An Alaskan Abroad: Congressional muscle

Photo Albums

Campaign 2008

Sean Parnell
Campaign website for U.S. House candidate Sean Parnell.
Dave Cuddy for U.S. Senate
Anchorage real estate developer and candidate for U.S. Senate Dave Cuddy.
Frank Vondersaar
Frank Vondersaar's Senate campaign site.
Rocky Caldero
Rocky Caldero's Senate campaign site.
Gerald Heikes
Gerald Heikes' Senate campaign site.
Alaska Democratic Party
Official party website.
Republican Party of Alaska
Official party website.
Ray Metcalfe campaign
Moderate Republican-founder Ray Metcalfe's Senate campaign. He's running as a Democrat.
Ted Stevens Campaign
Ted Stevens Senate reelection campaign.
Gabrielle LeDoux
U.S. House campaign site for state Rep. Gabrielle LaDoux, R-Kodiak.
Diane Benson
Diane Benson for U.S. House.
Jake Metcalfe
Former Alaska Democratic Party Chairman Jake Metcalfe's campaign site for the U.S. House.
Ethan Berkowitz
Former state House Minority Leader Ethan Berkowitz' campaign for U.S. House.
Rep. Don Young
Rep. Don Young's official House of Representatives page.
Sen. Ted Stevens
Sen. Ted Stevens' official Senate site.
Don Young Campaign
Rep. Don Young's campaign site.

