Archive for March, 2011
Open Thread – Nice Ash!
Nothing draws my attention in a museum than a nice display of rocks and minerals – the raw materials of the planet that are sometimes naturally more spectacular and beautiful than anything humans can do with tools. So, while traipsing through the Juneau State Museum last week, I came upon a beautiful display of all [...]
Exxon Denies Long Term Environmental Damage to Prince William Sound – A Day in Court
~Oil sheen from the Exxon Valdez spill fills a footprint on the beach 21 years later in July of 2010 Tomorrow will be a historic day. After 22 years, the final word will be had on the long-term environmental damage from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Last summer, I traveled to Knight Island in Prince [...]
The Best Bill in Juneau on Moore Up North TONIGHT!
Join us TONIGHT, Thursday, March 3, 2011 for the 52nd taping of Moore Up North with Shannyn Moore, at the world-famous TAPROOT! Taproot is located in the Republic of Spenard at 3300 Spenard Road. It’s Mr. Whitekeys’ old Fly By Night Club! The taping starts promptly 5:30pm. Senator Bill Wielechowski, the best Bill in Juneau, [...]
Rotundaville and Other Updates from the Cheddar Revolution
Madison, Winsonsin - It’s a community called Rotundaville. It boasts a medical clinic/dispensary manned by capable folks who know first aid, a food preparation/pantry area, a communal charging station for electronics, its own Facebook page, and even a family respite center. It’s a village unto its own that functions 24 hours per day, under the [...]
Open Thread – Labor Medley
Cody Beltrami, daughter of Alaska AFL-CIO President Vince Beltrami belts out an awesome medley of “16 Tons” and “Which Side are You On?” Alaska’s Got Talent!
Voices from the Flats – Orwellian Juneau and Sean Parnell’s $2B Oil Tax Rollback
By Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) The slick oil tax ads are starting. And when political ads begin, you start to wonder whether telling a fib is cheaper than telling the truth. Well, because political ads cost lots of money, and they tend to be more fib than truth. So, fibbing must be cheaper than telling [...]
Boots on the Ground – Scott Walker Cuts the Cheese
Wisconsin’s Walker Cuts the Cheese A most powerful stench sponsored by Koch Industries, et al. By ‘Anonymous Cheesehead’ On Friday, February 11 an e-mail from Governor Scott was sent to me and 382,780* State of Wisconsin employees outlining Walker’s plan to address the state’s “very serious and undeniable financial challenges” including how Wisconsin “face[s] of [...]
Open Thread – Juneau State Museum
Any Mudflatter who’s been around awhile knows that if there’s one thing I can’t resist it’s a museum. I have a great time inside museums when I can find someone who will indulge me, and even if I have to go it alone. I stopped in at the State Museum in Juneau a few days [...]
