By Rep. Les Gara As the debate on my House colleague’s recent e-newsletter about Mudflats intensified this week, I was happy to see so many people come to her defense. Alaska’s most popular political blogger’s earned a loyal following with hard work and good writing. I was as bothered as many of you by what [...]

April 1, 2009 Update from Nunam Iqua Happy APRIL FOOD’S Day! Wow, have I had a horrible bout of illness lately. First, my daughter CC started off with it, and decided she had to share it with me and Hubby. First a nasty head/chest cold, and then a stomach bug.  I am slowly, very SLOWLY [...]

The Justice Department has dropped the charges against Ted Stevens, and my jaw drops with them. The decision by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder comes after a new prosecution team discovered a previously undocumented interview with the star witness in the case that sharply contradicted the most dramatic testimony in the four-week trial. The information [...]

Podcast of Rick Steiner I’ve had several requests for the audio of Professor Rick Steiner’s recent talk at the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowshp.  His topic was “Crisis in the Oceans and Free Speech.”  Professor Steiner is an outspoken critic of oil development and mining practices that will harm sensitive marine ecosystems and threaten Alaska’s fisheries.  [...]