Alaska

A girl and her dogs
Jill and Sam Harrel. Photographer friends in Fairbanks.
AGIA
The State of Alaska's official natural gas pipeline Web site.
AK
Fairbanks blog.
AK Radio
Unique audio stories about Alaska and the weird people who live here.
Alas & Indeed
MG in Fairbanks.
Alaska 365
Laurent Dick's daily Alaska photo journal.
Alaska Cafe
John Enge on the fishing industry.
Alaska Culture Exposed
Pictures, video and other signs of Northern culture.
Alaska Free Press
Alternative Alaska news site.
Alaska Gas Pipeline
Blogger follows the gas line effort.
Alaska gold
Alaska blogroll.
Alaska HDTV
Alaska HDTV podcast.
Alaska Magazine
One for the tourist, mostly.
Alaska Native
Alaska Native sites.
Alaska Outdoor Adventure
Alaska hiking photo blog.
Alaska photos
Flickr photo pool of Alaskan bloggers.
Alaska Press Club
Alaska's main journalism organization.
Alaska Report
Alaska news aggregator.
Alaska Robotics
Humorous cartoons and videos from the North.
Alaska State Library
Identify old photos of Alaskans.
Alaska State Society
Alaskan expats in Washington, D.C.
Alaska Teen Media
Radio news by Alaska teens.
Alaska Tracks
Science writer Ned Rozell's blog.
Alaska Travelgram
Former Anchorage Times sales guy and now travel writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Scott McMurren's travel tips site.
Alaska Vernacular
A glossary of life in Alaska.
Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage's daily newspaper.
Anchorage Press
Alternative news for frozen readers. Home of more friends.
Anchorage radio
An Online community and good list of streaming radio stations.
APRN
Alaska Public Radio Network.
Arctic Glass
A reporter named Jill chronicles her move to Homer... and Juneau.
Ariel's Secrets
Journal of Juneau college student.
Beasts and botanicals
Juneau photo blog.
Bent Alaska
LGBT blog.
Bethel Council on the Arts
Home of Cama'i.
Bill Hess
Home of Running Dog Publications.
Bird TLC
Alaska's birt treatment and learning center.
Cabela's Iditarod coverage
Jon Little covers the Iditarod.
Cabin Fever
Wasilla artist Judy Vars.
Capitol Ideas
The Bill McAllister Show.
Chena Dogs
Blog of Fairbanks newspaper editor Julie Stricker.
Community profiles
Summaries of Alaska's towns from the state Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development.
Delta Discovery
News from the YK Delta.
Did you know there are bears in Alaska?
Anchorage blogger.
Discontinuous Permafrost
Fractured thoughts from the Far North.
Ed Iten
Iditarod musher Ed Iten.
Elise Patkotak
Blog of Anchorage writer.
Erratic Howlings
Photo blog.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska's second-largest newspaper.
Fairbanks News-Miner Gas Line Archive
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner's natural gas pipeline blog and archive. A great resource for background on the gas line negotiations.
Fairbanks or bust
A public defender's life in Alaska.
Fairbanks Pedestrian
Fairbanks blog.
Fairbanks' Valette
A woman, a camera, and a blog.
Far North Science
Former ADNer Doug O'Harra's science site.
Fervent verve
Nunapitchuk blogger.
Fiery Blazing Handbasket
Tree-hugging Alaskan. Because every blog has to have one.
Fish Taxi
Valdez blog.
Floridiana Alaskiana
Words and images of a Floridian living in Alaska.
Frozen Black Swans
Interesting blog that sometimes talks about oil and gas issues.
Georgian Messenger
Alaskan Winston Featherly blogs about expat life in Georgia.
Governmental Alaskana
State and federal publications on Alaska.
Grassroots Science
Science website from the YK Delta.
Homeschool 2.0
Info for Alaska parents who want to home school their children.
Huff Photo
Ben Huff's photos of life in Alaska.
Iapacaca life adventure
A legal adventure in rural Alaska.
Iditarod
Iditarod Sled Dog Race official site.
Independent Alaskan
Current affairs and the mundane.
James Barker
Fairbanks photographer extraodinaire.
Jason Soza photography
Juneau photographer.
Jimmy and Kerri
A couple of Toksook Bay teachers.
Kate Wool photography
Fairbanks fine art photographer.
Katie Baldwin Photography
Bethel globetrotter Katie Baldwin.
KIYU
Galena radio station.
Kodiak Konfidential
A crudgel is the same thing as a stick.
Kotzebue Dog Mushers Association
Dog racing above the Arcitc Circle.
KUAC
Fairbanks public radio.
Kuskokwim 300
Sled dog race from Bethel to Aniak and back.
KYUK in Kuwait
Bethel radio station KYUK sends Mike Martz to Kuwait to tell the story of the ongoing Alaska National Guard deployment.
Life in the den
Homer blogger.
Los Anchorage
Casey Grove's blog on the grittier side of Anchorage.
Mary Haley's blog
The Fairbanks life of Mary and Tom.
Maya's Granny
Who says you got to be young to blog?
Megan's little weblog
Aspiring journalist's blog about life in Alaska.
Middle of somewhere
Gussak teacher in Nunapitchuk.
Murphy Dome Diaries
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner cops reporter Amanda Bohman.
Muskegger
Journalist and student in Fairbanks.
My Chain Driven Ride Through Life in Alaska
Alaska bicyclist and mom.
My Fairbanks Life
Fairbanks freelance journalist Theresa Bakker.
News-Miner Legislature blog
Daily entries on what's happening in Juneau.
Niebrugge Images
Photo blog of Seward's Ron Niebrugge.
Nine hats
Michael Faubion's music and web publishing site.
Northern Exposure
The musings of Anchorage Daily News reporter Katie Pesznecker.
Northern Flux
News-Miner reporter Stefan Milkowski blog on climate change in Alaska.
Northern Girl
Living wild in Anchorage.
Northern Light
Female perspective on living in Alaska.
O'Folks
One for the elders.
Orphan Army
Juneau blog of Alaska Robotics founder Pat Race.
Palin for VP
Sarah Palin for vice president.
Palintology
Pro-Sarah Palin website.
Pamyua
Home of Alaska's greatest tribal funk band.
Perspicacious in Fairbanks
Penetratingly discerning, perceptive, or astute.
Progressive Alaska
For those not from Texas or Oklahoma
Prudhoe Man
Photos and posts from Prudhoe Bay.
Quixote's Tart
Food and life in rural Alaska.
Radio Icebox
Radio journalist Libby Casey's travel blog.
Rep. Bob Lynn
Anchorage Republican Rep. Bob Lynn.
Rep. John Coghill
House Majority Leader Rep. John Coghill, North Pole Republican.
Scott Dickerson
Blog of Homer photographer.
Scribbit
Motherhood in Alaska.
Shibby's kinda public journal
Middle of Somewhere's fiancee.
Sled Dog Central
All the news on paws that's fit to print.
Snaps North
Photoblog from Fairbanks.
Subarctic Mama
Fairbanks parenting.
Sweet Pixels
Alaskan multi-media artist.
The Ester Republic
Left-wing rants and news from the Republic of Ester, Alaska.
The Fairbanks Pedestrian
Fairbanks community blog.
The Lorax
Musings of a cosmopolitan girl in Ester.
Think Halcro
Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Halcro on what he would have done differently, if only....
Tundra Drums
Bethel newspaper.
Tundra Medicine Dreams
Life with dogs on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

