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Thumbs up:

1. Political junkies: Fans of Alaska’s unofficial state sport are giddy over upcoming state elections. Cue the stuffed mailboxes and flooded airwaves.

2. Anchorage trails: Trails can be sketchy, but school resource officers (or cops in schools, to the rest of us) are spending the summer patrolling trails on bikes – an A-plus approach to public safety.

Thumbs down:

1. Wildfires: The worst part of summer is back. Do your part to prevent wildfires; Mother Nature does not need help.

2. Daylight: As of June 22, we’re losing daylight again. On the plus side, it’s a long goodbye.

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska