by Linda Kellen Biegel I’ve been waiting to see what crappy legislation (considered to be “a lesser of evils” by legislators who desperately want to trade for votes on their own bills, or shore up their second amendment credentials) would show up this session. Ding, ding, ding, ding…we have our winner! House Bill 80 has [...]

When I saw Verna Pratt at the front of the room, I had no idea she was the author of several of the Alaska wildflower books I have on my shelf as well as wonderful pressed-wildflower pictures I’ve always wanted to hang on the walls of the little English Cottage I’m going to have some [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel Tim Meyers stands at the front of room 306 at the UAA/APU Consortium Library. He’s the next guest presenter for the session: Sustainable Agriculture in Rural Alaska at the Alaska Botanical Garden’s Spring Conference. The title of the Conference is “Extend the Season, Expand Your Mind” in honor of guest gpeaker, [...]

Tonight Jeanne appeared on Reverend Al Sharpton’s Show “Politics Nation” to talk “Game Change” with Sharpton, and Dana Milbank from The Washington Post. Here’s the clip. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

by Linda Kellen Biegel Thanks to the help of friends here on Mudflats, I was able to attend yesterday’s Alaska Botanical Garden 6th Annual Spring Garden Conference with the theme “Extend the Season, Expand Your Mind.”. It was an absolutely wonderful experience; my brain is overflowing with what I’ve learned and I only wish I [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel On Thursday, I attended what is arguably the best forum for Municipal candidates in Anchorage — the Home And Land Owners (HALO) Candidate Forum at O’Malley’s on the Green, a restaurant on the Anchorage Golf Course. (Assemblywoman Jennifer Johnston) HALO usually manages to draw every candidate from the Anchorage School District [...]

(Note from Linda: On February 21st, I wrote a post asking if the Education Summit Community Dialogues seemed to reflect an agenda by the Mayor. I also promised to write a follow-up post giving my opinion. I changed my mind when we received the attached article, printed in its entirety below. Roger Elconin’s piece is [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel It’s March…there are hundreds of inches of snow outside and it continues to pile up. Those of us who are in a gardening frame of mind are devouring seed catalogues and ordering the plants we want to grow this year. Traditionally, garden planning is done with a pencil and a piece [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel Friday, I made a trip that I make several times a month: I stopped at the pharmacy in my neighborhood Carrs-Safeway store to pick up one of my medications. I’ve been getting my medicine at Carrs for over 25 years. I prefer to do business with folks whom I know and [...]

**Sad update** Punkin passed away earlier today from internal injuries sustained during the attack. Lots of tears from Morrigan and I, and comforting licks from Derek at our house. Paula is taking more time off.** by Linda Kellen Biegel I posted this Sunday evening on my Facebook after getting off the phone with my still-shaky [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel (As spring and summer draw closer, it looks like a gardening post may develop into a regular Sunday installment on The Mudflats. I hope all the gardeners and garden admirers out there will enthusiastically participate! The comments are for all-things-garden-related.) It’s getting much lighter up here now, yet still the snow [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel They’re heeeeeeeerrrrrrreeeee…!!!! Girl Scouts are now selling the mouthfuls-of-joy that are their cookies from folding tables in grocery stores and shopping malls across the country. Today, we were serenaded at Safeway by a group of them singing and dancing… “It’s Girl Scout Cookie time! It’s Girl Scout Cookie time!” The tiniest [...]

By Linda Kellen Biegel I received my first seed catalog today from Bluestone Perennials! While they have a great website, there is just nothing like turning the slick, shiny pages of beautiful flowers while I plan the garden layout in my head. I guess it’s like porno magazines for gardeners! Feel free to discuss the [...]

PLEASE SIGN UP HERE for the final Education Summit Community Dialogue, to be held Wednesday, February 22nd at the Anchorage Senior and Activity Center, 1300 E. 19th Ave. Check in is at 5:15 p.m., the start is at 5:45 p.m. and it will run for about three hours. When I started out in college, I [...]

This Tuesday will be the day New Orleans lives for every year — Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras Tuesday. As you may have noticed, I’ve been co-hosting Mardi Gras fundraisers this year. It caused me to look into some of the history and mythology of Mardi Gras. I found some very interesting facts. –Mardi Gras [...]