Friday, there was a press conference at which five former mayors of Anchorage pledged their support to the One Anchorage Voter Initiative–one that will provide the same legal protections to gay and transgender folks in employment, housing, finances and business that other folks already receive. Per the press release: The bipartisan group consists of: US [...]

The fine folks over at The Mudflats Forum have now created a special place  to gather and post about your Occupy events and comment on others around the world.  You can join in and participate HERE. The Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining steam, and the unique sense of connection and solidarity between cities is [...]

That’s right!  Tonight the Shannyn Moore Show is taping and it’s going to feature a citizen panel!  That means you could be one of Shannyn’s guests on the show that airs on KYES on Saturdays at 4pm. All you have to do is send an email to mooreupnorth(at)gmail(dot)com and tell Shannyn and her producers why [...]

You Can’t Make This Sheep Up As I’ve learned over the past couple of years, the most exciting mudflats are definitely in the U.K.  There never seems to be a dull moment, but this one took the cake. A sheep that was dumped in mudflats near Llanreath was rescued in a multi-agency mission [Thursday] afternoon. [...]

Well, imagine my surprise.  It’s true that many Mudflats readers have become a bit enamored with “Brian the Moose,” a nice bull moose who hangs out in my yard and has become the de facto Mudflats mascot.  And it’s also true that many Mudflatters have obtained their very own portable plastic version of the real thing [...]

Here is our first “Boots on the Ground” report from the Going Rogue book tour!  Thanks so much to Mudflatter 10cats4me who took one for the team and got up before dawn to be there and share the experience with the Mudflats community!  There will be more Boots on the Ground reports coming so stay [...]

[cross-posted at The Huffington Post] Once again, you may have thought the charity ”Dinner with Sarah Palin” eBay auction had passed into the mist of time. The winner, Republican woman, defense contractor from Alabama and huge Palin fan Ms. Cathy Maples won the bid at $63,500. (low whistle) But then, one of the non-winning bidders upped the [...]

[cross-posted at The Huffington Post] Think of it as a second chance. Or a second course in the “Dinner with Sarah Palin” eBay auction that you thought was already history. Here’s a quick recap for those of you who haven’t been playing along at home. Sarah Palin decides to auction off dinner with herself with proceeds [...]

~~Shannyn and Brian the Mudflats Moose on the air with Ron Reagan~~ Yup, the week went by that fast!  It’s “Smarter Saturday” on KBYR 700am in Anchorage. The station as a whole still isn’t quite smart enough to offer our doyenne of Democracy a five day a week show, but we’re hoping that they’ll eventually [...]

Pass the Slaw! Those long summer days always make the giant vegetable exhibit at the Alaska State Fair interesting.  This year was even more exciting than usual…if you consider staring at giant vegetables exciting. A world record green cabbage tipped the scales at 125.9 pounds, with a 21-inch diameter head, and a leaf span of [...]

What happens when you cross Just a Girl from Homer, Mudflats, and a trip to Netroots Nation? A “Just-A-Mud PAC” pledge drive! Well, it’s not exactly public radio, but we do have very public blogs, and they’re commercial free! No pop-up ads! Today, Mudflats and Just a Girl From Homer, are announcing the beginning of [...]

OK, everyone.  Buckle your seat belts.  It’s time for a parable. This one has to do with those (looks around to see who’s listening) crazy people that live up there in the hills next to our little virtual blog village.  You know the ones.  Every once in a while, one of them wanders through town, all disheveled and [...]

Things are buzzing here at Mudflats Central this morning.  Something’s come out of the Number Crunchery Department!  They’re usually pretty quiet over there. We see a light on late at night down the hall, and we hear all kinds of paper shuffling and clacking keyboards and adding machine tape, but we’re never quite sure what’s [...]

It’s Blogger-Palooza on KBYR!  Gryphen of Immoral Minority, Me, Linda from Celtic Diva’s Blue Oasis, Shannyn Moore and an added bonus, CC will be cohosting the Madness of Method!  I’ll be blogging during the show! Ready to celebrate Alaska’s real Independence Day? This may be you only opportunity to hear a progressive take from Alaska [...]

Here’s an update from Yukonbushgrndma, the Mudflatter who lives in Eagle, Alaska, right on the Yukon River.  Her home was badly damaged in the flood, and she has been working hard to rebuild, as are so many others who have suffered devastating losses. The Mudflats community has been making donations via paypal to the “Rebuild [...]