Debate Night!
I’m sitting at the KTUU Gubernatorial (and soon Senatorial) debate at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. You can view it live on KTUU Channel 2, or live streaming at KTUU.com I’ll be watching live, but feel free to blog it in the comments. I’ve forgotten my laptop, but Mudflatter Writing from Alaska has loaned me [...]
Lisa, Liar, Pants on Fire! Murkowski Makes False Claims About Endorsements.
Lisa Murkowski has been the first to complain about the other candidates lying. She says Joe Miller distorted her voting record (which he did), and she says that Scott McAdams lied about her voting record (which he didn’t). But Lisa Murkowski sent out a nice glossy colored mailer that went out to Alaska households and [...]
Election 2010: There’s Only One Road to Transparency in Alaska…
In June of 2009 I embarked on an idealistic journey. Thanks to many Alaskans and folks across the country, I was able to raise enough money so that the State of Alaska would release the Records Request they had been sitting on for months. When the emails arrived and the only “good stuff” was [...]
The Myth of Alaska Hire – (UPDATED)
Here at The Mudflats, we take pride in not being party hacks. While the writers on this site clearly have certain political leanings, I don’t think that there is any question that when a politician of any party acts badly, we’ll call them out. Case in point: Ethan Berkowitz and Alaska Hire. Now, I know [...]
Politics v. Policy – The Wrong Side Wins With Berkowitz’s “Visionary Plan”
Until last week, we believed that both Democratic candidates for governor were good choices. We believed that both put the interests of Alaskans first, supported Democratic achievements, and could be effective leaders working across the aisle to pass legislation and to support policy and existing legislation that benefited the people of Alaska. Many of our [...]
Anchorage LGBT Community ‘Floats’ from the Ashes
Early Friday morning, the Butner family awoke to discover their detached garage in flames…and the fire was spreading to their home. The family got out safely and thanks to the Anchorage Fire Department, most of the home was saved…though damaged. However, the Pride Float for The Imperial Court of All Alaska (ICOAA) that the Butners had housed and helped create for many years was completely [...]
Democrats Brave the Anchorage Rain (lots of photos)
(UPDATE: Another opportunity to “brave the rain” today is by attending the “Town Hall Meeting on Crime.” Put on by the East Anchorage Legislators and Assemblymembers, I’ll be attending to here answers directly from Anchorage Police Chief Mew. Please be at East High Commons by 7:00 pm!) Those Alaskans prone to a more cynical outlook might say that [...]
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 [...]
Election Eve and Info You Need to Know!
OK, Anchorage Mudflatters. You know what they say – all politics is local! Tomorrow we’ll be voting for new Anchorage Assembly members and new Anchorage School Board members. Tune in today to The Shannyn Moore Show on KUDO 1080AM, or live stream it HERE. Shannyn will be talking to Dick Traini, veteran Assembly member and [...]
Voices from the Flats – Ethan Berkowitz
Ethan Berkowitz served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1996 to 2006 as a Democrat. Eight of those years he served as the House Minority Leader. He ran for Lt. Governor with Tony Knowles in 2006, and for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. As a state legislator he won national recognition for [...]
Diane Benson to Run for Lieutenant Governor!
No, not even a blizzard could keep me away from the Bartlett Democratic Club luncheon today. Diane Benson was going to be “announcing her intentions,” which means she decided to run for something, or not run for something, and I wanted to be there to see which it was. She ran against Don Young 2 [...]
What Would YOU Ask the Candidates?
~(L-R) EthaBerkowitz, Hollis French, Bob Poe I listened yesterday to Bob Poe on “Studio 1080″ on KUDO 1080am, and then I listened to Ethan Berkowitz on Dan Fagan’s show on KFQD 750am. Then Sean Parnell announced his plan for a huge scholarship program. Then Rob Rosenfeld stepped out of the race. I’m getting all kinds [...]
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 [...]
Another Hat in the Ring for Alaska Governor
It’s finally official. Today, Democrat Ethan Berkowitz has tossed his hat in the ring to run for Governor of Alaska in 2010 by submitting his letter of intent with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. Berkowitz was unsuccessful in his attempt to knock Alaska’s lone congressman Don Young off his perch in 2008, although polls showed [...]
Pick Your House Candidate for 2010!
Even though the election has only just finished, and we haven’t even started the new administration yet, some Alaskans (including myself) are already champing at the bit for 2010. Think of the possibilities! Don Young will be up at bat again for his TWENTIETH term. Each successive election has whittled away at Young’s inevitability, and [...]
