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The death of Osama bin Laden, & an Obama appreciation

Posted on Mon, 2 May 2011 by Mel Green

So much death and stupidity has proceeded from that one day, catalyzed by that one man, who was so tremendously successful at unleashing the murderousness and hatred of so many. It would be nice if all the killing and stupidity would end with his death. But it won’t. Continue reading →

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Channel 11 interview, part 1 (the video)

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 by Mel Green

It was a surprise to me: around 10:30 or so this morning I got a call at work, on my direct line, from someone identifying himself as a reporter. I’m not entirely unused to getting calls from reporters — faculty … Continue reading →

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The noise begins

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2009 by Mel Green

The Anchorage Daily News has a story by Megan Holland on the proposed equal rights ordinance: “Assembly to consider gay rights ordinance — Discrimination ban: Proposal would also cover veterans; Rev. Prevo plans fight” No big surprise that Jerry Prevo … Continue reading →

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Against discrimination in Anchorage

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2009 by Mel Green

Anchorage Assemblymember Patrick Flynn posted on his blog this morning on Sunday that an ordinance to bar discrimination based upon sexual orientation or veteran’s status in the Municipality of Anchorage would be introduced at tonight’s Anchorage Assembly meeting.  Per Mr. … Continue reading →

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WAR goes down! 23 yeas, 35 nays!

Posted on Thu, 16 April 2009 by Mel Green

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

Posted on Thu, 16 April 2009 by Mel Green

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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Jay Ramras: "We won't necessarily be coloring within the lines"

Posted on Wed, 15 April 2009 by Mel Green

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

Posted on Wed, 15 April 2009 by Mel Green

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

Posted on Tue, 14 April 2009 by Mel Green

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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Note to Jeff Bezos: #glitchmyass

Posted on Mon, 13 April 2009 by Mel Green

My tweet of the day: Note to Jeff Bezos: #glitchmyass, we deserve more explanation & apology than that for #amazonfail. Do you really want to regain our trust? Things have really snowballed. In fact I’d say it’s a snow-boulder now, … Continue reading →

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