Alaska, Inc. to Get New Flag!
Isn’t it pretty? Those stupid gold stars were getting to be a drag. We need something that will more accurately represent the spirit of Alaska – its raison d’etre. Nobody comes here to look at the stinkin’ Big Dipper, right? Puh-leez. How many people do you know who have good paying jobs lying [...]
Chapter Three – Drill, Baby, Drill (Part 2 of 2)
Pages 153-164 AGIA and ACES (Alaska Gasline Inducement Act and Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share) I’m going to let this one lie, because you could basically write a book about it all on its own. It’s particular to Alaska, and it’s wonky. Good people fall on both sides of this issue. Some people I know [...]
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 [...]
Jefferson Jackson Democratic Party Dinner
Just got back from a lovely evening in the Dena’ina Convention Center, where Alaska Democrats gathered together for a fundraiser/celebration dinner. During the evening, I thought back many times to my infiltration of the Republican party’s counterpart event, the Lincoln Day Dinner back in March. There were some interesting comparisons, one being that the dinner tonight [...]
Legal Schmegal. Palin’s Attorney General on Senate Appointment.
You’re all familiar with the three name switcheroo. Governor Palin decided that instead of choosing from a list of names provided by Democrats, she’d just come up with her own list and make them choose. See, that way, she gets what she wants. Brilliant. Except if the Senate Democrats aren’t biting. A legal opinion came [...]
Anchorage Speaks Out Against Palin’s Rejection of Stimulus Money.
It’s been a while since a bunch of hopping mad Alaskans gathered with signs to protest the actions of our governor. But today, at 9:30 in the morning in the bitter cold, hundreds showed up to wave signs, mingle with legislators, pack the Assembly chambers, give public testimony and send a message loud and clear [...]
Palin Investigation vs. Palin Investigation. The Basics.
You may be hearing about how Sarah Palin has decided to cooperate with the Troopergate investigation. Most people who haven’t been following the ins and outs of this whole sordid affair, may think that this is a good thing. They may think she’s had a change of heart. They may have heard something about another [...]
