness/ability to work in a team.

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@HungryHumpbacks So cool!!

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@Souldotna I don't know her but reading that makes me feel like I did. And I've known many Alaskans with a similar heart. What a wonderful obituary

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@mattbuxton I think that he'll let it pass without signing. The threat to veto is likely posturing to coerce schools into further budget cuts without him actually cutting it. He gets some cuts & lets leg allies look like they're solving crisis

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@datamanAK I agree but I do feel like a not insubstantial number of (urban) state legislators would see that as a reason to defund ed.
Not trying to discredit the idea because I've wondered about this often

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@datamanAK Wouldn't that exacerbate the rural-urban achievement gap?

[David Reamer @ANC_Historian]

1977 "Sitka--1830" woodcut prints by Dale DeArmond (1914-2006). That's Baranof Castle on Castle Hill. It burned down in 1894. #alaskahistory #alaska #sitka #sitkahistory

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@PDXinAK So tiny and precious. We have a 5 month old daughter.
I'm sure that you are doing great, hope that you can give yourself some grace during the first week. It can be tough! All the best

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@eagleeye049 @jsamdrolet I can't comment specifically for DOT but in other state agencies, that's a massive problem. Loss of institutional knowledge has huge economic impacts!

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@shtaxheen I was just thinking of that spot, super neat area to hunt for the glyphs

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@KMfishbiologist What a tragedy. Lots of agencies have a "Get the data no matter what" mentality. How can we empower our staff to be OK saying no?