~Photo by Zach Roberts By Shannyn Moore I remember wondering what gold tastes like. As a child sitting in Mrs. Harris’ Sunday school class, I listened raptly to her recount the biblical tale of Moses coming down from Mount Sinai armed with the Ten Commandments. He’d spent the last 40 days and nights meeting with [...]

By Elstun Lauesen There is a powerful tale of biblical dimensions unfolding in the politics of these latter days. It comes through the drama within the Grand Old Party. As we all know, the Republican Party has used religion and ‘faith’ as its most powerful organizing weapon. But what we are witnessing in the political [...]

Sarah Palin’s call to arms, “Don’t Retreat, Reload” finally results in a tragic shooting of an Arizona Congresswoman. Three term Representative Gabrielle Giffords, representing Arizona’s 8th district and caught in Palin’s cross-hairs, was gunned down today and shot in the head. One of her aides was killed and at least 12 others injured. In March, [...]

  [This article is cross-posted at The Huffington Post - click to comment and buzz it up!] So, in Alaska politics, is it all about the money? Would Joe Miller have beaten Lisa Murkowski if they ran against each other in a general election? Most people say no. The ability of this particular primary to [...]

Perhaps it’s because today is the worst day of the year. I should clarify- it’s the worst day of the year weather-wise. It always happens. AL-WAYS. The snow melts, the sun shines, the sky is blue, the birds of spring come back – pigeons, seagulls, Canada geese. And you start thinking… maybe this year it [...]

This is not a joke….I repeat, this is not a joke.  Not satire.  No Steven Colbert popping in at the end.  No Onion.  No Andy Borowitz.  And yet, I couldn’t watch it without laughing.  All it needs at the end is the Capitol Building blowing up in a giant red fireball, and Bachmann, Palin and a [...]