This was the gorgeous sunset on Thursday night.  It was taken in the last few seconds before the sun dipped behind the mountains across Cook Inlet.  Most sunsets are lovely here, but this one took my breath away.

Todd Palin, that is.  That’s because the plagiarist is none other than the Governor, herself. Geoffrey Dunn over at Huffington Post read my transcript of Palin’s 17 minute introduction of Michael Reagan, and a little bell went off in his head.  He had a strange feeling he’d heard all this somewhere before…..(except in English)….. (insert harp music [...]

Gov. Sarah Palin Leads Auburn’s Founders Day Parade It turns out there was a Mudflatter on the ground in Auburn, New York for the Founder’s Day celebration, where Sarah Palin made an appearance.  Please welcome Mudflatter MemphisNY with this commentary from her day at the event. ****************************** I took the short drive into Auburn, found [...]

It’s time to tune in to KBYR for our weekly dose of progressive talk wtih Shannyn Moore!  She’s on the air from 5pm-7pm Alaska time (6-8 Pacific, 9-11 Eastern) She’ll be talking about the latest developments with Anchorage’s anti-discrimination ordinance up for public testimony on Tuesday night before the Anchorage Assembly.  You’ll hear why it’s [...]

The mystery of Prop 4 may finally be solved.  Remember Proposition 4?  That was the Clean Water Act that would have prohibited large mines from contaminating salmon fisheries with nasty chemical toxins. And then remember when some mystery reporter popped up at a press conference and said “So by the way Governor, what do you think [...]

The moosecapades continue.  One of the nice things about summer is the cool backyard barbeques that seem to lure us outside to our friends’ houses until all hours of the night.  At this particular soiree, everyone seemed to want to share their libations with Brian.  He has obviously not learned that all-important “never mix wine and [...]

By Myron Naneng, President of the Association of Village Council Presidents I traveled to Mt. Village and Emmonak on Saturday, May 30 to listen to concerns raised by the village community members regarding the upcoming summer fishing season and how restrictions are going to be implemented on the chinook salmon, the stable and food for [...]

Kohring and Kott: When Prosecutors Cheat On Politicians Who Cheat, Who Can We Trust? By Rep. Les Gara Yesterday’s news that the Department of Justice is seeking the release of former GOP legislators Vic Kohring and Pete Kott from jail sent shock waves across the community.  Alaskans are left shaking their heads because, well, we’re [...]

Governor Palin got a letter yesterday from House Democrats.  Seems they intend to vote to override her veto of $28.6 million in federal funds offered to the state of Alaska for energy relief. “I want to work with the governor as much as possible,” said Rep. Harry Crawford (D-Anchorage). “But my responsibility is to Alaskans [...]

Thanks to Melissa Green for being a guest blogger today. Below is Melissa’s letter to the Anchorage Assembly regarding the Anchorage Equal Rights Ordinance. Public testimony will be taken this coming Tuesday at a meeting in the Assembly Chambers in the Loussac Library that begins at 5:00pm. Letter in support of Anchorage equal rights ordinance, [...]

Aren’t those guys just the right height to be…..ankle biters?  Hat tip to Dr. Chill for the graphic. Enjoy the shiny new open thread. [Reminder that the open thread remains active all day.  A new open thread goes up daily at 3am Alaska time, 7am Eastern time.  Nothing can be off-topic in an open thread.  [...]

If you live in Alaska, sit down. The U.S.Justice Department this afternoon asked that two former Alaska state legislators imprisoned after convictions in public corruption cases be released, saying their trials were tainted by the failure of prosecutors to disclose favorable information. The rest of you may not know the characters involved in this little [...]

(**Warning**  Massively long post ahead, in which you accompany me into the belly of the beast.  Adult beverage or soothing music is recommended.) When the call came a couple days ago, and my friend asked me the question, I immediately imagined myself in one of those ads that try to get you to join the [...]

It’s been a long night.  Still awake as I type this at 3:15am Alaska time.  I’ll post on my evening’s activities tomorrow, but for now I thought I’d share this little bit of oddity in art. I remember a few years ago when these (there are more of different species) popped up downtown in a [...]

You want to know the latest news about the governor, and the status of ethics complaints filed against her?  Are you checking out the State of Alaska website?  Silly you.  For the hot cutting-edge news, you’ve got to be hooked up to the Twitter. She even beat the Anchorage Daily News with this one. AKGovSarahPalinWe [...]