Posted on March 29, 2008 by rogermaynard
It seems these days, from reading the Anchorage Daily News and a few others, we can assume many of our Republican politicians are related because they all have the same surname, “Who-is-under-investigation.” The few who have been indicted and convicted have given the opposition a broad brush with which to blacken the rest of [...]
Filed under: Alaska Politics, Alaska cartoon, Federal Government, Gas/Oil Development, Weekly Cartoon | Tagged: Alaska, political, cartoon, corruption, bribery, stevens, young | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 27, 2008 by rogermaynard
Most U.S. businesses are unaware of the full implications if the polar bear or other marine mammal is declared an endangered species based on melting sea ice as a result of man-made global warming.
Filed under: Alaska Politics, Alaska cartoon, Federal Government, Gas/Oil Development, Wildlife, environmentalism, global warming | Tagged: Alaska, climate change, endangered species, environmentalism, global warming, polar bear, sea ice, threatened | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 22, 2008 by rogermaynard
Governor Sarah Palin has said that Alaska needs to depend less on congressional earmarks.
Some folks view earmarks as a subversion of the legislative process; others say earmarks are a constitutionally allowed way for congress to direct funds so they are spend on their intended projects.
Click on the image to view the full cartoon as printed [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2008 by rogermaynard
In only two hundred twenty five years, about three lifetimes by today’s standards, the United States has progressed from a group of colonies to the single leading economy in the world. Our capitalist economy has two main factors that other economic systems (i.e., communism, socialism and fascism) lack: private land ownership and the individual profit motive.
But there are some ways that Alaska’s [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2008 by rogermaynard
This week’s cartoon illustrates an unintended consequence of “clean elections” laws, based on the experience of some other states. Find the full cartoon in the Ketchikan Daily News, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, or next week in the Voice of the Times online.
Click here to read more about the Alaska Clean Elections Initiative.
Click on the [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2008 by rogermaynard
The best seasons in Alaska’s northern interior are spring and fall–not too cold, not too hot, few tourists, and no mosquitos. So we’re on a short road trip to visit some of our favorite friends and take care of some business along the way.
As usual, we made Haines to Fairbanks an overnight trip. Though we have done it in [...]
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Posted on March 8, 2008 by rogermaynard
The Palin administration has sent out clear signals that they’re not ferry-friendly. Where is the Alaska ferry system headed? Check out this week’s editorial cartoon in the Ketchikan Daily News.
This is where you can comment on this week’s editorial cartoon. Click on the image to see the full cartoon.
Filed under: Alaska Politics, Alaska cartoon, Ketchikan, Marine Highway System, Weekly Cartoon | Tagged: Alaska, cartoon, ferry, Ketchikan, marine highway, political, southeast alaska | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 2, 2008 by rogermaynard
After one year and $5000 from the Haines Borough Assembly, the Haines Energy Task Force (HEFT) has presented their work: a 63 page draft report entitled Peak Oil & Energy Transition, that purports to help prepare Haines for all of the inevitable catastrophes that will happen when there’s not enough oil to go around.
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Posted on March 1, 2008 by rogermaynard
It’s time to let you know about a few housekeeping items: I have a new URL for the website and, of course, this blog.
If you’re still using the old URL: www.fiddlestix.biz, please change that bookmark to my new web portal at: www.rogermaynard.net.
Also, I’ve made it easy to move between this blog and the website with [...]
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