~Frank Luntz, GOP Minister of Propaganda     By Shannyn Moore While most Alaskans were suffering through another cold, dark week, Gov. Sean Parnell was hard at work — on another junket, this time to the Republican Governor’s Association meeting in Florida. Odd — no palm tree beach shots on the state website. In fact, [...]

    Oh that dastardly redistricting board… We knew that there would be several Democrats who had a challenging time of it in 2012 once the new lines were drawn, and legislative districts were reshaped.  Senator Bettye Davis, champion of children’s health care is one of those who will need some extra support this year.  [...]

By Shannyn Moore “Go out and preach the gospel. And if you must, use words.” – St. Francis of Assisi   This week I watched the GOP round-table debate. It still startles me to hear words and moral claims from candidates who must believe we’ve never seen their deeds. I’m a big believer in the [...]

      Several dozen protesters showed up yesterday at noon at the Legislative Offices in downtown Anchorage to show their support for Senate Bill 5 which would restore the level of inclusion in the Denali Kid Care program (SCHIP) to where it was in 2003. Last session, a bill was introduced that would have [...]

Sean Parnell, the man that his former boss Sarah Palin called a “brother in prayer” has made his priorities known.  Remember that favorite Sunday School hymn, “Jesus Loves the Little Children?” Remember how Jesus’ priorities were all about healing the sick, and helping the poor, and doing unto others as you would have them do unto [...]

~Sarah Palin, the future financial prophet, in college. Her economics themed attire reads: “I may be broke, but I’m not flat busted.” Yes, those fancy spectacles that may or may not have prescription lenses certainly gave the former governor 20/20 hindsight. You see, she predicted the United States’ credit downgrade all along. Yes, she did. [...]

by Patrick DePula It’s been a cold spring here in Madison.  Just about every rally I’ve been a part of, it seems to have been freezing, snowing and/or raining.  Surprisingly, the weather looked promising for the May Day, or International Workers Day, rally that would begin with speakers in Brittingham Park, involve a March to the [...]

Where to begin? It’s kind of like a hybrid of Sarah Palin’s “book” America by Heart, and a bad hangover. She was kind enough to dumb it down for the masses, though, to make it sound all “real” and everything. And it’s impressive how much tripe she was able to stuff in this delusion sandwich. [...]

Thomas Dewar has served as press secretary, communications director and campaign consultant for local, state and national campaigns, labor unions, progressive ballot initiatives and non-profits. A graduate of UC-Berkeley, he most recently managed an Alaska legislative campaign, winning a double-digit victory in an otherwise difficult year for Democrats. The bracing efficiency of America’s private sector [...]

Governor Sean Parnell, who has framed himself as an advocate for women and children, last week vetoed a bipartisan bill passed by the Alaska Legislature that would have provided health care for 1300 Alaskan children and prenatal care to more than 200 pregnant Alaskan women. These, most vulnerable Alaskans are those that fall between 175% [...]

Yesterday, Alaska’s governor Sean Parnell vetoed money approved by the Alaska State Legislature that would go to desperately needed health care for Alaska’s children and pregnant women through the Denali KidCare program (SCHIP).  Today Alaska’s faith communities came together in prayer and compassion for those children and families in need. They tried to keep this [...]

  ~Thick and fast they came at last and more, and more, and more!  Nanook Gone Bad?  Interesting choice. The University of Alaksa Fairbanks has decided on a speaker for the 2010 Commencement. If they were looking for controversy, they done good. The man of the hour? UAF alumnusTom Albanese. You probably don’t know who [...]

~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more and more!~ Now that the Legislative Session is over, things slowly return to normal… whatever that is.  So, here’s a quick round up of some of the things blipping on the radar. Easing the Congestion Finally.  Anyone who lives in or drives through midtown [...]

I went to the Anchorage Tea Party last year, back when the Tea Party was new and shiny.  What was this Tea Party thing all about, I wondered?  I was quite surprised at how many people showed up in 2009.  I’d guess around a thousand, which by Alaska standards is huge.  Last year, I had [...]

Saturday morning, I caught part of the Conservative Patriot Group’s hour-long show on KBYR. During one segment, I heard host Glen Biegel and other voices in the studio scolding Alaska’s Attorney General. They accused AG Dan Sullivan of unnecessarily delaying his decision whether or not to join other states’ lawsuits to block the Health Care [...]