Those of you who have been suffering Moore Up North withdrawal, be sure to tune in Sunday at 3pm on KYUR Channel 13 for the premiere of Season 3!  Shannyn’s panelists this week are Senator Bill Wielechowski, Craig Medred of the Alaska Dispatch, and Tom Brennan of the Anchorage Daily Planet. The interview is with [...]

Happy Move Your Money Day! Today, November 5, is the day when thousands have pledged to move their money out of the “too big to fail” banks that got us in the mess we’re in, and invest instead in local community banks and credit unions. And if you miss today, any day will do. Check [...]

And the results are in! We didn’t have to wait long to see how the latest mix-up in the cast of GOP presidential wannabes played out in the polls. Here was our lineup: Herman Cain – Blinking and stammering his way through allegations that he sexually harassed multiple women over the years, we heard him [...]

It’s been a busy week for Herman “Blinky” Cain. All that dodging and deflecting, all the blinking and stuttering, doing interviews and trying to keep stories straight… grueling work, that. And now he’s added a new activity to his already busy calendar – blaming. No, he’s not blaming the women he sexually harassed (although he [...]

For the first time since 1946, Oakland California is having a general strike. Occupy Oakland has grown since the brutal police crackdown that left many injured, including a U.S. Marine with a serious head injury. A general strike was called for, and this evening occupiers swarmed the Port of Oakland, shutting it down. You can [...]

Many have commented on Herman Cain’s vigorous denial of sexual harassment allegations on Fox News the other day. As I watched the interview, something struck me. As someone who is intrigued by nonverbal communication of all sorts, I found myself mesmerized not by what Cain was saying, but by what he was doing. Blinking. I [...]

Well, this was a pretty nice way to start the month.

Once again, Alaska has topped the charts. Even though we have but one lone congressman, he holds a dubious dishonor. Yes, folks, Don Young is the least present member of the United States Congress. Representative Don Young of Alaska likes to get around his home state, and he does not let his voting schedule get [...]

A nod to Senator Mark Begich who won the newly created Halloween Hat Tip Award for his unorthodox and completely awesome holiday activities. While the little ghouls and goblins rang doorbells for candy, Senator Begich visited his fellow Senators delivering these killer No Frankenfish buttons. Begich proposed legislation earlier this month that would make it [...]