What a night.  I’m headed for bed after an amazing evening celebrating with Mudflatters near and far. Enjoy the open thread!

Here we are at the Just-A-MudPAC party!  We’re finishing up getting the food prepared and Spouse is doing a last-minut run for ice.  This is our virtual fundraiser to send me and Shannyn Moore to Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh!  We’ve each won scholarships that cover our registration and hotel, but not plane fare or the [...]

Yes, it’s Saturday… Time to burn a bundle of sage, Lysol the studio bathroom and take that scary conservative soaked foamy thing off the microphone. KBYR turns progressive for one day a week. I like to think the studio itself has a whole lot more fun on that day when it is filled with ideas, [...]

A couple weeks ago I Tweeted, “Only for Rep. Les Gara would I eat at Denny’s.” That prompted several people to ask my how my lunch with Les went, and why, given all the great choices of places to catch lunch, Rep. Gara had chosen Denny’s. My meeting with Les Gara was actually at the [...]

Four cabinet secretaries from the Obama administration will be coming to visit rural Alaska this week. They’ll be stopping off in Bethel and in Hooper Bay. One of the events in Bethel is free and open to the public. If you are in Bethel, or know anyone in that area, please tell them to attend. This [...]

This is a beautiful waterlily taken at Horseshoe Lake a couple weeks ago. I’m in “travel prep” mode, so posting may be brief &/or sporadic for the next few days.  Too much to do before I leave for Netroots Nation! Enjoy the open thread.

This is not a joke.  I repeat, this is not a joke. I had to click around quite a bit to make sure this was the real Sarah Palin on Facebook.  It is.  It’s the one with over 600,000 followers. I am speechless. As more Americans delve into the disturbing details of the nationalized health [...]

Open Letter to Alaska Rural Advisor John Moller By anonymousbloggers To: john.moller@alaska.gov; CC: Sean Parnell: governor@alaska.gov; Daniel S. Sullivan: attorney.general@alaska.gov; Linda Lord-Jenkins: ombudsman@legis.state.ak.us; Rachel Maddow: rachel@msnbc.com From: Anonymous Bloggers Mr. Moller, On August 3, Alaska Natives Ann Strongheart of Nunam Iqua and Nicholas Tucker of Emmonak were guests on “Native America Calling” on nationally-aired Native [...]

I have some revelatory news.  It concerns our beloved blog mascot, Brian the Moose.  You’ve heard many tales of Brian over the months, but this my friends, may shock you.  You’ve been led to believe for all this time that Brian was born in my yard, like so many of his kind – his calves, [...]

Imagine for a second you have a friend; a friend who you’ve helped a lot in his life.  And he says to you one day…  “You know, I’ve been thinking.  I’ve been thinking about energy efficiency, and how much money you waste every year in this leaky house.  You live in Alaska.  You’ve done a [...]

A gold star for Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) who voted today to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor to her Supreme Court appointment.  He kept everyone guessing until an hour before the vote, remaining officially “uncommitted.” “Today, following one of the most thorough confirmation processes in Senate history, I am honored to vote to confirm Judge Sonia [...]

It’s been a busy week behind the scenes here at Mudflats Central.  Summer’s end is in sight.  Rainy season is here.  And it’s only one week until I head off to Netroots Nation, thanks to all of you who so kindly voted for my scholarship.  And thanks to those of you who have hit the [...]

  This has been my wallpaper for the past few weeks.  I love barnacles.  That may seem like an odd thing to love, and granted, my first introduction to them was a bit intimidating.  I remember being a very young child, walking along the beach with my mother.  I was in bare feet and we reached [...]

What happens when you cross Just a Girl from Homer, Mudflats, and a trip to Netroots Nation? A “Just-A-Mud PAC” pledge drive! Well, it’s not exactly public radio, but we do have very public blogs, and they’re commercial free! No pop-up ads! Today, Mudflats and Just a Girl From Homer, are announcing the beginning of [...]

It looks like the Arctic Cat is out of the bag.  APOC speaks, and secrets will be revealed. In one lingering issue, the Alaska Public Offices Commission has refused Palin’s request to keep secret the discounts that come from her husband’s Arctic Cat sponsorship. APOC also said Palin needs to disclose all the gifts she [...]