UP -- Police, firefighters, paramedics: Assembly OKs generous, five-year contracts. Nice deal if you can get it, but then some of their workdays are hell.
DOWN -- Last-minute fliers: Those Christmas seats are sold out, and the airlines don't care if you ARE the Little Drummer Boy. Stand by.
DOWN -- Alaska oil prices: On Friday, $27.49 a barrel. Go ahead, take the canvas cover off that Hummer for Christmas! Put it back for the new year.
UP -- Southcentral Alaskans: Plenty of snow as background for all those twinkling lights. Merry Christmas to all.
Alaska Dispatch Publishing