Reads

Various articles…

Our view: Denali KidCare: State leaders promise to push for more children’s health insurance – ADN 10/4/09

http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/961444.html

Class ring makers join boycott against Pebble Mine – ADN 10/1/09

PRICELESS PROPERTY: Environmental concerns outweigh need for gold.

http://www.adn.com/money/industries/mining/story/957845.html

Great live fly fishing posts from remote Ponoi River, Kola Peninsula – Ryan Peterson, The Big Pull

http://thebigpull.wordpress.com/

 Palin’s Resignation: The Edited Version – Vanity Fair 7/20/09

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/07/palin-speech-edit-200907?currentPage=1

Crazy Palin leaves stain on Alaska’s oil industry – ADN 7/18/09

Yes, she has lost it and revealed herself as flaky, delusional, dishonest, slightly paranoid, and in way over her head. Palin should have never been elected governor. She wasn’t ready and those of us who voted for her should have known it. The lesson is that personality, image and looks should never trump substance when evaluating a candidate.”

http://www.adn.com/opinion/comment/fagan/story/869078.html

Palin promises to keep tweeting after leaving office – ADN 7/17/09 - Pwease stop… pwitty pwease?

In a tweet posted today, Palin indicates that when she’s out of office, she’ll use a personal account on the social networking site to stay in touch.

Palin’s tweet said, “elected is replaceable; Ak WILL progress! + side benefits=10 dys til less politically correct twitters fly frm my fingertps outside State site.”

http://www.adn.com/palin/story/867787.html

Pebble’s life limited but deadly for fish – ADN 7/14/09

http://www.adn.com/opinion/compass/story/864581.html

Palin’s Long March to a Short-Notice Resignation – The New York Times 7/12/09

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/us/politics/13palin.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all

A Farewell to Harms: Palin was bad for the Republicans—and the republic. – The Wall Street Journal by Peggy Noonan 7/10/09

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124716984620819351.html

Palin defends ‘millions’ ethics price claim – ADN 7/9/09

http://www.adn.com/palin/story/858523.html

… Palin administration officials provided the Daily News with a breakdown of what it says are $1.9 million in costs. Most if it is a per-hour accounting of the time state employees, such as state attorneys, have spent working on public records requests, lawsuits, ethics complaints, and issues surrounding the Legislature’s “Troopergate” investigation last summer of Palin.’

…’Those state employees would have been paid regardless.’… So Sarah, what is the real reason?

Mine gets good word from court – ADN 7/10/09

http://www.adn.com/money/industries/mining/story/859863.html

Gov. Sarah Palin earlier called the Supreme Court decision “great news for Alaska” and said it “is a green light for responsible resource development.” – ‘Responsible’ may mean something completely different to Palin judging by her recent resignation.

Bristol Bay sockeye harvest a whopper – ADN 7/7/09

http://www.adn.com/3437/story/856751.html

It Came from Wasilla – Vanity Fair

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/sarah-palin200908

Supreme Court Allows Miners to Destroy Alaskan Lake – from MidCurrent

Tour calls Pebble promises into question

Excellent piece about Nevada’s post-mortem open pit devastation and its irreversible effects on people and land.

‘Deadliest Catch’ skipper slams Pebble project:

AD CAMPAIGN: Sig Hansen says he’s concerned about impacting the Bristol Bay salmon fishery.

Lawmakers reject Palin nominee for Board of Fisheries

ALASKANS HAVE THEIR SAY ON PEBBLE MINE IN LONDON

Residents of the Bristol Bay region who traveled to London to protest Pebble Mine during this week’s meeting of shareholders in developer Anglo American were surprised Wednesday when they were permitted to speak at the gathering.

City doctors turn away new Medicare patients by George Bryson

- ANCHORAGE: For the sick and old, public clinics often the only option.

Anglo chairman to visit Alaska by Elizabeth Bluemink

Karl Rove, Sarah Palin & Tim Griffin walk into a bar… by Shannyn Moore

- Enlightened collusion on the Prop 4 debacle.

Palin Accepted $25,000 in Gifts, Alaska Records Show Washington Post (Palin in Pebble’s pocket?)

Palin’s Hand Seen in Battle Over Mine in Alaska New York Times