~Senator Lisa Murkowski Campaigning for Senator Ted Stevens in 2008 In 2006, a relatively unknown small town mayor in Alaska toppled the incumbent Republican governor in the primary. Garnering more than 50% of the vote in a three-way race, and leaving the incumbent in the dust with 19%, the political career of Sarah Palin was [...]

~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! The old adage is true – you play, you pay.  I have almost completed shoveling a path to my desk, after returning from vacation, and the only thing that’s going to help today is an Oyster Roundup where I tell you all [...]

@AKBirder caught a plane with Republican Representative and Lieutenant Governor candidate Jay Ramras Saturday night. Lucky Girl! Earlier tonight on the Twitter, she posted her account. Tweet 1: Had an interesting flight home last night. AK Rep Jay Ramras tried his best to be removed from the flight before pushback…cont Oh, really?! Wait! Popcorn please! [...]

Midnight on July 26th was the cutoff for the first 30-day reporting period for the 2010 Campaigns. The Anchorage Daily News highlighted mostly the candidates for Governor.  However, when I started perusing the candidate’s reports, I was looking for items of “special interest” and the Lt. Governor’s race caught my eye. On the Republican side, I [...]