It was a sad day for our contributing editor Linda Kellen Biegel (aka CelticDiva) and her family.  It is always sad to lose a four-legged family member, but the loss is so much worse when they’re so young, and they leave the world in such a tragic way. Adorable little Katy, the family’s Sheltie puppy [...]

I thought about this last night.  And then I thought about it over breakfast. I hadn’t planned on saying anything but it just kept bugging me.  I kept hearing that little voice that said, “Blog me! Blog me!”  Sometimes the muse cannot be denied.  So, here we go. Sarah Palin’s limo driver got lost for [...]

~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! Sarah Palin is Think Tankin’! Oh yes, it’s true.  Herself is now sharing her pearls of wisdom and governance via think tank.  Once you’ve finished dabbing your eyes from the tears of laughter, check out the whole post.  But basically the half-ex-gov [...]

No, Todd Palin did not get trounced by the slightly creepy yet benevolent uncle in The Nutcracker… although I actually would have paid money to see that.  A lot, actually. The title refers to the winner of the Belmont Stakes which was run today on Long Island… or as the native’s say “Long Guylind.” First Dude unfathomably [...]

Here is part 3 of 3 in my interview with Scott McAdams where he talks about ANWR, his opponent Lisa Murkowski, what he’s reading (hint – it’s not “all of it”), the role of the federal government, and why he’s a Democrat.  He also talks about the untapped pool of talent in the form of some [...]

You know him, you love him, you never get tired of his awesomeness – it’s flyinureye! This one is destined to be a classic.

Yesterday, Alaska’s governor Sean Parnell vetoed money approved by the Alaska State Legislature that would go to desperately needed health care for Alaska’s children and pregnant women through the Denali KidCare program (SCHIP).  Today Alaska’s faith communities came together in prayer and compassion for those children and families in need. They tried to keep this [...]

Remember back in the 2008 election, when all those first time ever voters were lined up at the polls? They’d been spurred into action by almost a decade of being Dubya’d by our former president. And they also felt a renewed sense of hope about the future. They decided that maybe their vote did count, [...]

Well, lookie here. It seems like there’s more than one SP who can wield a red pen. Our very own governor Sean Parnell has decided to give the slash and burn strategy of dealing with a capital budget a whirl. Looks like he had a grand old time on THAT ride. $93 million from Anchorage [...]

Well, I had planned on a series of open threads sharing the awesome birds of Homer, Alaska with you.  But then I had another visit from you know who, and well… who could resist that mug? Yes, Brian the moose made another visit today. The strange and unusual expression on his face was due to [...]

~Boat harbor in Sitka, Alaska This is the second of three installments of my interview with Scott McAdams, the mayor of Sitka, Alaska and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. He’ll be running against either Lisa Murkowski, the incumbent Republican, or Joe Miller her much more conservative challenger from Fairbanks. Here, we discuss resource development, fisheries, [...]

Well, one thing you can say is that at least, given the horrendous catastrophe that is still ongoing in the Gulf of Mexico is that there’s a moratorium imposed on drilling in the Arctic.  Makes sense when we’re still in the middle of the biggest environmental disaster the country has ever seen to give it [...]

This one won’t go as viral as their original op-ed, but I was glad to see it. Here is the original sentence to which it refers: Finally, those who are fond of Joe McGinnis might remind him (if he doesn’t already know) that Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in [...]

I love puffins.  Let’s face it, there’s a lot to love.  There sort of like tiny penguins in a clown suit, only not creepy.  They line up scores of little silver fish in their bills in perfect order.  When you look at them from under water they are like little stunt planes zooming around.  They [...]