“It seems to me the most important thing that can be done by the Senate is not argue with legal or illegal but to appoint somebody to represent Juneau.” – Wayne Anthony Ross
This coming from someone in a position to become the state’s next Attorney General?
I think this is what they call a “red flag.”

Our intrepid governor, Sarah Palin, has once again said, “Talk to the hand,” in response to the another name floated to fill Elton’s senate seat, Dennis Egan. Instead, she decided to ignore that and go all mavericky again and submit three names of her own to the Senate Democrats. And to add insult to – [...]

Waste Management, as reported by the Juneau Empire, is on the verge of suspending the collection of mixed paper and cardboard recycling. The options, as presented to the Juneau Assembly, are 1) suspend or 2) collect $1 more in waste fees to continue.
The problem, Waste Management says, is that in the three month period from [...]

So… Let’s give her a raise!
Are you f$#*ing kidding?
The State Officers Compensation Committee, set up by the legislature, urges pay increases for legislators, the governor, lieutenant governor, and commissioners. Legislators would see a nearly 50% increase, while the governor’s salary would go up 20% from $125,000 to $150,000 per year, and top officials (lieutenant governor [...]

Last week, the Juneau Assembly had approved action requesting that Alaska’s Department of Transportation remove the Men’s Crisis Center from the Adopt-A-Highway program. The Juneau Vampire thought it was a waste of time and effort for a number of reasons.
Thankfully, at last night’s meeting the Assembly rescinded this action because, according to Assembly member Randy [...]

Back on October 21st, the Juneau Empire ran a story about an Adopt-A-Highway sign on North Douglas that several organizations, including the National Organization for Women Juneau Chapter and the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence-Juneau, had petitioned to have removed. The sign, they claim, promotes a fictitious club that “offends, marginalizes, and demeans [...]

A little like rotten salmon, actually.
I’m sure by now everyone has heard of Gov. Palin’s hacked e-mail accounts (or here if that doesn’t work). Yahoogate, anyone?
Why, oh why, would a hacker gain access to a celebrity’s e-mail account, save two innocuous e-mails and a bunch of family photos, then let the account be deleted? That’s [...]