The Backroom

Fact Check
Political fact check site.
Politifact
Candidate truth meter by the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly.
Washington Post: Fact Checker
Michael Dobbs checks the veracity of the presidential candidates' statements.
Real Clear Politics
The best of the day's political coverage.
SCOTUS Blog
Excellent blog covering the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court collection
Cornell University Law School site on Supreme Court decisions.
Politico
Capitol Hill political newspaper.
The Playbook
Mike Allen's blog at Politico.
First Read
The MSNBC political blog.
The Note
ABC News' political blog.
Washington Post Politics
The Washington Post's political blog.
CREW
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Political Money Line
Money tracking service from Congressional Quarterly.
Sunlight Foundation
Let a little sun shine in.
Source Watch
Directory of people and organizations behind public policy.
Congresspedia
The citizen's encyclopedia on Congress.
Washington Watch
Congressional legislation tracker.
Open Congress
Information on Congress.
Open Secrets
Follow the money.
The Hill
Coverage of Capitol Hill.
Powers Point
Former Fairbanks girl turned Washington pundit for FOX.
Crooks and Liars
Political news of a certain kind.
Swing State Project
Who knew politics could be so fun?
Polling Report
Polls, polls and more polls.
Wonkette
Washington gossiper extraordinaire.
Daily Kos
All politics, all the time.
Talking Point Memo
Josh Marshall on politics.
Postman on Politics
David Postman of the Seattle Times.

The District

Reason Magazine
Politics and culture with a libertarian bent.
Washington Irish RFC
Washington rugby
Solly's U Street Tavern
Where the Washington Irish drink.
Joel Achenbach
Washington Post writer/blogger.
Just up the pike
Silver Spring blog.
D.C. Event Guide
List of today's local happenings.
ArtDC.org
D.C. artist community.
Dischord Records
Documenting D.C.'s hardcore scene.
Bob Mould
D.C. blog of former singer/guitarist for Husker Du and Sugar.
Washington City Paper
The District's alternative newsweekly.
Third Party Watch
Covering the independents.
DC Traffic Cameras
How's my driving?
DCeiver
Caustic comments on life within the beltway.
American Scene
Do politics and culture go together?
Washington Post
A damn good paper.
Washington Monthly
Trolling for politicians.

Writer's corner

Regret The Error
A list of errors by people like me.
The Mechanic and The Muse
An owner's manual for writers by Poytner columnist Chip Scanlan.
Testy Copy Editors
A place for copy editors to bitch and moan.
SPJ
Society of Professional Journalist
Poynter Online
Journalism training and advice.
THE SLOT: A Spot for Copy Editors
Master of style. And he'll even answer stupid questions.

Photojournalism

Photo blog ring
A list of photo blogs.
Photo Blogs
Online photo community.
Lens Day
More photo challenges.
Photo Friday
Weekly photo challenges.
Shots magazine
Member-supported black and white art magazine.
Leica Shop
Because everyone needs a Leica.
Photo serve
Photographers' resource.
Photo net
Photo resource, forum, camera classifieds.
Foto8 magazine
Beautiful magazine dedicated to photojournalism.

