edited by: Linda Kellen,
Alaska Editor
This is another excellent installment of KTVA's Matt Felling in his "View from the Hill" series...a weekly discussion with Alaska's two Senators. This week he spoke to Mark Begich about Health Care and military issues. This is a good piece to look at when discussing today's impending cloture vote. [...]
Per a [...]
Speaking of "Runner's World" photo, does Palin have a Japanese shoe endorsement deal tracing back to the days of her Governorship?
Blogger Martin Eisenstadt may have found one:
I was looking through Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue today, and one thing struck me: When she's talking about going' [...]
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The Psalm in question is called an "inprecatory prayer"...a post I've been meaning to do for awhile. You can read up on it now over at Gods Own Party blog, where Leah Burton does' [...]
Pete Kott speaks to Alaska media about his case from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo.
Yeah, in Alaska we can't even keep 'em in jail when we catch them breaking the law on [...]
The reason I'm using three highlighters while reading is for different subjects...of course one color (pink) is for ethics issues. So far, it's making the book look like [...]
Well, ya'll probably figured out that so many of you went to Mudflats to live-blog Oprah that the site crashed. None of us got a chance to chat with you while we were watching, but it was INCREDIBLY hard to contain myself hearing all the things she was saying!
And yes,' [...]
I'll be joining my Alaska blogger friends for a lively discussion at [themudflats.net] during the Oprah Show! (Any rumors that we all may be physically gathering for snacks, adult beverages (tea for me) and group nausea during the show are completely...errrr...possible).
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We're all going to be left hanging, as the portion of the book I have (page 371) [...]
I have been watching the emergence of the various books on Palin...from "journalists" who followed her campaign, to "writers" who don't understand the first thing about non-fiction and research, to Palin's own book. My interest has been purely in determining how each will handle the information [...]
I just got them in the email and I'm working on a post for the later today, but I'll share two of' [...]
Today was amazing!
President Obama's visit couldn't have gone better (other than the Governor meandering a few blocks over to show up). Mo did get to shake the President's hand!
And I have tons of pictures to process and post.
But amazingly, right in the middle of everything...Ann Strongheart went into' [...]
I had planned to go to the Veterans Day event organized by Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans Aviation Outreach at the Veterans Wall of Honor in Wasilla today. I was very much looking forward to seeing the organizer, my [...]
Rachel Maddow did an excellent piece tonight on the "DINOs" (Democrats In Name Only) in Congress who are also members of "The Family" religious cult. Some actually live at their famous HQ townhouse on C-Street in DC. At least eight of these "Dems" were in the group of 26 who [...]
After the horrible events of today at Fort Hood, it's nice to get some good news:
WASHINGTON - President Obama will make his first-ever visit to Alaska next week, on Veterans Day, as part of a multi-day journey to Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore.
The president will stop' [...]
The Wall Street Journal (yes, the rag owned by "evil one" Rupert Murdoch) actually did a book report on "Sarah from Alaska", the newly released book by reporters Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe.
There were some REALLY tasty morsels...especially for Alaskans!
The first one: remember during the VP [...]
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This article was posted today on the KTUU Channel News Website.
Last night the Anchorage Assembly met to discuss and adopt Mayor Sullivan's six year budget plan, a fifteen page plan drafted by the Mayor and his office outlining Anchorage's financial future.
The usage of the word socialism [...]
So, Sarah Palin decided to throw the power of her wingnut Facebook fans behind the "Conservative Party" candidate in NY-23, Doug Hoffman. He was running against moderate Republican, Dede Scozzfava, who had a comfortable 10-point-lead in the polls before Hoffman entered the race and the right-wing-extremists [...]
As you can see, I enjoyed playing my witch role to the hilt last night. And could it get any better than a gorgeous full moon?
In our decorating, we used limited lighting and most of it was candles, both real and fake. My husband and I [...]
A couple of days ago, I got my email bill from the SoapBlox people. It's simple, they automatically bill my PayPal account and all I have to do is click a button.
Unfortunately, I discovered that the account didn't have quite enough to cover it. So, after paying this' [...]
If you're confused about health care reform, we don't blame you. With all that's being said on the news and on the internet, it's hard to decipher the real message, the real truth about what reform means to us as a country and as individuals. As we've noted in' [...]
