Anchorage Daily News

UP -- Rep. Jay Ramras: Fairbanks lawmaker and businessman spearheads food drive for strapped Alaska villages. Good work.

DOWN -- Rep. Jay Ramras: House Judiciary chair looks at Alaska gasoline prices, says something's wrong but let's not do anything about it. Huh?

EVEN -- Gov. Sarah: In one week she tangles with actress Ashley Judd over wolves, Rep. Jay Ramras over charity and Rep. Mike Hawker over budget cuts. Cue the banjos for Dueling Press Releases.

DOWN -- Todd and Palin aides: Senate votes them in contempt for ignoring Troopergate subpoenas. Contempt indeed. First Dude shrugs and revs up for Iron Dog.

UP -- Duct tape: Game face for Iron Doggers. Give an Alaskan duct tape, pilot bread, WD-40 and a little love, and he or she is set for life.

UP -- Alaska peony growers: There's gold in them thar flowers. Now if we can just find a market for fireweed and black spruce.

DOWN -- City of Anchorage: Assembly makes best of bad deal, agrees to buy Northpointe Bluff subdivision. Let's not do this again.

UP -- Seawolf women: UAA basketball team is the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the country. That's unanimous, sister. Wow.

EVEN -- Anchorage bond package: By even, we mean the chances of passage. Assembly helps with some judicious trimming. Don't ask for the moon in this economy.

UP -- Pilot bread: That Sailor Boy box is pitching books for Alaska kids. It's a natural -- kids curls up in a chair with Harry Potter and pilot bread. The crackers will last all seven volumes.

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