Required media

Opinions & Friends

My emptied valise
Poet and photographer Jorn Ake.
Palm Beach new Times
Robert Meyerowitz' new home in Florida.
Fist Full of Euros
Another great blog about life in Eastern Europe.
Halfway Down the Danube
Eastern European blog.
BBQ Pilgrim
Longtime friend and former Anchorage Times photo editor Mark Dolan.
Times Football League
Old Alaska friends now scattered across the country.
Pam Houston
My cousin Pam.
Side Salad
Former Anchorage Times co-worker Jeff Houck on food and life in South Beach.
Photo Dude
Good content found by overcoming a few degrees of seperation.
Ken Layne
Another independent journalist still slogging away.
Matt Welch
Former Praguer. Now at Reason in Washington, D.C.
Laowiseass
A friend I served with at China Daily and his frequent rants against Chinese bureaucracy.

Prague talk

Beer Culture
Evan Rail writes about beer culture in Prague.
Prague Spoon
Opinionated restaurant reviews.
Czech Daily Word
Journalist Petr Bokuvka's blog from Brno.
Grant's Prague Bike Blog
A cyclist in Prague.
Bored in Brno
Babble from Czech's second city.
Prague Dispatch
Former Prague Post business editor Eric Volkman.
Kip Bauersfeld
Art and media services from my friend Kip.
Doug Arellanes
Software designer, DJ, social commentator.
Stumpy Moose
Blog and other information about Prague.
Prague Blog
Talking Prague blues.
Scott MacMillan
Owner of Tulip Cafe, a popular hangout.

Czech list

Holiday Makers
David Brauchli's Czech vacation apartment rental website.
Vaclav Havel
Havel's official site.
Bohemica
All about Czech language.
Tlusta Mys
Our friend Michal's pub in Prague's Mala Strana.
Czech Please
Food and drink reviews from the Czech Republic.
Slovnik
Handy Czech dictionary.
Havel at Columbia
Vaclav Havel at Columbia University in New York.
Paul Wilson
Translator and former Plastic.
Karluv Most
Web cam images of Charles Bridge.
Czech mushing
What if I imported just two Alaskan huskies and started a new kennel?
Vaclav Klaus
Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus: The man who said no to the third way.
Speaking Czech
Czech language lessons.
Czech Site
Ample info on living and breathing in Prague.
Transitions Online
Coverage of Eastern Europe.
Provokator
It's a democratic world with room for everyone.
My Czech Republic
Well, not mine, but someone's.
Czech Embassy Washington, D.C.
If you're still Stateside, these people are very helpful.
Prague Daily Monitor
Good daily news round up.
Prague TV
Despite the name, there's no ER on Thursday nights. Another expat info site.
Expats forum
Strange mixture of expats inhabiting online community who sometimes even come out from behind their computer monitors to get drunk and act silly.
Prague City Server
More info on the Golden City.
Moving to Czech
Advice on moving abroad.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Official advice and information.

Paychecks

Spectrum Pictures
The agency.
Spencer Evening World
Small paper with a big heart.
Benesov Gymnazium
High school where I taught in 1992/1993.
SAAS Marina
I taught grades K-3 in Moscow in 1994/1995.
Alaska Newspapers Inc.
Six years running the rural offices of the Tundra Drums, Arctic Sounder, Bristol Bay Times and Dutch Harbor Fisherman.
Energy Intelligence Group
Covering Congress for Oil Daily.
Associated Press
A perfect home for my photos.
KOTZ Radio
Arctic radio.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska's second-largest paper.
Prague Post
English-language daily.
China Daily
Voice of Communist China.
Nuvo
Alternative weekly I freelanced for as a shooter long ago.
Anchorage Times
Our fallen mother.

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Congressional muscle

Alaska's three-member congressional delegation are among the most powerful players in Washington. And don't think they don't know it. While Ted Stevens only ranks ninth among the most powerful senators, combined with the influence of Sen. Lisa Murkowski (73rd) and Rep. Don Young (22nd in the House), Alaska packs the biggest congressional wallop of any of the 50 states. At least according to the website Congress.org.

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