http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alaska/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:37:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417195/posts Sarah Palin's oldest daughter appears to have lost her bid to keep a bitter legal dispute with her 1-year-old son's father confidential. An Alaska judge last week denied Bristol Palin's request to keep the legal proceedings of her custody dispute with Levi Johnston closed. Palin, 18, filed a petition in early November seeking sole custody of her son, Tripp, and child support payments. She had argued that the scrutiny the case could attract would turn it into a "media circus" that potentially could cause her son embarrassment as he grows older. "In this day and age of the internet, media... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417195/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:37:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416491/posts Volcano is exhibiting signs of elevated unrest above known background level AVO.REDOUBT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416491/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:29:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416216/posts Strong signals over the last few hours on it's summit webicorder. If I remember correctly those marking indicate at some level magma is on the move. Alaska.edu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416216/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:58:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414755/posts Sarah takes on Big Oil: The compelling story of Governor Sarah Palin's battle with Alaska's 'Big 3' oil companies, as told by the state's top oil and gas editors, Kay Cashman and Kristen Nelson (Hardcover) Product Description Sarah takes on Big Oil illuminates Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's rise to power, along with her successes and failures in dealing with the industry that is the lifeblood of the state's economy. This book is a must read for those seeking to understand Palin's qualifications for national leadership. Purchasers of Sarah takes on Big Oil qualify for a free, two-year, online subscription to... Amazon.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414755/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415215/posts Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been the subject of such vile attacks from the left that many forget that they once had praise, not vitriol, before she became John McCain’s running mate. After Palin won her election in Alaska in 2006 she was the darling of the Democrats because she bested sitting Governor Frank Murkowski. She not only beat Murkowski, she sent packing many of his pals in the Republican “corrupt bastards club.” Smiles on the faces of Democrats were seen all around. Some of Murkowski’s buddies even made their way to the penitentiary, thanks to Palin. She meant... "Colony 14" blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415215/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:47:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414780/posts Gov Palin interview with Greta Van Susteren was probably one of her best interviews, in that interview Van Susteren asked Palin about resignation, quitting, ethic violations and the prospect of dealing with attacks in future political positions. This is to all of those hacks, the misinformed and the haters that hide their true intentions against Gov. Palin, and you know who I'm talking about.......here are excerpts. PALIN: Because it was the best thing for the state of Alaska to be able to progress the conservative agenda up there without the distraction that the new normal in Alaskan politics had become... Blog Disclose TV Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414780/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414597/posts VALDEZ - A 136-foot tug doing an ice survey in Prince William Sound late Wednesday grounded on Bligh Reef and two of its fuel tanks were breached. Anchorage Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414597/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:55:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413961/posts Alaska’s two U.S. senators are offering conflicting views on the merits of the health care bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate this week. SNIP: The bill reauthorizes the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for the first time in 21 years- a major accomplishment pushed for by Begich and eight other senators. It also protects Alaska Natives from penalties for not acquiring insurance and expands coverage to other public programs. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413961/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:46:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts 18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators. The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. The Senate oath of office is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410700/posts Over the past few days, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been in Copenhagen making the bizarre claim to anyone who will listen that his job destroying environmental regulations are somehow good for the economy. He also made the even more off the wall assertion that America's economy would be stronger if only the entire country followed California's lead in this area, and that Governor Palin's common sense skepticism to the man-made global warming religion was somehow wrong. All of these musings by the Governator were forthcoming despite the fact that foisting his regulations on California's economy have chased businesses and the jobs... Conservatives4Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410700/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts Leadership: Alaska's ex-governor asks a question we'd like answered: Why is California's current governor pushing the same policies in Copenhagen that helped drive his state into record deficits and unemployment? The movie series that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name involved cyborgs traveling through time to alternately try to destroy or save one John Connor, who would grow up to be the leader of the resistance against a race of machines that ruled the planet. Prominent in the series was his tough cookie of a mom, Sarah Connor. Another Sarah has taken the lead in another resistance against another group... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410051/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409728/posts I'd like to thank Eugene Robinson for highlighting Alaska's achievements on climate change ["Palin's own 'Climate- gate,' " op-ed, Dec. 15] and for noting that I've "treated the issue as serious, complex, and worthy of urgent attention," while making "any number of pragmatic, reasonable, smart decisions as governor." But he's wrong to suggest that my views have somehow changed or that now I'll have to "renounce" my past efforts. Continues.... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409728/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:57:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407557/posts Global Warming: The Alaskan governor who knew polar bears weren't endangered says the planet isn't either and challenges the oracle of climate change. Al Gore says despite the CRU e-mails, the situation is of the utmost gravity. In a Dec. 9 Washington Post op-ed, Sarah Palin noted that the Climate-gate e-mails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia "reveal that leading climate 'experts' deliberately destroyed records, manipulated data to 'hide the decline' in global temperatures and tried to silence their critics from publishing in peer-reviewed journals." This did not sit well with Gore. "The entire North... