Yesterday we heard sad news that former Senator Ted Stevens died in a plane crash in Alaska. Ted Stevens was a former senator & former World War II fighter pilot. He also survived a plane crash in the 1970's which claimed his wife. The last three years of his life had some up's & down's. As a former Alaska Senator, he was accused of wrong doing in 2008  which he was acquitted. Ted Stevens is a general American war hero. One other thing I would like to point out is that Alaska has notorious nasty weather. If you ever been to Alaska you would quickly observe that everyone has a small private plane in Alaska in almost every backyard. You almost have to because it's hard to get around. Also, Alaska is also known for it's bad weather. In some cases that's why pilots go there to gain experience with it's notorious bad weather. However, they also have more accidents per capital then any other state when it comes to small airplanes. It was just a coincidence that Ted Stevens was a victim.