The following webpage casts more light on the crisis, and provides some very useful information to those affected by it. The language is plain and [...]
Sarah Palin filed her final POFD (Public Officer Financial Disclosure) on time according to APOC (Alaska Public Offices Commission) rules.
However, the document was less than thorough.
In Part One, we talked about how Palin failed to disclose a trust worth' [...]
Once again, Dennis Zaki just makes me proud to call him a friend. Here is fearless footage of his confrontation with probably the most corrupt figure (and family) in Alaska politics, Bill Allen and his son Mark. (Mark is in the cowboy hat with the big belt buckle...a [...]
Sarah Palin filed her final POFD (Public Officer Financial Disclosure) on time according to APOC (Alaska Public Offices Commission) rules.
However, Palin has proven herself to be selective as to which rules she chooses to follow and how completely she follows them.
For example, we've seen nothing "disclosed"' [...]
I was looking for a unique way to celebrate our first holiday season in our home. I started to think about those around the State who aren't feeling particularly festive.
We know that the folks in Rural Alaska are facing a very difficult winter...perhaps more difficult than last year' [...]
The writing process is a mysterious thing and it's a process I believe is probably somewhat different for everyone. I know some people can sit down and write anytime, some can write on a schedule, some can only write when they feel impassioned., etc...
While I most often fall [...]
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Crossed Genres Issue 12, the LGBTQ issue, goes live on November 1.
And I'm in it. Woohoo! My short story "Cold," about two [...]
-- I empathized with Congressman Don Young during the tribute to Lu, his late wife, until the whole thing started to sound' [...]
A reader and her daughter made and sent me this gorgeous quilt called "Green Oasis." You can see all of the vegetables and if you look closely, fabric with kitchen implements on it. I love it so much and plan to hang it in the living room!
Thank you [...]
This brought tears to my eyes. I went through bankruptcy back in 2003/04 as a direct result of medical bills. I don't want to go through that again but the medical procedures I'm facing and the way my husband's insurance is scaling back...I don't see how we'll avoid it [...]
Yep, we all knew it...we knew that once Palin had her book in hand, the lure of the chance to pimp it on the number 1 rated talk show in the world would be too much for our ex-gov-with-the-dollar-signs-in-her-eyes. We all knew that she'd agree (hell, even beg)' [...]
by Marcia BarnesIn the last few days, I've been receiving email from a reader telling me that her older sister was recently subjected to sexual harassment/abuse on the job. Fortunately, she has a stand-up employer who is all over the situation. However, the fact that her employer is supporting her' [...]
...from a night with a house full of 12-year-old girls!
Yes, Morrigan had her birthday party last night and we spent all day yesterday getting ready. We'll spend the rest of today and tonight cleaning up!
And FYI...kids screaming and laughing while playing Guitar Hero when one has a not-enough-sleep-headache is' [...]
Dan Fagan, talk-show-host-with-delusions-of-being-an-Anchorage-School-District-expert (though he has no children and didn't attend school in Alaska), once again waxes false on all matters educational. This time, he accuses the Anchorage School District of "inflating" the number of homeless kids and the media of covering it up. Why on Earth' [...]
This commercial tickles me senseless. I just love to listen to the accent (I hail from the country), and speak "southernese" very well. I found the youtube version, and played it several times.
Somewhere around the third or fourth time, amidst the uncontrollable bouts of laughter, I realized that this [...]
When I was a kid, we had a subscription to National Geographic magazine. To me, that was the ultimate authority on...well...everything! To this day, I still feel that their credibility ranks higher than most other forms of journalism.
In this vein, I feel that Alaska has FINALLY made [...]
Yes, it's true! Two-thirds of the former "Political Gabfest" will be on KUDO today at 3:00 pm. Alaska Democratic Chair Patti Higgins and I will be filling in for the vacationing Christy Harvey, joining Kathy Phillips for their 1-hour show "Studio 1080." I have it on good authority [...]
...I was in my third day of induced labor. (The placenta was dying.) As the doctor so bluntly told me "nobody wants to cut you" because I had Gestational Diabetes (I was one of the 20% who remained diabetic post partum). So at 5:00 pm on October 12th, [...]