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407557/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:23:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406691/posts Anchorage resident Lisa Moore says she traded sex with then-Veco boss Bill Allen in 1996 for an apartment, money and jewelry. He was 59; she was 19. She also says she introduced him to a 15-year-old girl who became his sex partner. Anchorage Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406691/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:00:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404815/posts This book tour has been an amazing and inspirational experience for me and my family as we crisscrossed the country and met so many wonderful Americans. At nearly every stop we met someone with a connection to Alaska – usually through the military from being stationed at one of Alaska’s bases. With that in mind, we’ve decided to hold the final book signings at Alaska's Elmendorf and Eielson AFBs. Hope to see you there! - Sarah Palin Sarah Palin's Facebook Notes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2404815/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:00:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403926/posts Obama is so transparent, petty and small, he is an embarrassment. O's latest Chicago way payback? He has nominated Larry Persily, who writes hit pieces on Palin for the Puff Ho, got that? Obama defines the hatred of the good for being the good. You go Sarah. W'vee got your back. Obama nominates former Palin aide to pipeline job [note lefturd Reuters headline -- as if he was part of her camp /not] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama nominated Larry Persily, a former aide to ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, on Wednesday to be federal coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas... Atlas shrugs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403926/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:37:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402448/posts A male student at Service High School was taken into custody shortly before 1 p.m. today after a female student was found stabbed several times at around noon. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. Alaska Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402448/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401626/posts The Iditarod plans to test mushers for drugs and alcohol in March, a change many mushers have no problem with -- but one that three-time champion Lance Mackey scoffs at. "I think it's a little bit ridiculous," Mackey said Wednesday night from his home near Fairbanks after a training run. "It is a dog race, not a human race. It (using a drug) doesn't affect the outcome of the race." Mackey, a throat cancer survivor who has a medical marijuana card, admits to using marijuana on the trail and thinks his success has made some of his competitors jealous. "It... Anchorage Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401626/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401368/posts Winds as high as 125 mph toppled a 110-foot gantry crane at a shipping facility in Dutch Harbor. A spokesman for American President Lines Ltd. says no people or other structures were damaged when the crane fell at 8:45 p.m. Friday evening. Anchorage Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401368/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 05:16:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400327/posts When President Obama spoke to troops at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base last month, the unit there parked a shiny new F-22 fighter plane in the hangar. But according to multiple sources, White House aides demanded the plane be changed to an older F-15 fighter because they didn't want Obama speaking in front of the F-22, a controversial program he fought hard to end. "White House aides actually made them remove the F-22-said they would not allow POTUS to be pictured with the F-22 in any way, shape, or form," one source close to the unit relayed. Stephen Lee, a... The Cable - Foreign Policy Newsletter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400327/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:38:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398543/posts A family that planned to spend winter in a woodstove-heated wall tent ...near Talkeetna with a dozen dogs gave up over the weekend, a few days after the mother was evacuated with severely frostbitten hands. The father and a teenager walked 7 miles out to civilization on Saturday, the son also suffering from frostbite. Then, authorities had to mount another difficult operation to rescue a dozen dogs ... adn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398543/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:23:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2398238/posts Some people in the Lower 48 might be saying," what is with you people up in Alaska?" You might be wondering why people in our State would kick Sarah Palin around like she's the enemy? Also, you must think some of us are crazy to file 20 Ethics complaints on our former Governor that were all dismissed? If you ask me, these people who filed the complaints are crazy! Prior to Sarah running with McCain, her popularity in Alaska had peaked at about 92%. Sarah had bi-partisan support on Oil and Gas legislation; she signed into law new ethics laws.... Red County http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2398238/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:59:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397835/posts NEW YORK – "Going Rogue" has sold a million copies. HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Tuesday that just two weeks after publication, Sarah Palin's memoir has sold 1 million copies. The print run for "Going Rogue" has been increased again, to 2.8 million copies. The original printing was 1.5 million, then moved up to 2.5 million. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397835/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:22:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397790/posts Our friend and colleague Thomas Lamb reports on the S1P1 Virus, also know as Palin Derangement Syndrome (PDS), a nasty strain which infects those with unhealthy Palin obsessions. The dread disease incubated in Alaska and spread to the lower 48, carried by nutroots bloggers and media elites. Tom begins by describing the symptoms of S1P1: "There is a 'Euphoric cadence' (it has a catchy sound to it) in speech patterns when it comes to talking about Sarah Palin’s son Trig, her family or the father to Palin’s grandsons, Levi Johnston." "Thus the PDS patient has repeated illusions of Trig not... Texas for Sarah Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397790/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:22:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396569/posts A group calling itself Alaska Wild Salmon Protection, Inc. recently ran full-page advertisements (see above) in Politico against development of the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska. The Pebble deposit is one of the largest finds in America, believed to contain 72 billion pounds of copper and 94 million ounces of gold, among other minerals. Alaska Wild Salmon Protection's advertisement was filled with distortions, but more on that later. I wanted to learn more about the group, so I went to check out its website. It didn't have one.* Odd, I thought, for an environmental group leading local opposition to the... National Center Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396569/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:52:30 GMT