tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74406137036548710592026-07-23T04:17:51.229-07:00The Alaskan ReviewWelcome to The Alaskan Review!
This blog is going to be an exciting place to visit for all your Alaska politics and news! It won't be exclusively Alaska, but will be centered on current events and other happenings in Alaska.
Please, no blog-links in your comments.The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-22157762769614239282010-09-18T14:07:00.000-07:002010-09-21T13:43:27.800-07:00The Hard FactsThe Alaskan Review
Lisa Murkowski announced yesterday that she will run for re-election as a write-in candidate. In her speech last night she quoted the late Sen. Ted Stevens saying, ""She's a fighter who stands up for what is right. I trust her commitment to do what's best for Alaska." And so today, my friends, my campaign for Alaska's future begins."
Fox News, on the Gretta Van Susteren The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-83163560489753554392010-09-17T13:25:00.000-07:002010-09-17T14:52:45.945-07:00*Breaking News*The Alaskan Review
There are strong rumors that Murkowski will try to be the next Strom Thurmond, the last senator to run a successful write-in campaign in 1954.
UPDATE: 1:30PM
Bonnie Jack, an elections observer for the Murkowski campaign sent out an email today that invited supporters to the "kickoff of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's campaign." and to: "Write in her name and fill in the oval. We The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-17197777491364081362010-09-17T12:46:00.000-07:002010-09-17T14:04:12.768-07:00*Breaking News*The Alaskan Review
Salon.com reports today that staffers of the Tea Party Express were ferried around the state on a Holland America cruise ship. The tickets for the cruise were $1,499, but the group maintains that it was cheaper than buying plane tickets, paying for hotel rooms, and feeding the staffers.
The cruise allowed the staffers to attend and organize events at every port that the shipThe Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-53532831883246299912010-09-15T23:34:00.000-07:002010-09-15T23:34:32.541-07:00When will it end?The Alaskan Review
Senator Murkowski says now that she plans to announce Friday whether or not she will run a write-in campaign. In the past few days there were rumblings and official talk of her running on the Libertarian ticket. this would have required the candidate elect to voluntarily step aside after he had won his own primary, and the blessing of the higher-ups of the Libertarian party.
The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-11306379815470178282010-09-13T01:26:00.000-07:002010-09-13T01:26:44.908-07:00Take A Hike!The Alaskan Review
The National Park Service has recently proposed raising the rate to climb Mount McKinley by 250%, going from $200 to $500 for the 2011 climbing season. Also included in the proposal was a 60% raise in the cost of a permit to climb Mount Rainer. The fee, which is officially called the climbing cost recovery fee, is used to train climbing park rangers.
Both parks have The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-3027373464482761912010-09-11T23:43:00.000-07:002010-09-11T23:43:19.637-07:00Week-ending Update:The Alaskan Review
Week-ending update:
Glenn Beck was in the state today, and along with Sarah Palin held an event. It was small by either ones standards, only 4500 tickets, and all but 700 of those have been sold. ticket ranged in price from $74 - $225. It was interesting to note though, the AP devoted a full 124 words of 382 to the subject of the 60 protesters outside. thats a full thirdThe Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-81824192563023769902010-09-09T17:13:00.000-07:002010-09-09T18:51:33.047-07:00State suing over drilling moratoriumThe Alaskan Review
The State of Alaska has filed a law suit against the federal government in reference to the recent offshore drilling moratorium. The moratorium, which has negatively affect the drilling in Alaska's outer continental shelf, was announced in a joint press conference between Governor Sean Parnell and Attorney General Dan Sullivan.
The Governor's office have asked the government The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-84407566463660776252010-09-09T01:53:00.000-07:002010-09-09T01:59:51.280-07:00GOOGLE INSTANT. The Alaskan Review
Well folks it's here, the future that is, Google Instant.
This year the amount of info on the internet will exceed 1 zettabyte. Thats 1 million times all the info in all the worlds libraries, or so says the Google employee on their info page.Thats a massive amount of information to look thorough just to give you your favorite cookie recipe.
The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-47494411101818994002010-09-08T16:52:00.000-07:002010-09-09T18:51:59.317-07:00The United States Honor FlagThe Alaskan Review
The United States Honor Flag flew over the capital building in Juneau yesterday. The flag was once flown over Ground Zero in New York City after September 11 and now tours around the country paying tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Today the flag went to Hoonah to honor the two slain police officers.
The recent The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-66183156630475865272010-09-07T20:09:00.000-07:002010-09-08T16:55:13.191-07:00KPB Meeting TonightThe Alaskan Review
Kenai Peninsula Borough Meeting Tonight
listen on 91.9 FM KDLL
In progress...
*Will update as the meeting progresses*
7:00pm
zzzz... nothing of note yet. Breaking their arms patting each other and themselves on the back.
8:00pm
Voted: YES to buy the adjacent property to the Hospital 8-1
Voted: Unanimous Consent to pay for snow-machines
Voted: Unanimous Consent to The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-55193446927319872722010-09-07T06:58:00.000-07:002010-09-09T19:03:22.280-07:002 injured when pickup truck plows through coffee cafeThe Alaskan Review
Two people were injured Sunday morning when a pickup truck drove through the front of the Kaladi Brothers Coffee house on the Sterling Highway in Soldotna.
Soldotna PD said it would not release any info on the victims or the driver until a later date.
One person(not the driver) is listed in critical condition. The others condition was not known at this time. The driver The Alaskan Reviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065444822233884318noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7440613703654871059.post-7821655121596168692010-09-06T19:52:00.000-07:002010-09-06T19:52:15.208-07:00Welcome to The Alskan Review!This blog is going to be an exciting place to visit for all your Alaska politics and news! It won't be exclusively Alaska, but will be centered on current events and other happenings in Alaska.
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