Days in Alaska politics tend to focus on things like Troopergate, The Executive Branch Ethics Act, the endless and ongoing vote count in Alaska, the corruption and conviction of Alaska politicians and the latest comings and goings of our Governor. So, when something like this lands softly in my inbox,...

I will never do that again. I will never stand in the freezing cold for two and a half hours for Sarah Palin.

I got word that Palin's flight was coming in and that the "public" was invited to attend her welcome home. I arrived a little before 8:30, when...

Sarah Palin has "fairy tale" written all over her. From her humble beginnings to her humble middlings, to her swift Cinderella rise to fame as Alaska's first female governor. And now to the surreal celestial realm of national celebrity, riding around in her pumpkin coach with her glass stilleto-heeled slippers...

Tonight seems like a good night for a nice bedtime story... (plumps pillow, tucks you in). Comfy? Let's see....what shall our story be? Maybe something light and amusing. We've had a tough month. Hmmm....(looks on shelf and selects an orange-colored paperback with a stapled binding). Here we go. State of...

Sarah Palin may have a new battle on her hands. With so many endangered animals left to endanger, and so little time, what's a governor to do?

While Palin's lawsuit against the Federal Government to keep the polar bear from protection as a threatened species is still pending, another...

During last week's VP debate, Sarah Palin talked big with claims of her administration's leadership role in an attempt to divest Alaska holdings from Darfur. Sound too good to be true? Guess why.

Below is the real story from (D) Rep. Les Gara, who filed legislation cosponsored by (R)...

Once again, there were dueling rallies here in Anchorage. The McCain-Palin rally was held in the just-completed Dena'ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage. The Obama rally was held outside, just a couple blocks away, at the Delaney Park Strip.

One would think that a Republican rally celebrating the hometown girl,...

by Rep. Les Gara

Over the past few weeks we Alaskans have been scratching our heads over the interesting claims the McCain campaign has made about our Governor. A lot of them have been news to us. Governor Palin's nomination to the McCain ticket has created unusual common ground...

You know sometimes when you have something in your mind, and you create the image so perfectly and it's so great, that when the actual event comes to pass, it can just never match up? After being so overwhelmed and awestruck at the Alaska Women Reject Palin rally that happened...

The huge Anti-Palin rally in Anchorage last weekend saw more than 1500 people gathered in front of the Loussac Library. It's gotten lots of attention and support from around the nation. People needed to know that not all Alaskans support Palin as the VP nominee, or share her values....

I attended the Welcome Home rally for Sarah Palin this morning. Hooo. It was an experience. About a thousand (maybe) hard-core Palin supporters showed up to hear her speak at the new Dena'ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage.

After shaking it off with a good double shot of...

I just got back from the Welcome Home Sarah Palin rally. I am not a Palin supporter, but as a long-time Anchorage resident, I was curious to see what the other side was doing, so I became an infiltrator.

The first noticeable change in downtown Anchorage was the police cars...

Why is it that Republicans love to have these little names? I've posted previously about Alaska Congressman Don Young and his "A-Team," and "Wolf Pack" of lobbyists. For those of you who haven't been keeping up with the infamous congressman's latest silliness, the A-Team and the Wolf Pack...

Hoo. OK. Before I get out the mud boots and shovel my way through the steaming pile of speech that Sarah Palin deposited on the stage of the Republican Convention last night, let me mention one thing that might be lost to most Americans -- a telling little footnote.