Anchorage Daily News

Saradise Lost: How Alaska Bloggers Dethroned Sarah Palin

Eric Boehlert | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Brandishing dogged reporting skills and wonderfully insightful, entertaining writing, Alaska bloggers turned the 49th state (and a very, very red one, at that) into a hotbed for plugged-in citizen journalism.

Palin Cleared Of Two Ethics Complaints; Dozen More Pending

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Gov. Sarah Palin won dismissal Friday of two separate complaints alleging she broke ethics and election law. ...

Palin Flip Flops On Stimulus In Face Of Anger

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin faced bipartisan criticism and an angry protest back home after deciding to reject federal stimulus funds. That might be why h...

Bristol Speaks as Sarah Spins

Lisa Derrick | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment


Lisa Derrick

Sarah Palin spent the last day of the year emailing the Associated Press and the Anchorage Daily News and calling People magazine to counter the impression that Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are high school drop-outs.

Sarah Barracuda

Mark Joseph | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Mark Joseph

My favorite story I found in my research for my book on Palin was the time her mother-in-law, a Democrat, ran for Mayor of Wasilla to succeed Palin, only to find her daughter-in-law oppose her.

Anchorage Daily News Endorses Obama

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics


Alaska enters its 50th-anniversary year in the glow of an improbable and highly memorable event: the nomination of Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican ...

Alaskans Demand Truth! Huge Rally in Anchorage

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics


Jeanne Devon (

At the end of the day, there was a huge stack of petition sheets signed, over a dozen newly registered voters, a ton of news coverage, and more than 1500 Alaskans who had their say. We want our Governor held accountable.

Giant Gaffe: McCain Confuses National Guard and Army -- and Palin's Son

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Today, the Anchorage Daily News hits Palin hard in an editorial for abdicating to the McCain campaign on Troopergate and runs a gem on a stunning, overlooked McCain gaffe.

Gibson's Palin Interview: Alaska Paper Offers Tough Questions

Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Talking Points Memo's Josh Marshall wrote yesterday that Sarah Palin's upcoming interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson will be a "farce ... close to unwa...

Governor Sarah Palin Has What It Takes To Be The Next Dick Cheney

Chris Kelly | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Kelly

The Anchorage Daily News discovered why Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the perfect person to be the next Dick Cheney: She can look you in eye and tell you black is white. Especially when there's oil involved.

FBI Investigates Sen Stevens' Ties To Oil Company Involved In Bribery Case

Anchorage Daily News | RICHARD MAUER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


he FBI and a federal grand jury have been investigating an extensive remodeling project at U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' home in Girdwood that involved the t...