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Alaska Ear: Punch line needed (5/12/13)

Or perhaps not. There's a joke going around that starts: "Did you hear the one about Bill Walker, Sean Parnell, Joe Miller, Mead Treadwell, marijuana and oil taxes all getting together on the same Primary Election ballot?"

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    Alaska Ear: It's on ... (5/4/13)

    IT'S ON . . . Well, darlings, Bill Walker 's announcement that he's running in the Republican primary for governor accomplished one purpose: It forced coy pols to announce their intentions -- so they can get in on the early money and not leave the field to him.

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    Alaska Ear: Because we must (4/28/13)

    Our Sarah caused an embarrassing international stir this week -- although it wasn't her fault.

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    Alaska Ear: Back next week (4/21/13)

    Darlings, the Legislature is gone and the snow isn't. It's all too much. Ear needed to visit someplace where flowers are blooming. Back next week.

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    Alaska Ear: A pair of chairs (4/14/13)

    Let's see, darlings, where were we in the ongoing drama of the state Republican Party?

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    Alaska Ear: More Fun (4/7/13)

    As if the Legislature itself weren't amusing enough, Juneauites were treated last weekend to the annual Legislative Skits. Earwigs report they were pretty funny but, as usual, you had to be there. They don't translate well to print.

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    Alaska Ear: Just go away (3/31/13)

    The national trade association for landscape professionals says April is "National Lawn Care Month."

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    Alaska Ear: Done deal (3/24/13)

    DONE DEAL . . . So many words were spilled over the Senate's oil tax bill, there's nothing much left to say. Assuming eventual House passage, the only remaining question is: Who were the oilies being honest with -- the Legislature and the rest of us, or their stockholders? The companies told stockholders...

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    Alaska ear: And so it goes (3/17/13)

    Our esteemed lawmakers, back from the energy junket and facing another 30 days together, seem to be getting on everyone's nerves, including each other.

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    Alaska Ear: Happy D-Day (3/10/13)

    It's the Appendage's most divine holiday: the anniversary of Darling Don Young 's swearing-in as Congressman for All Alaskans Except Ear and a Few Others.

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    Alaska Ear: Coded message? (3/3/13)

    Darlings, wasn't it nice of the local Division of Elections office to send "a note of thanks" to people who worked at the polls? In addition to a normal thank you, the letter offered this little poem: So, as a token of our appreciation (but without much fuss) we want you to relax and enjoy a cup...

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