EVEN -- Jeff Ellis: Stung by a scorpion on an Alaska Airlines flight to Anchorage. Stranger than fiction. But he's OK -- and he's got a pair of round-trip tickets for his trouble.
EVEN -- Polar bears: Federal judge rules they're just threatened, not yet endangered. Split decision for Parnell camp, enviros. Cold comfort for Nanook.
UP -- Sean Parnell: Governor has last say on cap budget, says there's no hint of political retaliation. None. Whatsover. Dare you to find it.
DOWN -- Coastal Zone Management Program: Out with the tide, and unlike the tide, isn't coming back soon. Get the feeling some people want it gone for keeps?
DOWN -- Alaska Legislature: Coastal zone special session not lawmakers' finest hour. Got the votes, no we don't; we'll save the program, no we won't ...
UP -- Shell: Oil company gets tentative OK on air permit for Arctic drilling. Patience pays off, tentatively.
DOWN -- Amateur pyrotechnicians: Cops promise crackdown on freelance Fourth fireworks and a $300 fine is a blast to the wallet.