Results of last week’s online poll question:

Would you favor using earnings from the permanent fund if you knew the money would benefit students (for example, be used on more teachers, more class offerings, smaller classes, class materials)?

Yes (20 percent) = 17

No (80 percent) = 66

TOTAL: 83

Selected comments:

• Would it truly be additional money? Or would they decrease what is now allotted for education and make up the difference with the new source from the dividend fund. Is this just another way to get the dividend fund in the hands of the legislature who can’t stand having money that they can’t spend for us. After all, they know what’s best for us, don’t they?

—Thelma Randall, Anchor Point

This week’s

online poll question:

How would you rate Gov. Sarah Palin’s performance so far?

• Excellent.

•Average.

•Poor.