Because of all the coverage of the as-yet undecided Republican U.S. Senate primary, it may be easy to forget all the other primary races are settled, including the gubernatorial ones. According to KTVA-TV, Gov. Sean Parnell fired back against Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ethan Berkowitz's idea to stimulate the construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope. Called "The Alaskan Ownership Stake," as Alaska Dispatch reported recently, the plan would ask Alaskans to voluntarily contribute some part of their own Permanent Fund Dividends to an escrow account in order to become shareholders in a big project. If a big line happens, they get an investment return on the initial investment, if it doesn't, they get refunds. On Saturday, Parnell was campaigning at the Palmer Fairgrounds, and the governor said about the plan, "[Berkowitz's] proposal is that the state write a check for about $6 million, which is about 26 percent of the cost, and go into debt for the rest. That is not something I support. I support the private sector moving forward and us as a state." Read more, here, and catch the video version of the story, here. Unfortunately, the KTVA report doesn't feature Berkowitz's response to the governor's criticism or characterization of the plan.