NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - 11:20 AM
From Erika Bolstad in Washington and Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
Sarah Palin's book is out this morning and available at booksellers throughout Anchorage and nationwide. Friends and foes are busy scrutinizing every word of the 413-page HarperCollins book, a compilation af anecdotes, political prescriptions and score settling.
We're going through the book and will be posting excerpts of it throughout the day on the blog.
Are you reading it? Join in. But keep it on-point and keep it civil.
Our Alaska Newsreader has a roundup of Palin-related news today.
Now to the book:
Page 18
Palin writes about how she and her sisters stayed out of trouble except when hanging out with their brother Chuck. "Like the time he and I snowmachined down an empty dirt road and got pulled over by one of the few state troopers in our part of Alaska. It was Christmas Day; we were out in the middle of nowhere, a couple of kids on a snowmachine up against a big dude with a gun and a badge. I couldn't help wondering about his priorities, if he really didn't have more important things to do, like catching a bad guy, or maybe helping a poor old lady haul in her firewood for the night. Looking back, maybe that was my first brush with the skewed priorities of government."
Page 18
Palin describes her diet: “I love meat. I eat pork chops, thick bacon burgers, and the seared fatty edges of a medium-well-done steak. But I especially love moose and caribou.”
Page 38
Palin describes her first kiss with Todd, her future husband, and her dismay when she learns he told teammates that she “didn’t even know how to kiss.” “My young, crushed spirit learned a lesson about guys that day: even the good ones can act like jerks.”
Page 41
Palin describes her championship basketball team. “Everything I ever needed to know, I learned on the basketball court. And to this day, my right ankle is a knobby and misshapen thing, a daily reminder of pushing through pain.”
Page 65
Palin gets in a dig at “community organizers,” the job President Barack Obama held early in his career. “But Valley residents, like other Alaskans, are not “master-planned-community" kind of people. We are extremely independent, no community organizers necessary.”
Page 70
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - 10:47 AM
The Alaska episode of Man V. Food is scheduled to air on the Travel Channel (Channel 57 in Anchorage) Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. and features footage from Talkeetna and Anchorage.
Here's a teaser video.
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - 10:05 AM
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Alex Davis in the Northway Mall last year. Fran Durner/ADNMissing the farmers markets as you think ahead towards Thanksgiving?
Several of the farmers and vendors have moved inside where it's warm and cozy and can be found on Wednesdays at the Northway Mall from 11-6.
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - 9:26 AM
Alaska Aces winger Matt Stefanishion, tied for second on the ECHL club in goals and third in points, has been called up to Peoria of the American Hockey League.
Stefanishion flew out of Anchorage early this morning headed to Houston to join the Rivermen, who play the Aeros there on Wednesday.
Stefanishion owns 6-3--9 and +3 totals in 14 games. The fourth-year pro owns 18 games of AHL experience, including 15 last season.
NOVEMBER 17, 2009 - 8:54 AM
You see the evidence they leave behind and know they are there somewhere. You are more aware of their presence as the weather gets colder. and the ground gets harder. They get brave, seeking out the warmth and food of your house, garage, shed - whatever gets them out of the elements. I don't mind mice as long as they stay out of my house and shed. I've learned not to store any type of food in the shed so as not to encourage them to move in and stake a claim.
I do have mice, they find ways to get in the house and live in one of my closets and one of my cabinets. I have yet to figure out how they get in and it drives me and my cats crazy. A mouse doesn't last long in my house once it ventures out, but I don't like to find their dead, decapitated bodies laying around.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 5:36 PM
A Fort Richardson soldier and his alleged accomplice have been charged with armed robbery after holding two people up at gunpoint outside an Anchorage night club this weekend, police said Monday.
Daryl Beamer, 25, and Demetria Runyon, 24, were jailed in connection with the holdup about 2:20 a.m. Sunday near Platinum Jaxx, police said.
Police say the pair had been out drinking when Runyon and Beamer pulled up near the downtown nightspot and Beamer got out. Beamer approached a man and his girlfriend who were getting into a vehicle and opened the woman’s door, sticking a gun in her face, police said.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 5:10 PM
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
So has Gov. Sean Parnell read his predecessor's memoir? He doesn't have his hands on a copy of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book yet, Parnell said Monday. The order is in, though, and the book's due out Tuesday.
"I promised to buy it, and I understand that my wife has ordered it from Amazon," Parnell said, "but I have not received it."
