The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

~Photo by Florian Schultz

Sean Parnell is Killing Local Business from a Helicopter.

Contrary to the opinion of my ex-governor, all progressive bloggers do not live with their parents, and eat cheetos while wearing pajamas in the basement. This blogger, for fifteen years, owned two businesses in bustling downtown Anchorage.  After a decade and a half in retail, you learn the cycles.  There’s early fall and back-to-school shoppers, [...]

Voices from the Flats – Shannyn Moore on Skinning the Truth

Shannyn Moore has come up with some more information on Al Barette, Alaska’s newest appointee to the Board of Game.  It is not to late to strongly oppose this appointment, as he has not yet been confirmed by the Legislature. You’ll find a call to action at the end of the post.  Tell your legislators [...]
~Al Barette working in his tannery - Backpacker Magazine

Parnell Administration Targets Wolves and Alaska’s Economy – Time to Howl!

Last week, the Alaska Board of Game voted 4-3 to open the Northeast periphery of the Denali National Park and preserve to wolf trapping. What this means is that an area around the National Park, referred to as a “buffer zone” no longer exists. The buffer zone was put into place to help preserve the wolves that [...]