Dennis was finally able to catch a flight today, and has landed in Emmonak. He sent a batch of wonderful pictures for us to enjoy. He promises to send more and keep us updated on the trip. So everyone wave at your monitor to all those in Emmonak who may be watching! (We all wave [...]

Welcome once again to the wacky world of Alaska politics.  When we last left our governor, she was involved in a knock down drag out fight with David Letterman over a crass comment about her daughter getting “knocked up” during a baseball game.  We all know how that turned out, and regardless of which side [...]

Round two of the Netroots Nation scholarships has ended, and as you all know, I’ll be one of the lucky nine people from that round who’ll be heading to Pittsburgh for the festivities! Now, Round 3, the third and final round ov voting has begun.  Another group of nine will be selected.  It’s all new [...]

A team of white coated emergency room personnel run down the hall at top speed.  They are pushing a gurney.  Double doors fly open down the hall, and sounds of beeping machinery are heard.  Someone holds up a bag of liquid which is being dripped into the patient, as people flatten themselves against walls to [...]

As I was driving home today, I saw this lazy cloud hanging over Cook Inlet, so I pulled over and took a picture.

Alaska Report has breaking news!  According to the site, there are three (count ‘em…THREE) ethics complaints against Governor Sarah Palin coming down the pike. Mention is also made of a “long simmering embezzlement/IRS scandal” that is still being looked at by the feds. Wow. I have no more news than that, folks.  Check it out [...]

Day 4 of testimony in the matter of Anchorage’s non-discrimination ordinance, and whether we should add “sexual orientation” to the list of things you can’t use to fire someone, or deny them housing, or education.  One would hope this issue would be a no brainer.  The longer I watch this, the more people I realize [...]

The 2012 Republican prospects are a bit challenged these days. First, there was Bobby Jindal and his famous “What the Hell was THAT?” response to President Obama’s address to Congress back in March.  That’s the one where he ridiculed money to be used for volcano monitoring….just before a major volcanic eruption in Alaska, along with [...]

I am happy to announce that I got an email today that started like this: Congratulations AKMuckraker, you have been selected as a Netroots Nation Scholar! We were all very impressed with your application and the number of supporters you gathered. Wow!  I feel so…..scholarly! I’d like to thank all of you who have been [...]

    Another long evening…  Will post pictures from the Assembly meeting tomorrow. Night…

Welcome to the next installment of Red Shirt Theater.  The Non-Discrimination Ordinance public testimony continues.  It may take a while to get to it.  The schedule can sometimes be fluid…  But the link is HERE. Use this thread to live blog the meeting, which goes from 5-11pm Alaska time. (6-midnight Pacific, 9pm-3am Eastern). I’ll be [...]

This is great!  You all are in for a real treat.   OK, I’ll wait while you grab your Jiffy-Pop. (time passes, we pop corn, and settle in) This is the funniest thing to happen since the “fugus” comment. Only this time, it’s an actual 5-minute YouTube video!  The first time I saw it,  I [...]

We all know what it’s like to read about something, and to feel empathy…to wish that there was something we could do, to feel for the plight of other people.  But something happens when we actually make contact with people in person, and see them eye to eye.  All the abstraction becomes real and we begin [...]

A potentially precedent-setting ruling in a case involving Alaska resource development came through the Supreme Court yesterday.  It involved the legal contamination of a naturally occurring fish-bearing lake on the one hand, and the economic interest of a mining corporation on the other.  I’ll give you one guess who the court ruled for…and it wasn’t [...]

  When it rains, it pours!  More fun graphics from the inimitable Dr. Chill.    While others are hard at work beggin’ for bucks for the Legal Defense Fund, and SarahPAC, to support the millionaire author we know as Governor Palin, Linda Kellen Biegel is well on her way to getting enough to pay for something [...]