Anonymity is an interesting thing.   Anyone who has read my “About” page knows that Mudflats popped out of my head and on to my keyboard last May.  I, like many of you, get frustrated with my government.  There isn’t anyone who pays attention, on either side of the political spectrum, who doesn’t at some time [...]

Today on “Cutting Edge with CC” on KUDO 1080am, there was a great segment with Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis (D).  He talked to CC about some interesting developments that happened today between the Legislature and the Governor.  It involved the governor’s favorite weapon of choice – the press release. [Indented comments from Ellis are paraphrased [...]

Sarah Palin has named a replacement for Attorney General Talis Colberg who resigned amid a flurry of controversy stemming from his office advising state employees that complying with Legislative subpoenas in the Troopergate investigation was “optional.” Well, the governor could not have possibly picked a more divisive and controversial person than Wayne Anthony Ross, and [...]

Two more large eruptions of Mt. Redoubt volcano today, have caused a mudflow in Drift River, the river that flows right next to the Chevron tank farm at the base of the volcano.  Flows of mud, ice and volcanic debris that accompany eruptions of this type are called “lahars,” and are capable of inflicting massive [...]

This morning, the following was posted on the Alaska Politics Blog: Legislative leaders are meeting with Gov. Sarah Palin [today] and hope to get a sense of how much of the federal economic stimulus money she might veto if they accept it. (UPDATE — Sounds like the governor will be in Anchorage and the lawmakers [...]

OK, help me.  It’s been the “Bedtime in Alaska” thread, it’s been “Odds & Ends”, it’s been “Daily Roundup”, it’s been the “Catch Up Thread”…. And now I’m considering the “Oyster Roundup”, because of this section of  the poem”The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Lewis Carroll: Four other Oysters followed them, And yet another four; [...]

Well, I had it all planned out….another round up post to get to all the things I haven’t had time for.  But, frankly, after a day of hundreds of emails, and other interesting local developments, I ran out of steam.  So, instead, you get this brand new shiny open thread to talk about whatever you [...]

I’ve written a piece just for Huffington Post on Chevron’s tank farm: Drain, Baby Drain! 6 Million Gallons of Crude Oil at the Base of Erupting Volcano Could be Alaska’s Next Exxon Valdez. Feel free to Buzz it Up, and leave comments.

Here’s the latest update from the Chevron website concerning their tank farm on the Drift River at the base of Mt. Redoubt. March 24, 2009: 10:00 A.M. AST Update A preliminary aerial recon assessment done yesterday afternoon (March 23rd) revealed there was significant mud and water around our Drift River Terminal. Some mud and water [...]

(begin patriotic music) Here it is.  The official response from the Governor of the State of Alaska, the Republican Party’s nominee for Vice President of the United States, and 2012 presidential hopeful, Sarah Palin.  It can be found on the official state of Alaska website. (This is not, I repeat NOT what Sarah Palin said [...]

On March 24, 1989 I was living thousands of miles away from Alaska.  I had never been to Alaska.  I had never thought about going to Alaska.  I sort of remembered some nature show I’d seen on TV that told me that during the summertime, there were actually flowers, and the snow melted and there [...]

Another ethics complaint has been filed against Governor Sarah Palin today. The list of Palin’s “gates” is long, but this complaint swings open a new one. Cat Gate. And this cat has teeth. It all began when Governor Sarah Palin lowered the start flag at this year’s Iron Dog Snowmachine race. More than 30 teams [...]

Alaska residents will remember when our last governor, who we thought was the worst possible governor EVER,  had gone past the point of no return.  The signs were unmistakable. In fact, the ‘signs’ were found all along bike trails in Juneau… stuck in piles of frozen dog poo. Frank Murkowski heads on little paper flags [...]

Well, it may not be Newton’s Third Law of Motion, but it sure seems to be true today.  Mt. Redoubt, the famous Alaska volcano which sits right across Cook Inlet from Anchorage and the surrounding area has been exploding for the last 24 hours. And now, in a bizarre demonstration that the universe is in [...]