President Obama will be here next week! **Update** Postponed one day
on Nov 7, 2009After the horrible events of today at Fort Hood, it's nice to get some good news: WASHINGTON - President Obama will make his first-ever visit to Alaska next week, on Veterans Day, as part of a multi-day journey to Japan, China, South Korea and Singap...

Yes, he's actually coming...President Obama will be here next week!
on Nov 6, 2009After the horrible events of today at Fort Hood, it's nice to get some good news: WASHINGTON - President Obama will make his first-ever visit to Alaska next week, on Veterans Day, as part of a multi-day journey to Japan, China, South Korea and Singap...

The Conflict Between Starr an Selkregg is the Rally Cry for the Next Elections
on Nov 5, 2009http://www.ktuu.com/Global/sto... This article was posted today on the KTUU Channel News Website.   Last night the Anchorage Assembly met to discuss and adopt Mayor Sullivan's six year budget plan, a fifteen page plan drafted by the Mayor and hi...

The book quotes just keep on comin'...this time it's "Sarah from Alaska"...
on Nov 5, 2009The Wall Street Journal (yes, the rag owned by "evil one" Rupert Murdoch) actually did a book report on "Sarah from Alaska", the newly released book by reporters Scott Conroy and Shushannah Walshe. There were some REALLY tasty morsels...especially fo...

Rules Schmools..."Sarah's Values" as they apply to the legal system
on Nov 4, 2009Back in April, I did THIS POST when a then-unknown Kim Chatman joined the Juneteenth lawsuit, legitimizing it with an Alaskan resident so it could move forward in the courts.  The basis of the lawsuit:  Sarah Palin did not issue a proclamat...

Sarah Palin tries to take credit she doesn't deserve and avoid blame that she does...again...
on Nov 4, 2009So, Sarah Palin decided to throw the power of her wingnut Facebook fans behind the "Conservative Party" candidate in NY-23, Doug Hoffman.  He was running against moderate Republican, Dede Scozzfava, who had a comfortable 10-point-lead in the pol...

Some Halloween pictures for you...thank you all for your generosity!
on Nov 2, 2009As you can see, I enjoyed playing my witch roll to the hilt last night.  And could it get any better than a gorgeous full moon?   In our decorating, we used limited lighting and most of it was candles, both real and fake.  My husband...

HR 3200, Section 209 - 242: The House Version of When, Who and How to Deliver a Public Option
on Nov 1, 2009The following excerpt was taken from the current version of HR 3200: Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, reported to the Committee on Education and Labor, 10/14/2009.  This is very long read, but well worth it if you want to gain a b...

The cauldron is empty and the internet bills still need to be paid!
on Oct 31, 2009A couple of days ago, I got my email bill from the SoapBlox people.  It's simple, they automatically bill my PayPal account and all I have to do is click a button. Unfortunately, I discovered that the account didn't have quite enough to cover it...

The Need for Reform is No Myth
on Oct 31, 2009If you're confused about health care reform, we don't blame you. With all that's being said on the news and on the internet, it's hard to decipher the real message, the real truth about what reform means to us as a country and as individuals. As we'v...