[my friend and colleague, Mel Green, at her outstanding blog, Henkimaa, has posted an article that is not only highly critical of the poll on Palin I posted Monday morning, but is very compelling in its arguments. Mel's article is posted below at this link [...] 
Reporter Doni Greenberg tells us what it was like to sit in the audience with a bunch of hard working rednecks while Sarah Palin pranced around onstage in a tight little skirt.According to local news outlets secretary Clinton…
…. urged EU parliament by letter to share bank account data of European citizens with American authorities. This data is needed in our “mutual effort to counter terrorism”.
This red flags the hell out of me. What would you guys think if our Secret Service [...]
I went to the Joint Committee on Administrative Regulation Review because they were going to talk about (9 AAC 52) Proposed Regulations Relating to Executive Branch Ethics. They also covered Regulations Relating to Oil and Gas Tax. [AAC = Alaska Administrative Code.]Here’s how it works: I post a clipped portion of an image and you have to guess what it is. The first person who guesses what we’re looking at wins! Please post guesses in the comments section. If necessary, I’ll update this post throughout the week with hints. Also, I’ll [...]
From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
Candidate for governor Ralph Samuels is calling for a halt to a T.V. ad featuring Gov. Sean Parnell that’s being aired by a non-profit advocating against domestic violence and sexual assault.
But a third candidate running in the Republican primary for governor, Bill Walker, [...]
Okay, folks, the plot thickens. I know a lot of us in the blogosphere have been making bets on how long Palin will be tolerated on Fox -- I mean, seriously, even Fox has its standards. Sort of. But the fact, as recently reported by the [...] 
From Lisa demer in Anchorage --
One of the state House leaders is proposing a big change in how road and other transportation projects are paid for in our state.
State Rep. Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell and chair of the House Transportation Committee, talked to reporters this morning about a proposed [...]
(S)JUDICIARYSTANDING COMMITTEE * Feb 08 Monday 1:30 PMBELTZ 105 (TSBldg) *+SB 246 INCREASING NUMBER OF SUPERIOR CT JUDGES TELECONFERENCED*+SB 210 MILITARY DEPLOYMENT AND CHILD CUSTODY TELECONFERENCED+SJR 21 CONST. AM: INCREASE NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS TELECONFERENCED=+SB 60 UNIFORM PROBATE CODE; TRUSTS, WILLS TELECONFERENCED+ Bills [...] STS-130 succesfully lifted off 4:14 EST from Kennedy Space Center, on February 8. Originally scheduled for February 7, but scrubbed for 24 hours due to weather concerns, STS-130 is the last scheduled night-time launch in the Shuttle program, and the last of 5 scheduled before the fleet is retired this [...]
Kyle Hopkins from the Anchorage Daily Newsletter mentioned them in his article on the Ski for Women:
In its 14th year, the combination race-costume party has raised roughly $800,000 for Abused Women's Aid in Crisis Inc. and other charities that seek to stop' [...]
Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Commeau was in Juneau lobbying Monday. 
