In the least shocking announcement of the day, Acting Mayor Matt Claman will announce his candidacy for Mayor of Anchorage this afternoon.  For months he’s been saying, “I haven’t decided.”  “My wife and I are talking seriously about it.”  Bla bla bla.  And now he’s done it.  You know how you have a “herd” of [...]

Sounds like Mudstock VI in our nation’s capitol on inauguration eve was a great success!  Here’s the recap from Deep Blue, and some wonderful pictures! Yes, the wonderful Mudflatter holding the “C” was our hostess for Mudstock IV in Southern California, and brought the letters all the way to D.C.!  Wow!  She’s also the brave [...]

Village Aid - Kudos to Mudflatters Martha Unalaska Yard Sign and Alaska Pi for setting up a method of helping the village of Nunam Iqua.  That’s the village mentioned in the previous thread, a diary by Ann Strongheart.  Nunam Iqua, like Emmonak and other villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and other areas has been hit [...]

  I went shopping the other day.  I zipped into Carrs on the way home from work, picked up some salad stuff, a couple loaves of bread, a box of Wheat Thins, and a few sweet potatos.  The gas station was across the way, and I filled up at $2.33/gallon.  Then I headed back to the [...]

It all started with the now infamous joke during the RNC speech, which has turned out to be Sarah Palin’s peak of approval with the public at large.  What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?  Lipstick. From that moment on, Palin was the quintessential pit bull.  There were pit bull buttons, [...]

Yesterday, I and a group of amazing Alaskan bloggers and activists met with Dennis Zaki who has returned from a trip to Emmonak, Alaska, which has become a symbol for the fuel/food crisis facing many other rural Alaskan villages. Gryphen at The Immoral Minority blog has a great write up of the meeting. Dennis was [...]

If you’re in Anchorage, yup, that was an earthquake.  It wasn’t particularly big, but the house definitely shook and all the leaves on my house plants were trembling.  Buf the dog is sitting on my foot looking at me, a bit concerned. So, nothing serious.  It just seems like if you have a blog and [...]

What an enjoyable evening!  I got to see an outstanding performance of The Capitol Steps tonight at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. The house was packed and the audience was very appreciative.   I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.  Check out their website at www.capsteps.com and definitely be sure to take in a show [...]

Charlie Gibson summed it up best when he described Sarah Palin’s utterances as “a blizzard of words.”  So it was with steely resolve and advanced preparation that I donned my metaphorical snow gear, including bunny boots, and sat down to listen to the State of the State address last night.  Then I read the transcript.  [...]

Here’s the local coverage of the situation in Emmonak, including some video footage from Dennis Zaki. And speaking on the “we saw this coming” platform is Rep. Les Gara, who was featured heavily. I’m glad someone is out there reminding everyone that this was not an unpredictable surprise. It is also good to know that [...]

“Blowing a raspberry is to make a noise signifying derision (and/or silliness), made by sticking out the tongue between the lips and blowing to make a sound reminiscent of flatulance. In the terminology of  phonetics, this sound can be described as an unvoiced linguolabial trill.” With that, I would like to bestow upon an unknown Republican [...]

Well, looky here.  Isn’t this interesting… If the collective raising of eyebrows made a sound, you’d be hearing it. Alaska’s new senior Senator (R) Lisa Murkowski, has landed the big one, and slipped into the vacuum left by convicTed Stevens on the coveted Senate Appropriations Committee.  Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, was a longtime [...]

The Theme of the Day from Mudflatter flyinureye: Another advertiser! Wow!  Alaskan novelist extraordinaire Dana Stabenow is our latest advertiser on the Mudflats!  Stabenow is the author of the wildly popular Kate Shugak series, and the next one is due out in February.  Check it out by clicking the link under the Mudflats Shop in the sidebar! More Photos [...]

Just got word from Dennis Zaki, that some of his footage was used on the 6:00 news on KTUU, and that on tonight’s newscast at 10pm, there will be footage of the tribal chairman saying thank you to the people who have helped.  There will also be some footage of food donations being offloaded from [...]

We’ve been waiting to find out what the Legislature plans to do about the findings of the Branchflower Report, which came to the conclusion that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power in the dismissal of Walt Monegan from his position as Commissioner of Public Safety. I like to boil things down to a basic level, [...]