The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

Voices from the Flats – Without Vision, A City Dies

Without Vision a City Dies – The Campbell Creek Estuary Story By Dianne Holmes In the 1890s, Tanana was a bustling town with a military post that was destined to be the center of commerce for interior Alaska—forever—according to a newspaper article of that era. That was a good bet then, given that Tanana was [...]
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Voices From The Flats — I Get It, But My Mayor Is Clueless

Post and Photos By Carl Johnson I have lived in two rather large metropolitan areas: the Twin Cities, with its two million people, and Los Angeles, with, well, way too many people.  I chose to move to Anchorage eleven years ago not because I was looking for urban, but because I was looking for wild [...]

Voices from the Flats – Ship Bright

Welcome back to Voices from the Flats contributor,  Ship Bright. He is the proprietor of the blog Fresh[water] ideas for a thirsty planet that is devoted to educating and inspiring people from all walks of life around the world to understand the freshwater issues we face as a global community, and to take action locally. [...]

Voices from the Flats – A Retired Pastor on Habeus Corpus

While Mudflats is in “low gear” for the holiday season, which also coincides with my busiest time at the other job (the one that’s not nearly as fun, but pays the bills) I’m pleased to have heard from Mudflatter “Retired Pastor.” Today seems like a good day to share his excellent article on Habeas Corpus. [...]