by Linda Kellen Biegel 2010 Hanshew Middle School Band Not many people in political circles know that I credit music with saving my life. I started playing the piano when I was six-years-old. I often kicked and screamed about practicing, but my mother was determined and I continued through my entire school career. In sixth [...]

(Note: We will be collecting for the One Anchorage Campaign through the election on April 3rd, but they could really use your help now! Please donate as much as you can!) by Linda Kellen Biegel I attended a wonderful, Alaska star-studded fundraiser for The One Anchorage Campaign Sunday morning (before the Super Bowl) at former [...]

by Linda Kellen Biegel Last week, I listened-in on an Alaska Public Offices Commission hearing regarding an old friend of ours here at Mudflats, Mr. Bob Griffin. You remember Bob: – In April 2011, he ran on his status as a veteran and a pilot in order to win a seat the Anchorage School Board [...]

A Move to Amend rally on Anchorage’s Federal Court House steps on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling “Citizens United” will be one of many rallies all over the country on (hopefully) all 100 federal court steps in the nation. The ANCHORAGE CHAPTER OF movetoamend.org will host a rally on “Legalizing Democracy and [...]

Some silliness for a Saturday. It reminded me of my dad who would, every time he had a fortune cookie, ceremoniously look through the half-spectacles on the end of his nose, unfurl the fortune, and in a very grave tone say, “Help. Help. I am being held prisoner in a Chinese cookie factory.” It always [...]

I loved this picture of snowy Cordova, Alaska and residents shoveling off the roof. The caption read: “Happy New Year, all!  Don’t plan on parking in the alley next to Laura’s early Monday morning. That spot’s taken!” Cordova sees about 89 inches of rain and 125 inches of snow per year. [Photo by David Little, [...]

Many of you may remember Roger Ranch. Even if you didn’t know him personally, I wrote a piece on his tragic passing which happened last year at this time. Friends of Roger (Heather Aronno of Alaska Commons and Roger’s love Lennie Moren) have decided to carry on his memory in a really beautiful way. I’ve [...]

Anchorage, Alaska. December. Blowing snow. Roadside seafood. This just made me smile.

An actual sign in the window of a Chinese restaurant in New York City.  Gave me a nice chuckle.

This picture was not taken in Alaska. While we do have moose a-plenty, we do not (as a rule) have apple trees enough to cause this yearly Swedish phenomenon. In the fall, it seems, our Swedish ungulate friends develop a taste for the intoxicating fermented snacks. This guy, after imbibing on the low-hanging fruit, reached [...]

Last week, an organization called Equality Works launched the One Anchorage Campaign for a ballot initiative to be voted on by Anchorage residents in the Spring 2012 Municipal Election. The initiative would add sexual orientation and transgender identity to the Municipality’s Equal Rights Code. Per the Press Release from Equality Works: One Anchorage Files Initiative [...]

A beautiful Dall sheep overlooking the traffic on the Seward Highway south of Anchorage.