The Latest from the Election Hand Count – A Flipped Race & Other Anomalies
Cox Trial: Day 5 – Toilet Paper, Green Beans, and a Call for Mistrial
I walked in to the trial already in progress this morning. We’re now seeing evidence obtained from the search of defendant Lonnie Vernon’s house and truck. There was a lot of wrangling going on about what evi[...]
Cox Trial: Day 4 – The Militia Handbook
Due to the fact that Judge Bryan will be flying out on Thursday evenings to take care of business back home in Washington state on Fridays, we had a few days off from the trial. Here’s a brief recap of the portion [...]
Open Thread – The Visitor…
Linda Kellen Biegel, who usually puts up a Sunday gardening post has been a little busy lately, to say the least. Between being an official watcher at the hand count of selected precincts from the Anchorage Municipal ele[...]
Becoming Mom
By Shannyn Moore My mom liked her schedule. Every day had regular chores, but a few had special tasks. Wednesdays we made bread. On a snowy, wood stove-cranking sort of day, I would sit on the kitchen counter. As she mea[...]
BREAKING: Alaska Democratic Party Chair Steps Down to Challenge Millett in November (UPDATE)
~Patti Higgins, announcing her retirement as Democratic Party Chair Linda Kellen Biegel who is at the Alaska Democratic Convention in Fairbanks this weekend, reports that Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins has just ann[...]
Open Thread – Salmon
Heading for the smoker… Oh, yeah.[...]
Incoming Party Chair – Republican Candidates “Will Have Access to Me, But Will Have a Test…”
Imagine being on the other end of the line, listening to a teleconference with former US Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller and incoming Republican Party Chair Russ Millette. I bet you’d hear some interesting stu[...]
The Hand Count of Botched Anchorage Election Doesn’t Follow Code
There have been two positive developments recently regarding the audit and hand count of the recent fouled up municipal election. First, Ernie Hall apologized from his seat as Chair of the Assembly to Wendy Isbell for ho[...]
Schaeffer Cox Trial – The Book of Armaments, Chapter Three
I rushed in to the court house on Day 3 of the trial of Schaeffer Cox, Coleman Barney, and Lonnie Vernon, and did the security drill. I passed the first checkpoint, but the second screening caused the security man to say[...]
Deputy Municipal Clerk, Jacqueline Duke Terminated. Let the Recount Begin.
This morning, the recount of 15 precincts of the Anchorage Municipal election began. Ten registered voters signed a petition for the recount, and $1500 was collected to begin the process. Each $100 bought one precinct. T[...]
Schaeffer Cox Trial – Day 2, Opening Arguments!
For background, click HERE. For Day 1, click HERE. By inexplicable popular demand, my eerily lifelike courtroom sketching is back. Right out of the box this morning we had an interesting motion from Nelson Traverso, Scha[...]
Open Thread – Lizz Free or DIe
Friend of the Mudflats, Lizz Winstead has a banner day coming up! Her book ‘Lizz Free or Die’ will be out in two days! If you’ve never had the pleasure of hearing Lizz interviewed, or seen her li[...]
The Schaeffer Cox Trial – Day 1
Day 1 I showed up at the Federal courthouse at about 8:15 this morning, and was met outside by an armed officer who told me that there would be 100% screening today. That meant everybody, and there was a line. I counted [...]
The Strange Tale of Schaeffer Cox
In the vast pantheon of strange and eccentric Alaskan political figures, a relative newcomer in the field really stands out. And believe me when I tell you that in Alaska, it takes a LOT to stand out. I submit for your[...]
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Cox Trial: Day 4 – The Militia Handbook
Due to the fact that Judge Bryan will be flying out on Thursday evenings to take care of business back home in Washington state on Fridays, we had a few days off from the trial. Here’s a brief recap of the portion of the trial that happened after I left Wednesday, to catch you up [...]
Incoming Party Chair – Republican Candidates “Will Have Access to Me, But Will Have a Test…”
Imagine being on the other end of the line, listening to a teleconference with former US Republican Senate nominee Joe Miller and incoming Republican Party Chair Russ Millette. I bet you’d hear some interesting stuff. Remember that the GOP convention experienced a “coup,” as long-time Chair Randy Ruedrich decided this year to step down. Ron [...]
