By Linda Kellen Biegel Jon Voight, the actor who made the movie“Runaway Train” in the Great Land a quarter of a century ago, came back to make another one. It’s called “Ghost Vision” and it’s filming in Alaska now. Don’t get me wrong…I am ecstatic about Alaska’s new place in the movie-making business! I have [...]

A frosty twig. Nuff said.

Sounds like an awesome new Hardy Boys book, but alas… it’s just the latest chapter in the fiasco of Alaska politics. The nation is still keenly aware that Joe Miller has not conceded the senate race to Lisa Murkowski. It’s like Coleman vs. Franken in the 2008 Minnesota senate race – only it’s more like [...]

Well, we had a 24-hour breather. A little intermission. A mental sorbet between courses of inedible nonsense, and sheets of trees that died in vain.  And now (rolling up sleeves) we’re ready to begin again. And lucky for us, we can ease back into the whole steaming pile of pulp with… PICTURES! I cannot reproduce [...]

I know there are some of you out there for whom this will not cause the reaction I intend. But for those of you on the northern tier, or in Alaska itself… this one’s for you. We still have a couple weeks left where we’re losing light, and there’s just no way to put the [...]

Long time Mudflatters will remember the humble beginning of the celestial blogging career of Lynnrockets whose incredible gift for “re-lyricing” songs earned him a special place in the blogosphere. His amazing talents were too big to be confined to the Mudflats comment section, so he “blasted off” with the love and support of many of [...]

(Oops! Double posted this thread…  I’ve turned off comments here, but please read and leave comments on the other one.) Long time Mudflatters will remember the humble beginning of the celestial blogging career of Lynnrockets whose incredible gift for “re-lyricing” songs earned him a special place in the blogosphere. His amazing talents were too big [...]

Well, my little valley has survived bitter cold, freezing rain, gale force winds, an ice storm, a blizzard… and finally SUN!  Today was just beautiful – crisp and cold with blue sky and those precious few hours of daylight was filled with actual DAYLIGHT! Just got back from the Muckrakers Ball which was great fun! [...]

A Commentary By Susan B. Andrews and John Creed KOTZEBUE—Finally, he’s getting a dinner. For almost 30 years, Rick Steiner toiled away at the University of Alaska, rising through the ranks to become one of the most accomplished, high-profile professors in the history of UA’s Marine Advisory Program. But when Professor Steiner left our state’s [...]

When we last left our “author” she was knee deep, wading through the feminist swamp, trying to slog through while simultaneously engaging in painful contortions of ideology, history, and gender. This half of the chapter is no different. We’ve moved from Hillary Clinton and her bra-burnin’ ways to the earliest suffragettes, and the hard-ass workin’ [...]

Don’t forget to come join Cook Inletkeeper for the annual Muckrakers Ball tonight! Hope to see you there!

Even though I reside in the “opposite corner” of the U.S., the gentleman from Florida speaks for me and so many others. This clip shows why he was high on the list of those targeted by the right. I’m so glad he’s going out swinging.

To be honest, I’ve been dreading this chapter.  I keep hearing little rumblings about it, and I knew it was going to make my blood pressure rise. Part 2 is the real meat of the thing, so you should be alright this time without any protective head gear. Are you ready to hear all about [...]

Join in the Fish First, Save Bristol Bay Rally! Time Friday, December 3 · 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location UAA Consortium Library Lawn (Facebook Page HERE) Pebble’s trying to legitimize their controversial risky project during a stakeholder meeting on December 3rd through a group called the Keystone Center. But Keystone’s process is flawed: Pebble is paying [...]

Some of you have been following the saga here on Mudflats about my APOC complaint against Alaska House District 5 Representative William Thomas, Jr. (R-Haines) and his re-election campaign. The complaint (plus amendment) deals with 17 ads placed and designed by campaign Deputy Treasurer James Studley and charged to various Haines businesses. My complaint asserts [...]