Hungry Kids are the Latest GOP Political Pawns
By Elstun Lauesen “Christ of the Breadline” by Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) is a beautiful woodcut that instructs us to remember that Christ may appear in any form, calling upon our capacity for grace. Mr. Stoltze and his fellow Republicans would be wise to remember the parable of Lazarus and the rich man. Lazarus, covered with [...]
Making History: Murkowski Candidacy Unites the AK Democratic Party & the GOP
Monday morning, I received an email press release that the Alaska Democratic Party was announcing that they would be joining the AK GOP in a lawsuit against the State of Alaska Division of Elections. The suit alleges that the Division of Elections is violating its own regulations (specifically 6 AAC 25.070(b)) by allowing voters to look [...]
Voices from the Flats – Candidates Talk Fish, and Mostly Flounder
By John Aronno Alaska Commons Friday night, in Kodiak, hosted a Chamber of Commerce sponsored gubernatorial debate centered around fishing and the Sea Food industry in Alaska; an industry that is second only to oil, in terms of revenues, and is the largest private sector employee in the state. Alaska is quickly separating herself, as [...]
The Minions are Restless… And They Keep “Protesting Too Much” About Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan.
As I sit drinking coffee this morning… I found this editorial in the Anchorage Daily News. >CLICK HERE< to see what a Dan Sullivan apologist looks like. Not many comments so far. For those fresh visitors who have found your way to The Mudflats, welcome! Wondering what Paul Jenkins has lodged in his craw this [...]
Voices from the Flats – Donald Craig Mitchell
The following is an op-ed by Donald Craig Mitchell, an attorney and historian who lives in Anchorage. He is the author of Sold American: The Story of Alaska Natives and Their Land and Take My Land Take My Life: The Story of Congress’s Historic Settlement of Alaska Native Land Claims, which in 2006 the Alaska [...]
Naughty Governor.
I don’t know when it was that I promised to no longer say “you can’t make this stuff up,” but I want to say right up front that I’m going back on my word. I don’t often do that, but when I tell you this little story, you’ll forgive me, I know. ”Toddler-think” has once again [...]
Palin Doesn’t Get Way. Changes Rules.
OK, last night I tried to get out of Looking Glass World. The rules are, you’re supposed to be able to go back through the mirror when you’re done. (Here’s where you can picture me looking slightly panicked, and banging on the backside of that mirror….trying to get back to the rest of you. You [...]
Rep. Les Gara Says It’s State Sovereignty vs. Exxon in Alaska’s Pipeline Politics.
By Rep. Les Gara (D) I might lose my honorary Mudflats Fan club membership over this one. But I really need to say this. The future of an Alaska gas pipeline, and whether this state cedes its sovereignty over our natural resources to the Exxon’s of the world, depend on it. How do I say [...]
Don Young Was For the Stimulus Bill After He Was Against it, Sort Of.
Last week Senator Arlen Specter confirmed what many had suspected about Republican support of President Obama’s stimulus bill. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), who broke with his party to support President Obama’s stimulus package last week, said before the final vote Friday that more of his colleagues would have joined were they not afraid of the [...]
Awww. Nobody Wants to Play With the Bullies. *Sniff*
Poor babies. Where’s my Kleenex? (dabs eyes) Nobody wants to play with Fred Dyson, Con Bunde, Tom Waggoner or Gene Therriault. There they are, sitting on the bench at the side of the playground, kicking the dirt with the toes of their little shoes, and sitting next to their unused balls and bats. Caps on [...]
