AMERICAblog reader Karen sent in a story that if it's true, is just abominable. If Alaska Governor Sarah Palin can't feed her own people - perhaps she can sell a few clothes - then the federal government should step in. We should not be reading these kind of news stories in America.
A combination of extreme cold and high fuel prices has created a humanitarian crisis for the village of Emmonak, according to resident Nicholas Tucker.
In a letter sent out as a cry for help, Tucker describes economic conditions in which families are rationing food and warmth for themselves and their children in the Southwest Alaska village of 800.
The situation could easily worsen — extreme cold that arrived early this winter and stuck around means heating fuel must soon be flown in, which residents fear will push the price from $7.83 per gallon to $9 a gallon or more.
