Wear a black armband Tuesday to remember the Exxon Valdez
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, is the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial disaster in American history. Early in the morning of March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez went hard aground on Bligh Reef in...
View ArticleWhat's for dinner?: Wild Alaska Seafood!
When I visit friends in the Lower 48 states, I realize just how blessed I am to live where fresh fish means "caught this morning". Since I don't own a boat, I don't catch salmon as often as I'd like,...
View ArticleTom Begich tells why Murkowski can't win
I love Shannyn Moore! Not only does she keep Alaskans in Anchorage and Juneau informed on Alaska politics for 3 hours every weekday with her show on KUDO 1080AM/KXLJ 1330AM, she conducts outstanding...
View ArticleA group for Alaskan Kossaks
I have started a new group for Alaskans and discussion of Alaskan topics. Since the diaries about Scott McAdams' campaign have become moot, there has not been any place on Daily Kos for Alaskans to...
View ArticleUpdated: Please send a card to Buddy Tabor
Hidden away here in Juneau, Alaska, we have one of America's finest songwriters. Alaskans and others who attended the Alaska Folk Festival over the past 35 years eagerly awaited Buddy's performance,...
View ArticleFor Shell, surf's up!
The Shell Arctic drilling vessel Kulluk has been grounded on a small island south of Kodiak Island since New Year's Day, while the inept Shell/Coast Guard/Alaska Dept. of Environmental "Unified...
View ArticlePBS News Hour: On the Right Agenda bandwagon (Now Updated)
Update: WNET has returned the grant says NYTimes. See update at end of diary.I hate to write this diary. I once wrote the license and grant applications for my home town's public TV station, and...
View Article25 Years since the Exxon Valdez, no change
It's been 25 years since a drunken captain and an inept third mate put the Exxon Valdez hard aground on Bligh Reef, a couple of miles away from my favorite spot in Prince William Sound, Snug Corner...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann Suggests Labor Camps for Immigrant Children
First Newt Gangrene suggested that poor kids be made indentured servants in order to get school lunches, now Michele Bachmann wants immigrant children to put into indentured servitude.KCTV...
View ArticleAK-Sen: Mitt & Ted To The Rescue On The Last Frontier!
As Anchorage pollster & consultant Ivan Moore released polling results from last weekend showing Democratic Senator Mark Begich up 8 points over Republican challenger Dan Sullivan and Democratic...
View ArticleLoretta Lynch: Wall Street's Favorite
If you thought it was a bad sign when President Obama named Rahm Immanuel as his chief of staff, the nomination of Loretta Lynch is even worse.She has been a revolving door lawyer, rotating between the...
View ArticleChandler AZ police officer disciplined for targeting Native Americans
The notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio might get away with targeting minorities, but the police department in Chandler, south of Phoenix, is not so forgiving.From the Arizona RepublicA Chandler police...
View ArticleU of Texas propose open carry of dildos protest
With tongue in cheek, University of Texas students are proposing to protest a new law allowing open carry of firearms on the Austin campus by openly carrying dildos, which have been banned by a...
View ArticleUSFWS: Unprecedented Alaskan Mass Bird Die-Off Due To Starvation
Alaska Dispatch News reports that thousands of dead Common Murres are washing up in Whittier and other parts of Prince William Sound.Thousands of dead common murres are washing up on the beaches of...
View ArticleHappy Indigenous Peoples Day!
The State of Alaska and the Municipalities of Anchorage and Juneau have all declared today as Indigenous Peoples Day. We hope that this renaming of the second Monday in October continues to spread...
View ArticleIf you want to drive us away, just clutter the screen with ads!
I don’t know what brilliant mind though this up, probably the buffoon that thinks that having nested white space for all but the right inch of my screen so that we can see how beautifully nested...
View ArticleAlaska Republican Party cancels primary, backs *rump
The party of The Donald and Gubernator Big Mike Dumbleavy has decided, without asking their members, to cancel their 2020 Presidential primary. In support of Trump, Alaska Republicans cancel...
View Article"Naked Athena" Stops Federal Storm Troopers In Portland
Portland journalist Donovan Farley tweeted some amazing videos overnight of the conclusion of last night’s continuing demonstration in downtown Portland. Watch the video… she unabashedly just marches...
View ArticleCalifornia Repub felons install fake ballot drop boxes
The Orange County Register caught this! Republicans are setting up fake ballot drop boxes. They’re committing fraud to prove that fraud exists! Only True Trumpers could see this as a successful...
View ArticleAnchorage mayor resigns after revenge porn reveals sexting relationship
Anchorage media and politics did indeed have a fast 72 hours that at times resembled the plot of a Carl Hiaasen comic mystery.Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who had served several terms in the state...
View ArticleWho removed the panic buttons in Ayanna Pressley’s office?
Boston Globe and The Hill report that her chief of staff would like to know:Around that time, Groh said, she discovered the office’s panic buttons had been removed while she and the other staffers were...
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