Alaska

Pastor Dreams of Turning Infamous Alaskan Bar Into Shelter

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact


In remote Dutch Harbor Alaska, a fishing island 800 miles from Anchorage, Pastor John Honan has a dream. He hopes to convert the Elbow Room, one of th...

Sarah Palin's Brand New Tell-All Book to Document Her Soon-to-Be Released Tell-All Book

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

According to sources close to Palin, the first chapter will cover how Palin sat in a beauty salon all day while her first book was written by a much smarter person who was in dire need of money.

Palin's Pie Spy Business Revealed In New Financial Filing

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Sarah Palin is the owner of a small marketing business called "Pie Spy" that was founded during her last few months as Alaska governor, according to f...

Polar Bears Vs. Development In Alaska

nytimes.com | Stefan Milkowski | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green


Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell vowed last week to keep fighting the 2008 listing of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act, even as federal manager...

Groups Rally To End Tongass Forest Timber Sales

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales...

Shell Wins Federal Approval To Drill For Oil Off Alaska Coast

Washington Post | Steven Mufson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


The Interior Department has given Shell approval to drill oil exploration wells in two leaseholds in the Beaufort Sea, which could lead to the first d...

New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...

Riding My Bike To Give Bikes To Others

David Sacher | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact


David Sacher

On July 25th, I left for Prudhoe Bay on the north shore of Alaska to begin a 15,000 mile solo bicycle journey to Tierra Del Fuego, the bottom of South America.

Palindroning; or the Fine Art of Quitting

Mark Axelrod | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Mark Axelrod

Sarah Palin's knack for quitting didn't start with quitting as governor of Alaska, but began a long time ago.

Sea Otter Protection: Government Gives Alaskan Habitat Protection

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were...

This Week In Animals: Udder Warfare, Teacup Piglets, And A Battle To The Death! (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


This week in animal stories reached new heights in Brussels, where farmers took to the streets with cows' milk and eggs as ammunition to battle agains...

With Palin and Media Gone, Juneau Returns to Its 'Blue-State' Normal State

Bill Mann | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics


Bill Mann

This scenic, remote southeast Alaska town of Juneau, the only state capital inaccessible by car, is not that big. I had no idea what it would look like, just that Palin lived here. Would the stench linger?

Todd Palin Resigns From Oil Job

Huffington Post | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Todd Palin has quit his oil field job on the North Slope, the AP reports: Todd Palin's resignation as a production operator for oil giant BP PLC co...

131 Walruses Trampled To Death In Stampede

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Trampling likely killed 131 mostly young walruses forced onto the northwest coast of Alaska by a loss of sea ice, according ...

What Really Happened? Penske Drops Saturn bid; GM Says Division Doomed

Steve Parker | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Roger Penske's failure will almost certainly result in Saturn's demise, and publicly, officially and finally ends the Roger Smith era at GM.

Best Government Dollar Spent: The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I encourage everyone, no matter what part of these United States you live in (or even if you live elsewhere), to take a "trip out West" at some point in your life. Get in a car, and go explore everything west of Denver.

Frankly, Sarah...I Don't Give a Damn

Shannyn Moore | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

A letter from former, twice governor Wally Hickel ran in Sunday's Anchorage Daily News. I think it's well worth a read.

Senator Mark Begich's Town Hall on Health Care: Tales from a Survivor

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Jeanne Devon (

We know that people that go to health care town halls really aren't interested in what anyone has to say. But to see it so clearly and so close at a meeting in Anchorage this weekend was quite something.

Sarah Brings Main Street to the Mainland... Err Close Enough

Julie Farby | Posted 09.25.2009 | World


Julie Farby

Let's start with a big congratulations: Sarah actually made it to Hong Kong without pulling the usual stunt of canceling last-minute and pretending to have never been invited in the first place.

Following Palin in Hong Kong

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


Cameron Sinclair

I found myself in an odd situation of keynoting the same event as Sarah Palin in Hong Kong. I ended up tweeting the talk, and other than her comment on the Fed, I think it's somewhat accurate.

Senator Murkowski Lights a Fire Under Alaskan Ice

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green


Heather Taylor-Miesle

Clearly, Alaska is on the front lines of climate change - and they are losing the battle.

200 Dead Walruses Found On Alaska Coast

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal wildlife researchers report that up to 200 dead walruses were spotted from the air along the northwest coast of Alas...

Palin Pastor's Re-education Scheme "May Seem Like Totalitarianism"

Bruce Wilson | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics


Bruce Wilson

Palin has ties to a prominent pastor who advocates the establishment of a government regime that, in his own words, "may seem like totalitarianism" and would re-educate citizens in 'correct' decision making.

Tina Fey Wins Emmy For Sarah Palin Impressions On SNL

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 09.13.2009 | Comedy


LOS ANGELES — Is Tina Fey an Emmy winner? You betcha. Fey received an Emmy Award on Saturday for her impersonation of Republican vice presidenti...

Alaska's Walruses High and Dry: (1st of 5)

Giles Slade | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


Giles Slade

Pacific Walruses are a pagophilic (ice-loving) species whose livelihood and well-being depend on sea ice as a platform from which they dive to the ocean floor of the continental shelf to retrieve food.