Alaska
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According to ex- Anchorage Daily News reporter Tataboline Brant, in a story filed for the ADN in early 2004, but no longer available for free on-line, when Alaska Industrial Hardware owner Josef Boehm was busted at an Anchorage crack house, he wanted to come clean : In a police station restroom in December after his arrest on a crack cocaine charge, Anchorage businessman Josef ...
Progressive Alaska - 2:04 a.m. - 4 clicks 
Noted Franz Liszt interpreter , Tim Smith , will be performing Franz Liszt's most interesting work for piano and orchestra, Totentanz , this Saturday, at Bartlett High School. He will be accompanied by the Anchorage Civic Orchestra, directed by Tai Wai Li, in the ensemble's Autumn Concert. Also on the program will be Mozart's Overture to the Magic Flute , his 39th Symphony,...
Progressive Alaska - 12:46 a.m. - 2 clicks
Sarah Palin is the gift that keeps giving and giving. Unfortunately, this time the gift is ineptness and insensitivity. ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Fri 9:29 a.m. - 13 clicks
How many governors pardon turkeys before Thanksgiving? On TV? Not many, I can assure you. How many governors who pardon turkeys before Thanksgiving, manage to get a weird YouTube of the unpardoned turkeys, being whacked and/or bled out in the background, posted and viral within minutes? Uh, how about one . Guess which one? Turkey, meet Dodo: Here's the Anchorage Daily New...
Progressive Alaska - Fri 12:45 a.m. - 11 clicks
Some Alaskan turkeys... Please click on "There's More..." to see a larger version of this cartoon... .......... ......... .......... ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Thu 11:28 p.m. - 9 clicks
The pardoned one and the pardoner Today was one of those weird days where Governor Palin and I actually agreed on something. It was only one thing, but it was something. Her press people stated that the reason she had this "turkey-pardoning" was to highlight Wasilla's Triple D Farm , the premier poultry farm and hatchery in Alaska. I'm a huge proponent of the "Locavore" phi...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Thu 11:28 p.m. - 10 clicks
Update: Oh my god I'm so blessed and surprised that this diary is on the rec list. I really just want to thank so many people because this is a great honor, and it means a lot to me because I didn't really try very hard with this diary I just poured out my soul. Thanks to everyone who recommended it and thank you for putting me on the list. This is my first time and it's a great honor. My faith...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Thu 10:50 a.m.
--- by E. Ross Democrat Mark Begich defeated Republican Ted Stevens to become Alaska's new senator! "We are jubilant at the Begich headquarters!" said Stef Gingrich, a campaign volunteer. When Mark Begich was on the Anchorage Assembly, he was the principal sponsor for the temporarily successful effort in 1993 to add sexual orientation to the city's non-discrimination ord...
Progressive Alaska - Thu 9:22 a.m. - 11 clicks
Two excellent articles came out today on the climate Sarah Palin finds herself in as her administration prepares the FY 2009 budget, and she has to settle down to doing her real job again, for a change. Palin has never gotten along with big oil, which has always been fine with me in many respects. Even before she was selected as John McCain's running mate, however, Palin often claimed m...
Progressive Alaska - Wed 11:45 p.m.
humorist Andy Borowitz has a great column up , featuring a statement (or, possibly not) by Alaska Governess Sarah Palin: Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observ...
Progressive Alaska - Wed 6:44 p.m. - 9 clicks
Top o' CNN right now. So congratulations to Sen. Elect Begich. But first, before we go, we need to take care of a few things...wax nostalgic if you will... ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Wed 5:47 p.m. - 12 clicks
Kiss the longest continuously serving Republican in Senate history goodbye : Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has conceded defeat to Democratic challenger Mark Begich in the Alaska Senate race. Stevens' statement follows: "Given the number of ballots that remain to be counted, it is apparent the election has been decided and Mayor Begich has been elected," Stevens said in a statement. "My ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Wed 5:47 p.m. - 13 clicks
PA posted an instrumental version of this Charles Mingus song the day Anchorage mayor Mark Begich's votes caught up with and passed those of Sen. Ted Stevens. This version has the divine words. ...