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 4:13 PM
Well, the early season has produced the usual hand-wringing and fretting from Alaska Aces fans. Love the passion and the concern, but the whining gets a little much, especially in November, when no one ever won anything in hockey.
They have complained about the preseason release of Luke Erickson. Ditto for the regular-season release of Brett Hemingway and lamenting how it might concern his older brother, Colin -- this is one of my favorites, so many people believing they have some insight into what's going on in Colin's head. (Short version -- he's not happy his brother is gone, but he's a pro and will deal with it like one.) Moans about letting Moises Gutierrez go. Some aren't sold on first-year coach Brent Thompson. Then there was that nine-game stretch without a win in regulation, the longest such skid in six-plus ECHL seasons for the franchise. All those injuries on the blue line -- oh, the humanity!
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 3:32 PM
From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
The issue of Newsweek that hit newstands today has Sarah Palin on the cover -- posing in a photo originally shot for a Runner's World magazine story.
Wonder where Newsweek is coming from on Palin? Not too hard to tell.
"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah? She's Bad News for The GOP -- And For Everybody Else, Too."
(UPDATE -- Palin has posted a criticism of the Newsweek cover on her Facebook page:
"The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this "news" magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness - a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist, and oh-so-expected by now. If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention - even if out of context.")
Sarah Palin in Newsweek
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 1:23 PM
Ah, the challenges of owning little dogs.
As I headed out on our morning walk today, the plan was to leave Eddie behind. He's limping and his vet appointment isn't until Wednesday. But as I called Rusty and Jillie to the door, I discovered Eddie would have none of that. He was going, and that was final.
He's 10 pounds, so I decided to carry him in my coat. I figured it was easier to do that than to have to deal with his attitude if I left him behind.
It was a little trickier than I thought, especially since I was carrying the video camera too, but all was going well. Eddie was content to go along for the ride, and the other dogs were behaving off-leash.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 1:14 PM
A suspected drunken driver who fled Alaska State Troopers when they tried to pull him over this weekend has been charged with assault, reckless driving and other offenses after a pursuit ended with him crashing into a home, troopers said Monday.
Sterling resident Tanner Geiser, 21, was charged with three felony assault charges, felony eluding, three counts of third-degree criminal mischief, driving under the influence, driving with a revoked license and reckless driving after his arrest early Sunday, troopers said.
Troopers said they tried to pull Geiser over near Judy Lynn Lane and Kalifornsky Beach Road about 1:50 a.m. Sunday but he failed to stop the blue 2006 Chevy pickup he was driving.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 12:44 PM
Gizmo, Stripe and the rest of the Gremlins turn 25 this year and the film is in theaters again as part of the anniversary.
It’s showing locally at the Bear Tooth on Wednesday the 25 at 10:35 p.m. Tickets are $3.
If it’s been a while, you may have forgotten that the flick was executive produced by Steven Spielberg, featured Phoebe Cates, one of the Coreys (Feldman) and Howie Mandel, who thankfully only appeared as the voice of Gizmo.
Here’s a trailer.
-- Spencer Shroyer
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 12:16 PM
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
Oprah Winfrey’s show is on right now in Washington D.C., and here are some highlights from Oprah’s interview with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. I'll be updating as the show continues:
On whether Oprah, who backed Barack Obama in the 2008 election, "snubbed" Palin by not having her on her show: "It didn’t register -- no offense to you, but it wasn’t the center of my universe."
On how her daughter, Bristol, reacted when the news broke she was pregnant: "She had seen it on the news, and she was quite devastated, and perfectly honestly, she was quite embarrassed. She called me in tears and was saying, "Oh, Mom, now not just Wasilla do they know what's going on in my life, but now the whole world knows, Mom. And should this be news? Should it be a top news story?" And I said, "No, it should not." And I would hope that my children would be kind of excluded from the controversy and any of the tabloidization of what's going to go on at campaign, but I knew right off the bat then with that episode that the kids were going to be a part of it, good, bad, or ugly. It was going to be quite taxing on them."
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 11:17 AM
Coming off a weekend road split at Bowling Green -- those games were UAF's first Outside matches of the season -- the Nanooks (7-2-1) dropped one spot in a pair of national polls to come in today at No. 10.
UAF received that ranking in the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll.
Miami (Ohio) remained No. 1. North Dakota is No. 2 and Denver No. 3.
