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.
From Kyle Hopkins in Anchorage --
Click here to read a White House transcript of President Obama's speech today at Elmendorf.
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From Kyle Hopkins in Anchorage --
“I asked the president who he’s got in the NCAA tournament this year, because I know he’s a huge basketball fan. He says' [...]
From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –
Frank Bailey’s co-authors for “Renegade: Sarah Palin's Hatchet Man,” are pulling out.
Word came in a brief emailed statement today from Joy Morgan and her daughter, Christiana Grace, Southern California public relations pros who were writing the book with Bailey.
Bailey was Palin’s close aide, director [...]
From Kyle Hopkins in Anchorage --
North Pole Republicans today selected a list of three candidates to replace Rep. John Coghill, who has moved to the state Senate.
State party chairman Randy Ruedrich says the candidates are:
-- Doug Isaacson, the newly re-elected mayor of North Pole.
-- Tammie Wilson, who [...]
