Tag Archives: Dan Sullivan

Sullygate update 2: “Five administrations have been aware of this”

By Mel | Published: Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Now we learn that the Begich administration had been talking amongst itself in 2007 about the Sullivan "life insurance." Still no evidence of a legal contract -- & who authorized those "premium" reductions, anyway?

Posted in Alaska politics | Also tagged Anchorage Assembly, George Sullivan, Mark Begich, Sean Cockerham, Sullygate | 3 Comments

Sullygate update: A bibliography, Shannyn Moore’s guests, & Drummond’s resolution

By Mel | Published: Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Since writing my last Friday post on the Sullivan "insurance" payout, there have been further developments. Here's an update.

Posted in Alaska politics | Also tagged Anchorage Assembly, bibliography, George Sullivan, Harriet Drummond, Moore Up North (TV program), Patrick Flynn, Shannyn Moore, Sullygate | 1 Comment

The Daily Tweets, 2010-03-08: Race leaders

By Mel | Published: Monday, 8 March 2010

Don’t know if they still are, but as of this afternoon these dogs, along with their musher Paul Gebhardt, were leading the Iditarod in Rainy Pass. More indicators via @shannynmoore of the corrupt nature of Anchorage @MayorSullivan ’s financial practices. http://bit.ly/9vZsmC #fb # Take it from someone who buzzcuts: @celticdiva looks beautiful bald, esp. b/c she raise [...]

Posted in The Daily Tweets | Also tagged Celtic Diva, Iditarod, Paul Gebhardt, Sullygate | Leave a comment

Credit the Sully Trust, Debit the Public Trust

By Mel | Published: Friday, 5 March 2010

A Trustworthy Friend sent this satirical picture to me last night after reading my $193,000 Sullygate post. Includes a brief discussion of satire.

Posted in Alaska politics | Also tagged A trustworthy friend, Anchorage Assembly, George Sullivan, humor, satire, Sullygate, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour | 2 Comments

Sullygate: If there is a contractual agreement, Mayor Sullivan, show us the contract

By Mel | Published: Friday, 5 March 2010

There's something fishy about the $193,000 putative "life insurance" policy of the late Mayor George M. Sullivan. which benefits a trust headed by his son, current Mayor Dan Sullivan.

Posted in Alaska politics | Also tagged Anchorage Assembly, Anchorage Daily News, crossposted, George Sullivan, Harriet Drummond, Sean Cockerham, Sullygate, Things I did instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour | 11 Comments

The Daily Tweets, 2010-03-04: Sullygate

By Mel | Published: Thursday, 4 March 2010

For other news stories & posts on this topic, see my bibliography on all things Sullygate. Here’s Dan Sullivan, described today at Mudflats as “Mayor/Trustee Hybrid” of Anchorage. I’m pretty ticked about what I called “insurance-gate” in my tweets… but now I’m gonna call it Sullygate. For he hath sullied our fine democracy. (Again.) I’m writing [...]

Posted in The Daily Tweets | Also tagged Sullygate | Leave a comment

My story of 2009

By Mel | Published: Friday, 1 January 2010

Not quite ALL about my 2009, because that would take a year to write. This only took several hours.

Posted in About writing, Alaska justice system, Alaska politics, Cold, Depression, Journal, Long Dark, NaNoWriMo, Ordinance, True Diversity Dinner | Also tagged Alaska Commons, Alaska Judicial Council, Alaska Legislature, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, Anchorage Press, Arliss Sturgulewski, Bent Alaska, cave, Celtic Diva, Columbia Sussex, couch, Crossed Genres, Dad, Dave, death, Eddie Burke, Floridana Alaskiana v2.5, Grandpa Claude, Green family, Green-Lieght family, grey, Grrlzlist, Heather Aronno, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Identity Inc., Identity Reports, James Bopp Jr., Jane Angvik, Janson Jones, Jesse, John Aronno, Julius, lgbtq, LGBTQ allies, lima beans, Linda Kellen Biegel, Mark, Mark Begich, Melz published work, Mer, Miller v. Carpeneti, Mom, my apartment, NaNoWriMo 2009, Nicholas Hughes, One in 10, Palin ethics complaints, PrideFest, Progressive Alaska (blog), Ptery, Sarah Palin, Sean Cockerham, SOSAnchorage.net, Stef Gingrich, Summer of Hate, sunflowers, True Diversity Dinner 2009, Väi the cat, veto, Vic Fischer, violence against women, Wayne Anthony Ross (WAR), writing | 2 Comments

The Daily Tweets, 2009-11-20: Enjoy your cookie

By Mel | Published: Friday, 20 November 2009

The real deal on Wheeler report commissioned by Sullivan & thugs: History has proven Begich right ( Alaska Dispatch) http://bit.ly/1wRcgG # Halcro on AGIA & Palin’s common sense re: economy: “it’s commonly known Palin doesn’t possess any.” http://bit.ly/4fmesh # Shannyn Moore’s take of Mayor Sullivan & thugs-commissioned Wheeler report. http://bit.ly/2TfDKU # And here’s Mudflats on Mayor Sullivan [...]

Posted in The Daily Tweets | Also tagged Andrew Halcro, Mars, Mudflats (blog), NaNoWriMo 2009, Sarah Palin, Shannyn Moore, terraforming, writing | Leave a comment

True Diversity Dinner 1 & 2: Video by Janson Jones

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Parts 1 & 2 of video coverage of the September 25, 2009 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage by Janson Jones of Floridana Alaskiana v2.5. Part 1 includes background on the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance AO 2009-64; part 2 is a montage of Janson's photos of the dinner.

Posted in Ordinance, Social justice, True Diversity Dinner | Also tagged Anchorage ordinance 2009-64, crossposted, diversity, Hilton Anchorage, hotel workers, Janson Jones, Mayor's Unity Dinner, True Diversity Dinner 2009, unions, UNITE HERE Local 878, video | 1 Comment

Unity & union-busting

By Mel | Published: Friday, 25 September 2009

Workers fight for a fair contract with a union-busting employer -- the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, where today two events featuring keynote speaker Lynn Swann are being held: an Alaska Republican Party fundraiser, and the Mayor's Unity Dinner. Unity? -- or union-busting?