Started as a project for the military, the exoskeleton has transformed from a device designed to allow soldiers to lift heavy loads and walk further to one that enables people with disabilities to step out of wheelchairs and stand upright. See the encouraging video here.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-14 00:05:252013-03-14 00:05:25Exoskeleton Allows Anchorage Man to Walk (+video)
During Fox’s telecast of the Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR race in Las Vegas on Sunday, Fox’s NASCAR commentator Michael Waltrip and studio host Chris Myers displayed their ignorance by ridiculing former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin over words she never even said.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-13 02:48:032013-03-13 02:48:03Baseless: Insecure NASCAR Announcers Pick On Palin For Comments She Never Made
The communities, most of which are located on Prince of Wales Island, said the Sealaska Corporation should acquire lands only from within the “boxes” to which it was entitled under a 1971 land settlement, rather than select from other federal lands “around our villages,” as Murkowski’s bill would allow.
A federal jury decided Thursday that Homer police were not responsible for the gunshot that left a Duluth, MN woman’s young son brain damaged.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-08 00:42:352016-04-11 11:23:11Jury: Homer Police Not Responsible for Boy’s Injury
Mushers are required to take three mandatory rest periods during the race. They take one 24-hour layover any time during the race. They must take one eight-hour rest at a checkpoint along the Yukon River, and the other eight-hour rest at White Mountain, 77 miles from the finish line in Nome.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-06 00:58:552016-04-11 11:23:20Iditarod Mushers Welcome Rest in Villages
Senate appropriators tucked the provision into their defense spending bill last year, adopting an amendment during an August markup championed by Stevens’ longtime friend and “brother,” Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, along with the panel’s top Republican at the time, Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
In his year in Anchorage, Browder has overseen creation of a school budget that calls for about 200 positions to be eliminated.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-03-04 01:27:182016-04-11 11:23:29Anchorage School Superintendent Looking for Exit
Todd Palin proves again to be a class act, giving honor to whom honor is due.
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If you’re interested in education in Alaska, read this article. And please get involved.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-25 00:16:172016-04-11 11:23:55It’s Time to Stand Up for Alaska’s Children
Alaska has more snow, more ice, more wind, taller mountains and lower tree lines than pretty much anywhere else. When it comes to extreme sports in the winter, Alaska is as extreme as it gets. And temperatures in Anchorage in March are a balmy 34 degrees.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-24 02:03:052016-04-11 11:23:59Extreme Alaska: Snow-Kiting, Skijoring (Dog-Powered Cross-Country Skiing), And More
Leave it to the incorrigible write-in senator – “Asked whether she could back Miller if he were to win the primary in 2014, Murkowski said flatly: ‘No.'” Spoken like a true member of the ARP State Central Committee.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-20 02:45:222016-04-11 11:24:15Murkowski Says She May Not Support GOP Senate Nominee in 2014
After Palin turned down Fox News’ offer to renew her contract, she spoke exclusively to Breitbart News about her future. When asked what her response was to the mainstream media’s declarations that she and the Tea Party were “buried,” Palin said she was raised “to never retreat and to pick battles wisely, and all in due season.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-19 02:47:242016-04-11 11:24:19Sarah Palin To Address CPAC In March
The Kodiak murders were the first on any Coast Guard property in the United States since 2001.
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Murkowski, in a statement Wednesday, said Obama’s proposal in Tuesday night’s State of the Union is a sign of common ground.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-16 01:01:412016-04-11 11:24:34Obama and Murkowski Back Green Tech Cash
Democrats were seeking to finish Hagel’s confirmation this week after he cleared the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-15 01:48:482016-04-11 11:24:38Murkowski Joins Dems in Failed Attempt to Force Confirmation Vote on Hagel Nomination For Defense Secretary
“This is the long-term forecast for the state of America under Obama’s failed policies: middle class taxes and death panels,” Palin wrote.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-14 02:57:372016-04-11 11:24:41Palin On ‘True’ State Of The Union: ‘Venal Politicians’ Bankrupting Nation
Is there more to the story than what meets the eye? Are Republican oil tax orthodoxy and the Alaska Constitution at variance? Does Metcalfe have a point? Sometimes it’s good to hear dissenting voices. As the sage once warned, ‘Beware of one hand clapping.’
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-14 01:37:342016-04-11 11:24:44Is BP Cutting Production To Blackmail Alaska?
