First, know what you are. Alaska is geographically isolated, has minimal infrastructure, is rich in natural resources, and has an economy based on DoD funding, natural resource extraction, tourism, and mini-malls.

Second, look to where the educated go. Identify the decisions and investments those places have made.

Lastly, acknowledge the trend in Alaska by the electorate to avoid any and all opportunities to become what those other cities are.

We wallow in our backwater identity.