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WAR goes down! 23 yeas, 35 nays!
WAR goes down! 23 yeas, 35 nays. Repeat: Wayne Anthony Ross will NOT be Alaska Attorney General. We fought the good fight, people, and we WON! The lima beans of the state are dancing. And so, I bet, are Alaska … Continue reading
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Alaska newspaper editorials against WAR
At least one of Alaska’s daily newspapers have come out editorially against the confirmation of Wayne Anthony Ross to be Alaska’s attorney general: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner — “Reject Ross: Nominee for top legal post is wrong man for the job” … Continue reading
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WAR's antigay letter to the Alaska Bar Association, 1993
You’ve heard about it, now here it is: the famous letter written by Wayne Anthony Ross to the Alaska Bar Association and published in the Alaska Bar Rag in the early 1990s (turns out it was 1993) which referred to … Continue reading
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Jay Ramras: "We won't necessarily be coloring within the lines"
Representative Jay Ramras, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, doesn’t seem to mind joining Alaska attorney general-nominee Wayne Anthony Ross — not to mention Gov. Sarah Palin herself — in coloring outside the lines of Alaska state law.
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Pro-WAR = anti-LAW
Just last night I posted about the opinions that Alaska attorneys with direct experience dealing with Attorney General-nominee Wayne Anthony Ross have of WAR’s mediocre legal abilities: His middling scores on the Alaska Bar Association surveys when he applied for … Continue reading
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Anti-WAR letter: Opposing Wayne Anthony Ross
I’m a writer-blogger, not a political blogger — though I did try it out a little last fall after Palin became a vice-presidential candidate. But it proved too emotionally exhausting for me, & other Alaska progressive bloggers were doing it … Continue reading
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Alaska evangelicals support the corrupt
The Anchorage Daily News reports on exit polling (emphasis added): Like McCain, Stevens and Young performed best in small cities and rural areas, such as the region that includes Palin’s hometown of Wasilla, where she served two terms as mayor. … Continue reading
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Alaska post-election blues
I stopped writing the blog because I felt the ground was pretty well covered, & I also lacked for time. But today I’m blue. Oh, indeed, I’m very happy about the Obama victory, & while my as-yet uncounted vote for … Continue reading
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Troopergate report: Major findings
Branchflower reports on page 8 of his report four major findings: Palin abused her power in violation of Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act, which provides that “each public officer holds office as a public trust, … Continue reading
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Still waiting for Troopergate report
But here’s an update from the ADN’s Kyle Hopkins: 3 p.m.: So here’s something to consider while we wait for the Legislative Council to vote — and yes, we’re still waiting: The council needs eight votes to release the investigator’s … Continue reading
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