From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
Gov. Sean Parnell just announced that he's appointing Tammie Wilson to take North Pole Republican John Coghill's seat in the state House.
The seat's open because Parnell appointed Coghill to the state Senate seat vacated by Gene Therriault's decision to take a job as an adviser [...]
World AIDS Day - Tuesday, December 1, 2009Join Four A's for the following World AIDS Day Events in Anchorage, AK:
Last Wednesday, I managed to have the best talk ever with Alaska Democratic Party gubernatorial primary candidate Ethan Berkowitz. He was the guest speaker at Drinking Liberally's newest Anchorage incarnation.
While working on the ANCHORAGE International Film Festival blog posts I came across another website that had me totally baffled for a bit. (I added the black circle) The picture was great, but just totally different in style and content from the Anchorage International Film Festival. Did [...] 
Apparently taking a page right out of Sarah Palin's fake bestseller, "Going Rogue", our chin-deficient mayor has decided that "by God NOTHING is his fault either"!From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –
Gov. Sean Parnell just sent out a press release confirming that Noah resigned.
The release offers no details on the reason. It says Noah will stay on until a replacement is named and then "pursue a private-sector venture in Oregon."
The release said Parnell "remains committed to" [...]
From David Hulen in Anchorage --
Some items (news and opinion) that caught our eye over the past 24 hours or so:
1. 10 Reasons That Sarah Palin Could Win the Republican Nomination (FiveThirtyEight.com) Excerpt:
She's tough to campaign against. Why? Because any perceived or real slight against Palin is' [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington and Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
Sarah Palin's book is out this morning and available at booksellers throughout Anchorage and nationwide. Friends and foes are busy scrutinizing every word of the 413-page HarperCollins book, a compilation af anecdotes, political prescriptions and score settling.' [...]
From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
The issue of Newsweek that hit newstands today has Sarah Palin on the cover -- posing in a photo originally shot for a Runner's World magazine story.
Wonder where Newsweek is coming from on Palin? Not too hard to tell.
"How Do You Solve a Problem Like'" [...]
Author and journalist, Dahr Jamail, will be speaking at the University of Alaska Anchorage Monday evening. Here's the campus newsletter announcement:
Social Sciences Building, Room 118
Dahr Jamil's new book is called "The Will to Resist," and [...]
The Anchorage International Film Festival starts in a couple of weeks. I'll be blogging it again, though this time I'm starting a little bit sooner so I can be a bit more prepared than last time. (Maybe being prepared isn't an advantage here, not sure.) As we get' [...] 
Jeremy Lansman, owner of KYES TV, Anchorage's channel 5, has been wanting to get Shannyn Moore onto local TV for quite a while. Well, it will come to pass finally today - in about ten minutes.
