Posted by Jeanne Devon on November 21, 2011 · 16 Comments
As Thanksgiving approaches, let’s all give a big helping of thanks (and an even bigger ladle of sarcasm gravy) to Sean Parnell for yet again wasting our money. Thanks, governor. Cook Inlet has a problem. It used to have a large, healthy population of beluga whales. The population of about 1,300 animals was large enough, even, to support subsistence hunting. But back in the 80s, something started to happen. The population of these magnificent creatures began to decline. In the early 90s, it was still possible to drive along the scenic Seward highway, south of Anchorage and spot what at…
Category Environment, Fish & Wildlife, KABATA, Resource Development, Rural Issues, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Skulduggery, Strategery · Tags Beluga whale, Cook Inlet, Cook Inlet drilling, Endangered beluga whales, Palin belugas, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell belugas
Posted by Jeanne Devon on November 14, 2010 · 135 Comments
~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! Fear not! Even though it is Oyster Sunday, I will not ask that you wear an Oyster bonnet. It just seemed like a lazy, post-election sort of day, and a good time to do an oyster roundup. So, grab your cocktail sauce, and start slurping. Sarah Palin’s Alassska Yes, tonight is the night. Some of you are boycotting. Some of you are anxiously awaiting the spectacle. Some of you are saying you’re boycotting, but are in reality anxiously awaiting the spectacle. But, tonight is the night that…
Category Alaska, Alaska Senate Race, Election 2010, Environment, Fish & Wildlife, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Todd Palin · Tags Alaska Senate Race, Cook Inlet belugas, Drew Barrymore, Endangered beluga whales, Everybody Loves Whales, Joe Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Ted Danson