Progressive Alaska - Wed 9:11 a.m. - 13 clicks
I just could not fathom the thought of Sarah Palin in the US Senate, or anyone she would appoint for that matter. to the people of Alaska I say: Bravo! ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Wed 9:11 a.m. - 8 clicks
Looks like Mark Begich will be setting up a new office in DC after all..... MSNBC is reporting the race in Alaska has been called for Mark Begich. WASHINGTON - Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens lost his re-election bid to Democrat Mark Begich after the last large batch of votes was counted Tuesday. The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich b...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 6:26 p.m. - 16 clicks
This is a short update diary - sorry for the brevity. Begich's lead in Alaska continues to widen (it has grown by an additional 1350 since the last update). The most recent update to the Alaska SOS website now shows Begich leading Stevens by 3724 votes (1.18%). Begich, Mark DEM 150728 47.76% Stevens, Ted REP 147004 46.58% This is now well outside the mandatory recount ran...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 6:26 p.m. - 14 clicks
I am suspecting that this will be the last update. Begich, Mark DEM 150728 47.76% Stevens, Ted REP 147004 46.58% The lead is clearly out of the margin of 0.5%, in fact it's over 1% now, so internet tubes Ted is toast. He can pay for a recount, but you don't make up a 1.18% gap in a recount. It ain't happening. ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 6:26 p.m. - 15 clicks
Not only does it look as though Mark Begich is going to win a U.S. Senate seat, but the the count is now past the point where Ted Stevens would have to pay for a recount. Begich, Mark DEM 146286 47.56% Bird, Bob AI 12829 4.17% Gianoutsos...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 4:11 p.m. - 17 clicks
At just before 1:00 p.m, Alaska time, the Alaska Division of Elections posted new information on the Stevens-Begich vote count. Number counted so far today - 14,242 Votes for Mark Begich - 146,286 Votes for Ted Stevens - 143,912 Begich lead - 2,374 votes. His lead before today, from last week's count, was just over 1,000 votes. On election night, Begich was down almost 4,000. The...
Progressive Alaska - Tue 3:21 p.m. - 17 clicks
We have a new senator for the state of Alaska. As of one thirty the ballot count of the Division of Elections has Begich with a lead of 2474 votes. As this encompasses the last of the vote counts, it is all over but the hand clapping and the shouting. The results will now have to be certified but it remains to be seen if Stevens will challenge the results. The vote to...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 3:21 p.m. - 25 clicks
From the Sean Quinn at FiveThirtyEight.com: Democrat Mark Begich will win the Alaska Senate race. With 14,626 of the roughly 24,000 ballots left to count today, Begich's lead over Republican Ted Stevens is now, 2,374. The remaining results are expected to arrive later this afternoon. Stevens would have to win by a margin of over 25% of the outstanding ballots to tie Begich. That would ...
DailyKos (Alaska) - Tue 3:21 p.m. - 17 clicks
You Read It Here First Alright, here's the deal with marriage: it evolved from the natural partnership of mates. In other words, between a male and female for the purpose of creating offspring. But these partnerships have proven valuable to us beyond procreation. The union of two can be a powerful thing; our churches have rightfully blessed them. Marriage is the mortar of the church. Se...
Rogue Wave - Tue 11:22 a.m.
A lot of balloons might be popping for Uncle Ted today. It is November 18th, Ted Stevens' 85th birthday. Meanwhile, today and tomorrow might pop whatever balloons are left in Ted's political future, both in Alaska and in Washington, DC. Happy 85th Birthday, Sen. Stevens. May your 86th birthday find you healthy, retired and free! And Time Magazine has announced that Sarah Palin i...
Progressive Alaska - Tue 7:26 a.m. - 14 clicks
--- by Shannyn Moore If democracy were a religion, voting would be the sacrament. I grew up in what I call “The First Free-Range Organic Christian Church of Homer.” Sundays brought a message, fellowship, and a line of repentant souls taking communion-a remembrance of sacrifice. The first time I cast my vote, it struck me as similar. The blood shed for my right to stand at a flag...
Progressive Alaska - Tue 7:26 a.m.
Stay Tuned for a Series of Posts that Will Expose this Federation of the Far Flung-- Who would Assemble to Council and Mayor us All! Yes, I have infiltrated this elite group and even now I am furiously compiling my notes-- they are scrawled, crumpled and beer stained, so it may take a few hours. But soon your monitors will ignite with news from the First City--much of it true! ...
Rogue Wave - Mon 1:06 p.m. - 16 clicks
During their unsuccessful campaigns for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, both Diane Benson and Ethan Berkowitz (Berkowitz having a J.D. degree, Benson now concluding work on her second Masters Degree), touted the revitalization of Alaska education, from early childhood through gradate school. Both outlined, in their campaign platforms and stump speeches, concentration on vocational training and...
