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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Hotel Workers Picket during Fur Rondy (press release)
The Hotel Workers Rising campaign is a national campaign for decent working conditions and wages for hotel workers. Press Release February 27, 2010 Contact: Amarjeet Chhabra, UNITE HERE Local 878 907-272-6036 (wk) or 416-856-9587 (cell) Hotel Workers Picket during Fur … Continue reading
Posted in Social justice
Tagged hotel workers, Remington Hotels, Sheraton Anchorage, UNITE HERE Local 878
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-25: Global warming
In celebration of the end of Fake Breakup, it snowed today like crazy. Which led to my first tweet of the day, referencing climate change deniers. A later tweet about today’s Mudflats post on Sen. Mark Begich also has to … Continue reading
Posted in The Daily Tweets
Tagged death, global warming & climate change, local food, Mark Begich, snow, WordPress
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Partial locavore
Living in Alaska, it’s hard to be a complete locavore. But I’m glad to be able to be a least a partial locavore, thereby reducing my carbon footprint, supporting Alaska farmers, & getting some really great local produce. Continue reading
The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-24: Local produce is better than government by corporation
No more payphones: ACS pay phones across the state will be gone by April 30 http://bit.ly/coFN3f # @feliciaday Make sure you’re getting enough magnesium & other minerals! Important to look out for on low-carb diets. in reply to feliciaday # … Continue reading
The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-23: Baking
RT: @nethenekhthon: Matsu says I have to bake before he tells me anything else. So: cookies or muffins? // Potatoes. # RT: @buzzflash: Is CBS in Bed With Focus on the Family? (Heterosexually Speaking, Of Course) http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/node/12673 // yes # … Continue reading
Conservatives for Palin: A rich field of study for anyone interested in the practical application of intellectual dishonesty & logical fallacy
Rich Crowther’s posts at the Conservatives for Palin website do one useful thing, anyway: they provide great examples of the practical use of logical fallacy in public discourse. Continue reading
Sheraton Anchorage update: Governor's Safety and Health Conference cancels agreement
“The labor situation at the Anchorage Sheraton has resulted in an unacceptable risk to the success of the Governor’s Safety and Health Conference” – per a letter canceling the State’s agreement with the hotel. Continue reading
The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-19: Two instances of people demanding a say in decisions about their lives
ADN: State agrees to Yup’ik-speaking poll workers in Bethel area and will translate election materials. http://bit.ly/9SuZIR # RT: @adndotcom: Hotel workers plan downtown protest this afternoon over Sheraton firings. http://bit.ly/caw3a2 # Note that the ADN headline as originally written was … Continue reading
Posted in The Daily Tweets
Tagged hotel workers, Sheraton Anchorage, UNITE HERE Local 878, Yup'ik
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From termination dust to fake breakup: A winter slideshow
Winter 2009-2010 in Anchorage, Alaska: A slideshow of photos from late September’s termination dust in the Chugach Mountains east of town to early February, just before that midwinter temporary thaw that I call "fake breakup." Continue reading
Posted in Journal
Tagged Dictionary of Alaskan English, fake breakup, slideshow, winter
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The Daily Tweets, 2010-02-18: Senatorial soul-searching
Per U.S. Census Bureau, percent of people who speak English less than “very well” in Alaska: 4.8%…. Sarah…? http://bit.ly/9dbArD # RT: @jamielang: Yay for breakup! // Just our annual “fake breakup.” But I like it anyway. # Sexting & “what … Continue reading