Wow. Despite being declared a public nuisance and a safety hazard, and having his torso dismantled, Snowzilla has risen! Seems like the ginormous 18-foot tall frozen icon sprouted up, in defiance of the city,  in the wee hours of the morning on December 23rd! You may love him, you may hate him, but you have [...]

Well, our imaginary Mudflats choir has now been standing out in the frosty air in Anchorage’s Town Square Park for 12 nights. And in a fitting end to our new version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a gentle snow is falling in Anchorage tonight. Our choir is stomping their feet to keep their toes [...]

You all may remember the horrendously self-righteous, condescending response of Senator Fred Dyson to letters asking him to hold the current administration accountable for violating ethics and the law. Here’s the latest member of the Legislature to weigh in and tell the citizens what he thinks. This response comes from Mike Doogan. Mike Doogan is [...]

Anchorage radio personality and local progressive blogger Shannyn Moore will be sitting in for Jon Elliot on Air America Radio, guest hosting “This is America.” You can tune in tonight between 7-9pm to Air America, streaming live at www.airamerica.com! Her guest tonight will be Mayor soon-to-be Senator Mark Begich! Should be a good show. Congratulations, [...]

Right on time, here’s the news promised today about the whistleblower in the Ted Stevens trial. Looks like a member of our favorite 3-letter organization, the FBI. From the Anchorage Daily News: A five-year FBI agent assigned to the Alaska corruption investigation is the whistleblower who brought a complaint of misconduct against other agents and [...]

When you consider all that Alaska is known for these days – (political corruption, mostly), it’s the little happy things about living in Anchorage that make all this humiliation bearable. One such bit of holiday joy is a 16-foot snowman that appears in the Airport Heights section of town every year. Dozens of kid-hours are [...]

Over the past months, I’ve enjoyed the occasional rant from our resident Mudflats Department of Energy., known to you all as “SMR.” SMR is formerly employed within the oil industry and with a spouse still employed by an energy company. She describes herself as “just an ordinary Alaskan,” which is exactly what I am, and [...]

Buckle your seatbelt, folks, and get ready for the latest twist and turn in the long, strange trip that is the Ted Stevens trial.  This one’s a doozy.  The airbag might even deploy.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Remember back when Judge Emmett Sullivan reprimanded the prosecution for withholding certain evidence from the defense?  They got [...]

Just noticed over on the Alaskans for Truth site, that they’ve got a Cafe Press shop! Looks like lots of goodies – hats, t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, hoodies, and even giant 3″x5″ stickers. There are also postcards and notecards so you can drop little notes of support, or scathing tirades to the legislators of your [...]

OK, he never actually said that. But Hawker, the Republican co-chair of the House Finance Committee wrote a nice little letter to the Governor which basically said, “We got the budget. It’s very pretty. Now, try again.” I picture a scene where Sarah Palin is sitting at her desk in grade school. The teacher, Mr. [...]

On the eighth day of Christmas, My new Gov gave to me: Eight Russians creeping, Seven bears a-swimming, Six turkeys draining, Five different colleges! Four banned books Three french pranks Two shopping sprees, And a pit bull for V.P. Join  the Night Kitchen Open Thread, already in progress!

If you’re keeping score, (and who isn’t) you can now update your score card to: FBI: 10 ~ Corrupt Bastards Club: 0 Alaska State Senator John Cowdery (R) will plead guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and extortion. The government dropped a second bribery charge in exchange for the guilty plea. [...]

If anyone is still bothering to watch reality TV, or soap operas, I really don’t know why. Quit wasting your precious time, and tune in to real life in Alaska. It’s far more dramatic and compelling, and you’ll get a lot more bang for your entertainment buck. Ready for this one? Sherry Johnston, mother of [...]

It’s official.  Tomorrow, former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan will file his paperwork, and throw his hat in the ring as a candidate for the Anchorage mayoral seat about to be vacated by current Mayor Mark Begich.  Begich will head to Washington D.C. as Alaskas Junior Senator and leave the Chair of the Anchorage Assembly, [...]

To hear local reaction to the news of the racist emails about the Obama family that were circulated on State of Alaska email accounts, tune in today to KUDO 1080am in Anchorage. CC will be discussing this and taking calls on her show “Cutting Edge” which airs from 3pm-6pm Alaska Time (1 hour earlier than [...]