Former members of the Alaska State Board of Game have asked Gov. Palin to ensure that the seven member board has a more balanced perspective, and includes more “non-consumptive users” in its ranks in the future. Despite Alaska’s hunting and trapping cultural past, many Alaskans today are unapologetic lovers of living wildlife, and for them [...]

We all know how Sarah Palin feels about anonymous bloggers, but it looks like she’s giving the media even less credit than I thought.  NOW, Palin is saying that it’s not only the owners of the blogs, but the anonymous bloggers in the comments that she says are being hailed by the mainstream media as [...]

The Legislative session looms, but no word yet about who our House Minority Leader will be, nor anything about committee assignments. (Drumming fingers on desk and looking at clock) The Republicans have already released the results of their meeting via press release. But so far from the Dems? Crickets. So, presumably they are meeting soon, [...]

If you were awake this past Sunday at 9am, and found yourself at the local Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Anchorage, you’d have been in for a treat.  CC from KUDO 1080am was the featured speaker at the UU Forum.  Her topic was “Ethical Government.  Who Cares?”  The talk was excellent, as were the follow-up comments [...]

She may not know “what it is that the V.P. does, every day” but presumably she is supposed to know what the Governor does every day.  And now you can too. This one is definitely popcorn worthy.  Really.  I’m not kidding. Get the popcorn.  (Waits 2 minutes and 15 seconds for you to get popcorn) [...]

Thought you might all enjoy a little humorous and horrifying follow-up to the previous post on the state of Alaska’s position on Darfur divestment. We’ve all been enthralled by the Governor’s geo-political gaffes in the past. We all remember how her definition of foreign policy included the fact that you can see Russia from a sparsely populated landmass off [...]

Stretch your mind back to the VP debates.  I know it hurts, but this will be worth it, I promise. (pats the back of your hand) Remember when Sarah Palin said: “When I and others in the legislature found out we had some millions of dollars in Sudan, we called for divestment through legislation of [...]

Just a quick reminder that the forums are running a Golden Globes competition!  10 award categories have been selected. Choose who you think will win these categories. The person who guesses the most correct winners will receive a surprise gift in the mail! http://www.themudflats.net/forum/index.php/topic,5246.0.html Your entry must be posted in the thread by 7pm EST [...]

A very belated, but nonetheless heartfelt congratulations to Philip Munger from the Progressive Alaska blog for being one of three non-scientists to get a special mention as a Science Hero for 2008, from New Scientist Magazine. Philip Munger, a music teacher and blogger in a Wasilla, Alaska, high school, did his bit for science in September. Munger [...]

Interesting. It remains to be seen whether the legislature will exercise its ability to deal with the questionable past actions of Alaska’s Attorney General, Talis Colberg. He has thus far refused to appoint an independent investigator to find out if there was potential criminal witness tampering in the Troopergate investigation. State of Alaska employees were [...]

The Youtube video clip containing excerpts from the upcoming documentary “Media Malpractice” with Sarah Palin has caused quite a stir. The mainstream media, and bloggers have been on a bit of a starvation diet from the maddening, quotable, “blizzard of words” that began as soon as Palin garnered the VP nod. So when everyone was [...]

Looking for a fun way to kick off your weekend?  If you’re in Anchorage, and are even remotely engaged in the political process, this might trump movie night, or dinner out, or a quiet evening relaxing.  What kind of hot date could be better than any of these possibilities?  How about gazing deeply into the eyes of [...]

Well, it’s been a long day, with lots of news.  But before I climb the stairs for bed, I want to remind all Mudflatters who will be in the Washington D.C. area for the Inauguration about our DC Mudstock Meetup! Here’s a chance to mix and mingle for great cameraderie and fellowship with your fellow Mudflatters [...]

It almost felt like the good old days of September and October today.  But since my fingers are at January speed, I got behind.  So here is a power-blog of today’s events I would have liked to have covered in greater details, with links so you can delve into them yourself if you feel so [...]

Ahhhh…. That’s better. Home now, and sitting here with a nice glass of red wine. Yes, I went through the entire 9 minutes and 24 seconds of the Palin documentary promo again. That’s why I needed the wine.  What have I learned?  First, I’ve learned that there’s enough there to keep me blissfully clacking on [...]