We’ve all been closely following Sarah Palin’s reaction to the plight of rural Alaskan villages over the past six weeks.  There have been many Alaskan bloggers who have commented on this issue.  But one in particular brings a unique perspective and insight into the situation. Writing Raven, an Alaska Native blogger at Alaska Real has given [...]

It’s out, ladies and gentlemen – what we’ve all been waiting for…the trailer for the new documentary “Media Malpractice”, in which Sarah Palin is interviewed by filmmaker John Ziegler.  They refer to it repeatedly as “Sarah Palin Unplugged” and boy is it “explosive stuff!”  Spoiler Alert!!!   In the trailer, you’ll discover that the media is [...]

Divestment from Sudan The leaders of the Alaska Permanent Fund have reversed their position and now support selling the fund’s stock holdings in companies that do business in Sudan. At a meeting this week in Juneau, the board of the state’s $28 billion oil-wealth savings account endorsed legislation offered by Gov. Sarah Palin calling for [...]

  Anyone who thought the love-fest between Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, and former Alaska Republican Senator Ted Stevens was over, think again. I have to admit, it just made me queasy to watch Murkowski and Stevens waltzing together at Ted’s “Welcome Home” rally after his seven felony convictions. And when she told those in [...]

Here’s an interesting little nugget.  Seems like Sarah Palin and Lisa Murkowski had a little meeting in the treehouse and pulled up the ladder. Yesterday, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski met privately with Gov. Sarah Palin, and emerged from the meeting hopeful about a 2010 race to keep her Senate seat. “I’m raising money and I [...]

Who needs a road to Nome?  With all the politicos who are suddenly interested in the Y-K Delta, how about a road to Nunam Iqua?  Or a road to Emmonak?  Think of the air travel it will save! Governor Sarah Palin Palin and her date, celebrity evangelical Franklin Graham, son of Rev. Billy Graham took [...]

It’s been a busy news day, and a busy day in my “real” life as well.  The comments are piling up, so here’s a shiny new open thread to discuss the events of the day.  I’ll try to play catch up tomorrow! G’night Mudflatters!

Now we know!  We’ve been asking ourselves since January 12, what it would take to shame the governor into actually taking some personal time and doing something to help villages in Western Alaska who are running out of food and fuel this winter. Five full weeks after the news hit, we have an answer.  A [...]

The Washington Post Still Cares! Ahhh.  I missed those big national news outlets.  September and October in Alaska were almost surreal.  Every time we turned around, journalists who never gave Alaska a second thought were suddenly camped out in the Captain Cook Hotel, and having coffee with anonymous bloggers before heading out to the wilds [...]

I’m receiving regular updates from Ann Strongheart, our Mudflatter and Food Drive coordinator in the small village of Nunam Iqua (formerly Sheldon Point) which is relatively close to Emmonak, and several other small communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region in Western Alaska. Here’s the latest news from Ann. UPDATE from Nunam Iqua!! Wow, y’all are definitely keeping [...]

The Rest of the Story Senator Fred Dyson’s recent editorial in the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Natives thrived before the coming of the white man, was a surprisingly positive essay from a conservative Senator who often opposes legislation and funding to help rural, generally Native, Alaskans. So “good on” the senator for reminding all Alaskans [...]

For those who have been sitting, drumming their fingers on the desk, and staring at the clock since September, waiting for Sarah Palin’s “per diem gate” to swing wide open, your wait is over. We all remember how Governor Palin collected “per diem” payments, which are designed to compensate legislators and state employees for meals [...]

I almost did it.  I wanted to do it.  But, nonetheless, here I am writing a post about Bristol Palin. What got me? You might think it was the fact that Sarah Palin has been lambasting the media for talking about her children.  They are “off limits,” she cries.  Why can no one respect this?  She [...]

This is why I like Mark Begich.  Here he is at a meetup with veterans on Monday in Anchorage, taking the Republicans to task for their partisan shananigans during the voting on the stimulus bill. There’s two bills here.  One in the finance committee and in the appropriations committee.  Everybody makes it sound like no [...]

What’s in a name?  Sometimes it might be more than you bargain for. If ever there was a case to be made for keeping your maiden name after marriage, Sarah Richmann has it. Richmann, 28, is getting married in June to someone named Bill Palin. And she’s taking his name. “It’s a simplicity thing,” explained [...]