The sun is shining, the days are longer, the snow is melting.  It’s that time of year.  Step outside and breathe deep. Ahhhhhh…. Nothing like the smell of property tax assessments in the morning.  Nobody really likes it, but we realize that our communities need things like roads, and firefighters, and we at least realize [...]

After the revelation on Mudflats Wednesday that the Palins had not reported the existence of multiple buildings on their land near Safari Lake in Petersville, Alaska to the tax assessor, the story has spread. An excellent article by Rachel D’Oro of the Associated Press soon followed the Huffington Post piece, with reactions from the Palins’ [...]

It was a few weeks ago, and it was  a day like most days.  I was having my first cup of coffee, settling in at my desk, and my eye landed on a stack of mail.  On top of the stack was an envelope, and on the envelope was my name, hand written.  I didn’t see a return [...]