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Sarah Palin to resign her office…

Posted in Alaskan Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Sarah Palin announced today on KTUU Channel 2 News that she will resign as governor of Alaska effective in 3 weeks.
In a press conference from her Wasilla home held just minutes ago, Palin mentioned the various ethics complaints directed at her both personally and her administration as being one reason as to her early departure. Additionally, [...]

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Socked in…

Posted in Fishing Trips, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

 

The re-opener was an epic display of old-time Alaska. Thousands of black-gray backs of schooled salmon in packs of 30 to 50 as far as the next bend. Fortunately, there were still trout to be had via the properly waked dry in-between the intermittent upstream rushes of first run sockeye.

The salmon run is the earliest and by [...]

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No Pebble Mine Town Hall Meetings…

Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

                      
Town Hall Meetings
From RRC’s website: Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Renewable Resources Coalition wants to hear your thoughts on how we can protect Bristol Bay and the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. We’re holding open town hall meetings in Anchorage with more to follow soon. You’ll have the chance to share ideas and [...]

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Alaska’s Medicare Crisis… Hope on the Horizon?

Posted in Alaskan Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Alaska is one of if not the wealthiest states in the country. How is it then that we are tip-toeing on the edge of a catastrophic nightmare? The population, like the rest of America, is aging and doctors are not accepting new Medicare patients…

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My black lab…

Posted in The Who, What, When & Why, tagged , , , , , , , on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Sierra waiting patiently…

 
Black labs are great. Looking back now at my growing up years in Alaska I think about my family dog who has passed on. I’m not sure what my teen and college years would have been like without her. Returning home from school, work or home for the summer I had no answer to [...]

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VOTE AMERICA!

Posted in Alaskan Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The election season is nearly over. The only thing that remains is the most important right and privilege of all Americans. While waiting in line today at the polls look at the faces of people who just voted. In its purist form, minus the millions of $ spent, minus the negative attacks punched and counter-punched, voting is truly a beautiful thing.
The past [...]

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America’s Healthcare Crisis: Alaskan Perspective…

Posted in Alaskan Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

America’s current state of healthcare is beyond the need of a bailout. Healthcare is a right and not a selective, top-down responsibility of government. As a 4 year volunteer at my local community health center I have been witness to an exponential influx of uninsured and working poor families who cannot afford skyrocketing healthcare costs.
 
In last [...]

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Alaskans Rally for… Obama / Biden

Posted in Alaskan Politics, tagged , , , , , , on October 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Alaskans converged towards one of the 2 rallies scheduled in downtown Anchorage on Saturday. The clear winner in attendance and spirit was the Obama / Biden rally held downtown with an estimated attendance of well over 1,200 (I would guesstimate 1,800 at the height of the rally). The other was a 300 person affair for [...]

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Fishing Break…

Posted in Fishing Trips, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Lucky long-time friend RP has teamed up with Felt Soul Media to produce an epic fly fishing film shot exclusively in Kamchatka. Check-out the preview which recently won The Drake’s 5 min FF Film Contest:
http://thebigpull.wordpress.com/
Fall fishing in Alaska….

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Endorsements for YES On 4. Vote Tuesday August 26th.

Posted in No Pebble Mine, tagged , , , , , on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

VOTE TODAY!
August 26th, 2008
VOTE YES 4-FISH
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find out where to vote and for more election information, call the Division of Elections at 1-866-952-8683 or in Anchorage 522-8683, or go online to ltgov.state.ak.us/elections.
Yes on Clean Water Initiative #4 Endorsements:
Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/503423.html

Juneau Empire:

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/082208/opi_321835314.shtml 

Peninsula Clarion:

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