Progressive Alaska - Mon 9:08 a.m. - 11 clicks
Yesterday afternoon, Judy and I joined a decent-sized crowd at Cyrano's Off-Center Playhouse , to hear Jeff Silverman and Diane Benson give an update on progress of their PBS film, For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska . The film is mostly fleshed out in its pre-production phase, with almost all scenes filmed. A new narrative layover, higher resolution still image...
Progressive Alaska - Sun 6:47 p.m. - 14 clicks
This past week, the Rasmuson Foundation of Anchorage, announced their Fall 2008 Individual Artist Awards: Anchorage - Rasmuson Foundation announced the year's final recipients of its Individual Artist Awards. Twelve artists will share $58,917 to undertake specific projects that benefit them as individual artists and advance the development of their work. Projects range from poems and il...
Progressive Alaska - Sun 5:48 p.m. - 15 clicks
Election night at the Egan Center in Anchorage Party for Mark Begich staff and volunteers on November 15th, at Crush, in Anchorage Soon-to-be U.S. Senator Mark Begich, with campaign volunteers at Crush, November 15th ...
Progressive Alaska - Sun 12:44 a.m. - 21 clicks
"Bristol can be used." That's one of the things Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said last week, during her interview with CNN's Larry King. Here's the entire exchange on Bristol : KING : Something all mothers fear, though, is the knowledge that her daughter is pregnant. Was that very hard for you to take? PALIN : When it was revealed to – on national media that my 18 ... ...
Progressive Alaska - Sun 12:02 a.m. - 35 clicks
Progressive Alaska has been negligent in helping to get the word out on events today in Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage, as parts of the nationwide rallies in support of the LBGT community, in the wake of last week's passage of Proposition 8 in California. There will be rallies at noon today: Fairbanks - 800 Cushman Street Anchorage - the Atwood Building Juneau: Whi...
Progressive Alaska - Sat 12:02 p.m. - 14 clicks
That was Arianna Huffington, on the Rachel Maddow Show today. What are the odds that Palin is signing up to be interviewed by Rachel? ...
Progressive Alaska - Nov 15 - 2 clicks
Progressive Alaska has been highly critical of the role the Anchorage Daily News has taken in fluffing up Sarah Palin. I've written about how disturbed media around the country has been about Palin's pivotal role in the dark forces unleashed by some of her adherents at rallies, and how bothersome it is that the ADN has yet to address that. I've written that had the ADN covered an...
Progressive Alaska - Nov 14 - 20 clicks
At the Florida GOP Governors' Conference, this morning Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sort of made her first attempt at a genuine press conference in months. She has made herself occasionally available for interviews, or availabilities, or mooseburgers at home to adequately neutered local Alaska reporters, but this morning's fiasco shows Palin unable to handle open questions on her past, presen...
Progressive Alaska - Nov 13 - 15 clicks
Celtic Diva did a great essay and photo collection of today's historic vote count at Anchorage's Division of Elections office. Here's a great version of Charles Mingus' song about $ aint Ted's last day of any vestige of political power: ...
Progressive Alaska - Nov 12 - 8 clicks
I was going to blog rhapsodic on how much Alaska's political circumstances have suffered since our Governor's recent tour throwing gravel encrusted slushballs at every one who is now in power in Washington DC. But Alaska's State Senator Kim Elton has already written it, much better than I could. Link on the piece below for a thoughtful look at our new reality: http://alaskareport.com/ne...
Rogue Wave - Nov 10 - 10 clicks
Almost Five Years Ago---The Northern Fish Council Ignored Working Fishermen Then, Too Here is the naively worded testimony I provided the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council in early 2004, before implementation of Crab Ratz. The fact that none of the socially destructive aspects of Crab Ratz have been addressed to this day is a sad commentary itself. North Pacific Fisheries Ma...
Rogue Wave - Nov 7
Alaska Says: "No We Can't!" It turns out Don Young is right. Alaskans are the dumbest people on the planet. And Mr. Young is going back to Washington. McCain/Palin also easily carried the state, even though the twitchy Mr. McCain often seemed more like a contestant on "Deal or No Deal" than potential commander in chief, especially when he opened the Sarah Palin briefcase. ...
Rogue Wave - Nov 5 - 10 clicks
I wasn’t going to post twice today, but then I ran across this on the Something Awful forums… SA has a forum titled Laissez Fair, which is mostly about political satire and silly political debates. One of the discussions, Bruce Tinsley drunk Mallard Fillmore Megaguglugluglug, is about republican oriented political cartoons. A recently uploaded image is [...]...
I Love Cynics - Nov 4
That’s it. Nothin’ more to say. Just go do it. It’ll make you feel good. Honest. ...
I Love Cynics - Nov 4