On the UAA (4-8-0) front, it has faced four teams currently ranked -- NoDak, DU, Wisconsin (No. 15) and Michigan (No. 16/15). The Seawolves, coming off two road losses at Wisconsin and entertaining Minnesota State-Mankato this weekend, are 2-5-0 against ranked teams -- 1-1 vs.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 11:13 AM
When I was a kid, the prescribed method for entertaining your dog while away was to toss them a soup or rawhide bone. But those can present problems to some dogs. Soup bones can chip and be swallowed. Rawhide is tough to digest. Bully sticks are great, but, as with the rest, if you use them, you need to be around to supervise.
Kongs and various interactive toys where you can hide treats are nice, but I'm finding that the peanut butter, cheese and treats I stuff into them can create dietary problems. Especially when you've got a dog on the injury list with no outlet for his energy. I've cut Eddie's food portions, but I'm afraid he's getting too many calories.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 10:24 AM
Ex-UAF blueliner Tyler Eckford was named the American Hockey League's Player of the Week today after bagging three three-point games last week.
Eckford, a second-year pro who left school early to sign with the New Jersey Devils, earned 2-7--9 and +6 totals in three games last week for the Lowell Devils.
Eckford's 5-12--17 totals in 18 games ranks third in points among AHL defenseman and tied for 10th in points overall.
Couple other Alaska connections were nominated for the award: Rookie goaltender Chad Johnson, late of UAF, who went 2-1-0 and earned back-to-back bagels for the Hartford Wolf Pack (Rangers affiliate); and former UAA forward Eric Walsky of Anchorage, who furnished three assists and a +5 rating in two games for the Manitoba Moose (Canucks affiliate).
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 9:14 AM
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
The Republican who heads up the federal agency overseeing the construction of Alaska's proposed natural gas pipeline is stepping down.
Drue Pearce, a former Alaska Senate president, was asked by President Barack Obama to step down from the small agency, known as the Office of the Federal Coordinator. Here’s a statement from her:
"It has been an honor to stand up a new federal agency and to serve as the first Federal Coordinator. I am a passionate supporter of the agency’s mission to bring Alaska natural gas to North American markets. I leave an effective and efficient agency with a highly skilled team of professionals actively pursuing our mission. It has been a profound privilege to lead this innovative team," Pearce said
Pearce served from 2001 to 2006 as the senior adviser to the Secretary of the Interior for Alaska Affairs until she was appointed as federal coordinator. There has been an ongoing dispute over whether Pearce, a political appointee, could continue in the job under the Obama Administration.
As the only Democrat in the Alaska Congressional delegation, it'll be up to Sen. Mark Begich to recommend a replacement.
NOVEMBER 16, 2009 - 8:02 AM
I erred Friday when I said that we marked the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall the previous week. The anniversary took place last Monday.
A week after the wall collapsed, 20 years ago today, El Salvador terrorists broke into the home of six Jesuit priests and murdered them along with their housekeeper and her daughter who happened to be there at the time.
I lived in Kotzebue at the time and the parish priest was a Jesuit. His response was not to condemn the murders of his colleagues but to speculate on their theological beliefs. He did not explain why possibly holding unpopular theological beliefs was a capital offense. A fellow Catholic responded to the murders by accusing the victims of not being “even-handed” about people murdering them. Others cite national security and fighting communism, but don’t explain how murdering Catholic priests—the enemies of communism--fights communism and protects our national security
NOVEMBER 15, 2009 - 9:16 PM
Update 11/17: Think you were drugged? APD wants to hear about it. Find APD contact info and responses to this column here .
A 26-year-old student e-mailed to say she had been drugged in the fall. She said she went out with six friends. They split three pitchers of beer. All her friends left except for one. She ordered another drink before heading to the dance floor. A little later, she started to feel sick. She told her friend they needed to go home. The last thing she remembers is walking down the sidewalk on Fourth Avenue.
NOVEMBER 15, 2009 - 6:47 PM
Background
Today I made a 2nd visit to a church I'd blogged earlier this year with a less than positive account. I recently received an invitation from a member to revisit suggesting I'd see a difference this time. I'll blog this visit experience soon, but was unsettled by being subjected to yet another "pinch hitter" speaker whose 1-hour sermon was ok, but painfully long. It included a 20 minute justification of why and how he was preaching this sermon. The church website made no mention of the guest speaker or the subject of the talk. No mention. either, of why the regular pastor was missing. This is a disservice to any church visitor virtually guaranteeing they will not return.
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