Updated: Please send a card to Buddy Tabor

Hidden away here in Juneau, Alaska, we have one of America’s finest songwriters. Alaskans and others who attended the Alaska Folk Festival over the past 35 years eagerly awaited Buddy’s performance, because he always had a new song or two that would grab you in some way. Now we’re about to lose him, and you need to send him a card. Why after the squiggle. …
DailyKos (Alaska) – Mon 10:07 p.m. – 12 clicks 

7.2 earthquake hits Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

Not much information as this earthquake just happened within the last few minutes, but a 7.2 earthquake has hit the Aleutian Islands (in Alaska), and a tsunami warning is in effect. Too early right now for information on damage or any tsunamis occurring, but I’ll continue to update this diary (as I would with severe wx liveblogs) as information comes in. Information right now from the USGS : …
DailyKos (Alaska) – Mon 9:45 p.m. – 6 clicks 

Alaska Releasing Palin’s E-Mails

In response to a freedom of information request, the State of Alaska is releasing some 24,000 pages of Sarah Palin’s e-mails sent from mostly private accounts while she was Governor.  News organizations  are asking for help from the public in sorting through them for the most interesting parts. …
DailyKos (Alaska) – Mon 9:45 p.m. – 5 clicks