July 26: Huff Po's Jeanne Devon Writes Article on Sarah Palin

Rather than reproducing articles written about Sarah Palin, I share only the first two paragraphs, for fair use. Anything more, you need to go to the source. However, I think it's valuable to see just how much in the news she is. Not a day goes by without some article about her, as we shall see as this blog progresses.

The following article appeared at the Huffington Post today:

Palin's Promise to Alaska Falls Flat One Year Later: Happy Anniversary

Here's the first paragraph:



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Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker")Managing Editor of themudflats.net

It was one year ago today, when our ex-half-governor Sarah Palin stood in Fairbanks, Alaska and stepped down from the governorship. After first declaring herself a "lame duck," and then decrying the ineffectual nature of lame ducks in general, there was simply nothing else she could do. But she did take the opportunity on that day to explain to all of us what she'd be doing with all of her newly found and self-inflicted free time.

Because let's face it -- the only time we up here in Alaska were more surprised than when she accepted the nomination for VP was when she quit. So we were curious. And then she declared that she was going "to chart a new course to advance the state."

The rest of the 2-page article says that Palin did nothing to help the state of Alaska, but has rather spent her time writing a book and giving speeches.

The article is well-worth reading. Alaska apparently does have a lot of problems:

The last great wild salmon run on the continent in Bristol Bay is threatened by the looming specter of a huge copper and gold mine at its headwaters. The potential for environmental disaster from the Pebble Mine is epic, and would arguably affect the nation's seafood supply more than the current Gulf tragedy.

Domestic violence, sexual assault, alcohol and drug abuse, incest, and the desperate and tragic migration of Native Alaskans from village life into big cities all continue to plague our state. Our high school drop out rate is astronomical. Each of these issues and so many more could benefit from a powerful national voice speaking up for those who can't.

One could argue that solving these problems is the job of the new governor, as well as other politicians in Alaska. But has Palin addressed these issues at all?