Those of you trying to sort out the current kerfuffle over union contracts and city finances will enjoy the following article by one of Anchorage’s most tenacious citizen watchdogs. This piece also appeared in the Anchorage Daily News and is reprinted with permission of the author. *************************** By Dianne Holmes The recent finger-pointing of who [...]

Oops. Don’t you hate it when things are “inadvertently distributed” at work? Or when you’ve got to explain a … errr….”miscommunication?” Such is the plight of our friends at the largest shopping mall in the history of ever – Mall of America in Minnesota. So, what leaked was inadvertently distributed? And what did they let [...]

There are all sorts of fun places to poke around backstage on the blog. I usually forget they’re all there, and then when I remember I have fun catching up on the statistics. So, I thought I’d share some fun Mudflats trivia with you that you never get to see. One thing that WordPress (my [...]

This One’s for You, Gordon Haber – Denali Wolves Proposed for More Protection Dr. Rick Steiner, Professor, University of Alaska Dec. 2, 2009 In a state like Alaska, consumptive use of wildlife (hunting, trapping, commercial guiding) is the rule, not the exception. Efforts of those trying to protect Alaska’s wildlife for aesthetic, ecological, economic, and [...]

I want to make all kinds of jokes about Sarah Palin’s “other” turkey-gate, or quitting after the sixth frame, or being the “7/10 split” of politicians…. but to be honest, I’m just sitting here a bit speechless. Sarah Palin has “confirmed” (and we know how that goes) that she will be the keynote speaker at [...]

I’ve had lots of people asking me about the Muckraker of the Year award, and its origins. So here’s a guest post from one of the great Alaskan Muckrakers, Bob Shavelson, the Executive Director of Cook Inletkeeper. I want to thank Bob for his kind words, and extend to all readers an invitation to the [...]

For all of you who, like me, have been waiting for some sort of “Hold Dan Sullivan Accountable” place where people united in their disdain for Dan Sullivan can go and pull up a virtual chair, and break some virtual bread, have I got the place for you. Taa-daa! Behold the “Hold Dan Sullivan Accountable” [...]

I’m multitasking this afternoon, but I’ll be listening to the speech.  Thought everyone might like a spot to discuss and blog it as it happens and afterward. UPDATE: Here is Senator Mark Begich’s Statement U.S. Sen. Mark Begich issued the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s address to the nation this evening on his [...]

Show Up for Wildlife TONIGHT! You’ve got just enough time to grab dinner and head out for the Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory meeting tonight at 6:30.  It will be at the Rabbit Creek Rifle Range in the building on the north side of the lot.  There will be many issues discussed involving the wolves [...]

Thanks to FutureExPat? and Prisoner #6, who are not only veteran Mudstockers (starting with the very first one), who not only picked up two weary bloggers at the airport in Pittsburgh on the way to Netroots, but are now “Boots on the Ground” reporters also, too!  They caught the Washington, Pennsylvania stop of the Goin’ [...]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made good on her promise to put congressional spending records online for the first time ever.  Score one for transparency in government! As long as a Representative stays within the guidelines, they have broad latitude about how to spend their alloted money.  At first glance the report is a bit overwhelming, [...]

It is dark. It gets that way pretty early these days. I don’t pay attention to exactly when the sun sets because I figure if I don’t know, I won’t be forced to think about it. It is also windy. Really windy. I can hear the gusts as they come barreling down the valley. It [...]