The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

Palin Responds to Defenders of Wildlife.

I always lull myself into thinking that there’s nothing left that can come from the Governor’s office that will surprise me. And then come those “gotcha” press releases just to prove me wrong.  Here’s the latest one from the Governor’s office talking about the fund set up by Defenders of Wildlife and the accompanying video featuring Ashley [...]
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Bedtime in Alaska – Daily Catch Up

Back in Business – Nothing will eat your time and stomach lining  like computer problems.  Worrying, fixing, stressing, reinstalling, reconfiguring….   But, I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful tech guru who gave up a healthy chunk of his weekend, to get Mudflats central up and running again.  Hooray!  (Palms on floor…I bow before the [...]
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Lack of Balance in the Board of Game.

Former members of the Alaska State Board of Game have asked Gov. Palin to ensure that the seven member board has a more balanced perspective, and includes more “non-consumptive users” in its ranks in the future. Despite Alaska’s hunting and trapping cultural past, many Alaskans today are unapologetic lovers of living wildlife, and for them [...]