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Wasilla (yes, that Wasilla) and Palmer, Alaska
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Sep 8, 2008, 8:00 AM
mthq
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Wasilla (yes, that Wasilla) and Palmer, Alaska
Wasilla and Palmer are two Alaskan towns that neighbor each other in the Matanuska Valley region of Alaska. A recent article from the Wall Street Journal made a correct observation when noting the difference between the two towns:
On Wasilla:
"...these days, the Alaskan town that launched Gov. Palin's political career feels more like the latest suburb than the last frontier".
"Wasilla has neither a planning nor a zoning board, and it shows".
On Palmer:
"Wasilla's smaller neighbor, Palmer, chose another path. While Wasilla has no Main St. business district to speak of, Palmer officials have preserved the small-town feel that President Franklin Roosevelt's planners envisioned".
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Anyways we'll start with Wasilla:
Looking towards the city center
Main intersection
Sarah Palin's former church
heading back to the center and taking the Palmer-Wasilla highway to Palmer
the sports arena that came during Palin's term.
[edit: nevermind, this is NOT the sports facility built under Mayor Palin]
Palmer, Alaska
And now 35 miles south to Anchorage
home sweet home.
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