~Beluga Point, Cook Inlet, Alaska It’s an interesting day in Alaska history for one of our favorite bodies of water here in the 49th State. On April 12, 1794 Captain George Vancouver and his ships entered Cook Inlet and discovered it was not a river. I know. You are thinking to yourself, “But April 12th [...]

There was a lovely little piece of deliciousness in the Alaska state senate yesterday. It’s the kind that doesn’t come around very often, but will be talked about for a long time. And it’s the best kind because it has added another nickname to the one man moniker lexicon that is Governor Sean Parnell (aka [...]

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By Rep. Les Gara The debate on the Governor’s proposal to roll back the state’s share of oil revenue by nearly $8 billion over the next five years has been political, not factual. It’s time we shared what we’ve learned in committee testimony so people can hear the facts. There are smart ways to require [...]

  By Patrick DePula A press conference will be held today at 2pm CDT by the Government Accountability Board and the Milwaukee District Attorney’s office, to provide more information about the felony charges that were filed today against William Gardner, the president and CEO of Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co, who illegally contributed thousands of [...]

I’ve accepted the fact that I have an odd sense of humor. But I’m fortunate to have a platform and a bunch of amazing readers who indulge me… so here goes. This is the best graffiti I’ve ever seen. I had residual fits of the giggles for the rest of the day after I snapped [...]

Here is my first article printed in the Anchorage Daily News.  Thanks for reading and passing it along! Alaskans Come First I miss Sarah Palin. Not the post-nomination, self-serving, political opportunist who has become an embarrassment to many Alaskans. Rather, I miss the governor who had 85 percent approval ratings. I miss the “Wally Hickel” [...]

Here is the last of three from the series A Sense of Place from our very own Mudflatter Irishgirl. I hope you’ve enjoyed our little romp through the sylvan glen with her and the spritely subject of her photographs.

By Patrick DePula Kathy Nickolaus is the Waukesha County Clerk. She’s also either completely incompetent, or a criminal. Either way, she should seriously consider resigning in light of her recent stellar performance as the county elected official directly responsible for elections. On April 5th, Clerk Kathy “lost” the Supreme Court election returns for the entire [...]

Here’s the second in our beautiful black & white triptych from Mudflatter Irishgirl. The three photos are a series called “A Sense of Place.” Looks like our little tree spirit is now on the run. I love how the tree to her left looks like an interested bystander watching a race of one.

Today is April 8, 2011. In our household, like the rest of the country, we’re holding our breaths to see what will transpire…whether or not we’ll have a federal government shutdown. However, our household is one of those that is directly affected since my husband works for the government as a contractor. He used to [...]

We’re taking a little hop across the pond with today’s open thread, thanks to Mudflatter IrishGirl! Her screen name sort of gives it away, but our open threads for the next three nights will come from the Emerald Isle… (and I don’t mean Kodiak). Enjoy!

Mel Green on her blog Henkimaa did an excellent piece on Governor Parnell’s most recent appointees, with the no-holds-barred title: Is Alaska Governor Sean Parnell a Christian dominionist? And just what is a “Christian dominionist”? Well, it’s a lot like a Christianist. Here’s Wikipedia: In a politico-religious context, dominionism (also called subjectionism) is the tendency [...]

Tuesday night yielded mixed results for both the Anchorage Assembly and School District. Assembly: It Could Have Been Worse Although the final verdict isn’t yet in on one progressive incumbent, and a pile of absentees are still outstanding, things aren’t looking great for Mike Gutierrez. With a 252 vote deficit to overcome, Gutierrez can in [...]

  The word on the street in Wisconsin.