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Putting It Into Words

Politics 13 November 2008 | 1 Comment

So it’s been over a week since I last posted, mostly because I knew that after Brandy and acallidryas offered their thoughts I should put up some kind of election reaction and words were failing me. Seriously. It really is difficult to articulate what’s been going through my head the past week. This Onion headline [...]

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Stevens’ Pollster Sees Loss in Near Future

Politics 13 November 2008 | 0 Comments

As I mentioned last night, Democratic senatorial candidate Mark Begich is now ahead of convicted felon Ted Stevens in the race for the Alaska seat. Pollster David Dittman- a Republican that worked for Stevens’ campaign during the Alaskan primary- doesn’t see positive things in Stevens’ near future: 
“I don’t think Stevens can come back,” Dittman said, noting [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Sixth & Elm

Art, Home Decor, Indie Retailers, Jewelry 13 November 2008 | 0 Comments

Woodburned pieces speak of a kind of craftmanship you don’t always see nowadays, and the work at Sixth & Elm is carefully crafted both as a general product but also for custom orders.  Its hard to think of a phrase that signifies quality moer than “custom-woodburned” right?  Her non-custom work itself bears the strong stamp [...]

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Begich Ahead of Stevens in AK Senate Race

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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) isn’t one to let a few felonies stand between him and his Senate seat but apparently the citizens of Alaska feel differently. Mark Begich, his Democratic opponent (and mayor of Anchorage), is now ahead by 814 votes with approximately 35,000 ballots left to count within the next week. Begich’s surge forward [...]

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