Petersburg Pilot -

JUNEAU (AP) — New District Attorney James Scott says not to expect any big, sweeping changes from the office, but there is a new mission statement.

It's short, simple and penned by Martha Penrose, an 83-year-old local woman and customer service adviser who helped Scott set up his account at Alaska Electric Light & Power.

“‘May the bad guys pay and hopefully learn from their mistakes. May the good guys keep being good and show society the value of a life well lived,’” Scott quoted her as saying in a recent interview at his office in the Dimond Courthouse.

Now three weeks into the j...