Since acquiring leases to drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from the federal government six years ago, Shell has spent $5 billion on research, permits, equipment and personnel.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-13 01:10:042016-04-11 11:24:47Shell Ships Alaska Drilling Rigs To Asia For Repairs
When it was built, the Susitna was hailed as a marvel of marine engineering. The ship was featured in a cover story in a 2010 issue of WorkBoat magazine, which celebrated its “cutting-edge” design.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-10 01:30:442016-04-11 11:25:00Wanted: Good Home for ‘Free’ Alaska Icebreaking Ferry
A federal court recently threw out a federal government plan to protect polar bears and designate a 187,000-square mile area of Alaska — larger than the state of California — as a critical habitat for polar bears. The court ruled that the plan went too far.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Katy Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngKaty Miller2013-02-06 01:30:362016-04-11 11:25:20An Inconvenient Truth: More Polar Bears Alive Today Than 40 Years Ago
If we toss aside the results of free elections, our Constitution and the Republican experiment of self-government will come to an end. Lack of moral courage in standing up to tyrants who don’t honor the results of free elections is what kills democracies.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-06 00:03:412016-04-11 11:25:22Alaska Republican Party On Shaky Ground in Disregarding Democratic Elections
“We had to be a little more innovative just so that we could do what we love to do, but do it where we’re located,” Alaskan Brewing co-founder Geoff Larson said.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2013-02-05 01:47:522016-04-11 11:25:25Alaska Brewery Plans To Use Beer As A Source Of Green Energy
Exoskeleton Allows Anchorage Man to Walk (+video)
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Matthew GannonStarted as a project for the military, the exoskeleton has transformed from a device designed to allow soldiers to lift heavy loads and walk further to one that enables people with disabilities to step out of wheelchairs and stand upright. See the encouraging video here.
Baseless: Insecure NASCAR Announcers Pick On Palin For Comments She Never Made
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Tony LeeDuring Fox’s telecast of the Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR race in Las Vegas on Sunday, Fox’s NASCAR commentator Michael Waltrip and studio host Chris Myers displayed their ignorance by ridiculing former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin over words she never even said.
Nine Southeast Communities Oppose Revised Sealaska Bill
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Mary KauffmanThe communities, most of which are located on Prince of Wales Island, said the Sealaska Corporation should acquire lands only from within the “boxes” to which it was entitled under a 1971 land settlement, rather than select from other federal lands “around our villages,” as Murkowski’s bill would allow.
Jury: Homer Police Not Responsible for Boy’s Injury
/0 Comments/in Alaska News /by Duluth News Tribune and Associated PressA federal jury decided Thursday that Homer police were not responsible for the gunshot that left a Duluth, MN woman’s young son brain damaged.
Iditarod Mushers Welcome Rest in Villages
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Associated PressMushers are required to take three mandatory rest periods during the race. They take one 24-hour layover any time during the race. They must take one eight-hour rest at a checkpoint along the Yukon River, and the other eight-hour rest at White Mountain, 77 miles from the finish line in Nome.
The U.S.S. Ted Stevens
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Niels LesniewskiSenate appropriators tucked the provision into their defense spending bill last year, adopting an amendment during an August markup championed by Stevens’ longtime friend and “brother,” Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, along with the panel’s top Republican at the time, Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
Anchorage School Superintendent Looking for Exit
/0 Comments/in Alaska News /by sfgate.comIn his year in Anchorage, Browder has overseen creation of a school budget that calls for about 200 positions to be eliminated.
Alaska Democratic Party’s Lame Attempt at Demagoguery – Epic Fail!
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by News EditorDemocrats trying to lead folks astray . . . again.
Palin Donates Iron Dog Winnings to Chris Kyle Memorial Fund
/4 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Tony LeeTodd Palin proves again to be a class act, giving honor to whom honor is due.
It’s Time to Stand Up for Alaska’s Children
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Updates /by David BoyleIf you’re interested in education in Alaska, read this article. And please get involved.
Extreme Alaska: Snow-Kiting, Skijoring (Dog-Powered Cross-Country Skiing), And More
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Ethan Todras-WhitehillAlaska has more snow, more ice, more wind, taller mountains and lower tree lines than pretty much anywhere else. When it comes to extreme sports in the winter, Alaska is as extreme as it gets. And temperatures in Anchorage in March are a balmy 34 degrees.
Murkowski Says She May Not Support GOP Senate Nominee in 2014
/22 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Manu RajuLeave it to the incorrigible write-in senator – “Asked whether she could back Miller if he were to win the primary in 2014, Murkowski said flatly: ‘No.'” Spoken like a true member of the ARP State Central Committee.
Sarah Palin To Address CPAC In March
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Tony LeeAfter Palin turned down Fox News’ offer to renew her contract, she spoke exclusively to Breitbart News about her future. When asked what her response was to the mainstream media’s declarations that she and the Tea Party were “buried,” Palin said she was raised “to never retreat and to pick battles wisely, and all in due season.”
Kodiak Man Arrested in Killings of Two Coast Guard Workers
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Yereth RosenThe Kodiak murders were the first on any Coast Guard property in the United States since 2001.
Obama and Murkowski Back Green Tech Cash
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Ben GemanMurkowski, in a statement Wednesday, said Obama’s proposal in Tuesday night’s State of the Union is a sign of common ground.
Murkowski Joins Dems in Failed Attempt to Force Confirmation Vote on Hagel Nomination For Defense Secretary
/6 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Jeremy Herb and Ramsey CoxDemocrats were seeking to finish Hagel’s confirmation this week after he cleared the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday.
Palin On ‘True’ State Of The Union: ‘Venal Politicians’ Bankrupting Nation
/6 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Tony Lee“This is the long-term forecast for the state of America under Obama’s failed policies: middle class taxes and death panels,” Palin wrote.
Is BP Cutting Production To Blackmail Alaska?
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Ray MetcalfeIs there more to the story than what meets the eye? Are Republican oil tax orthodoxy and the Alaska Constitution at variance? Does Metcalfe have a point? Sometimes it’s good to hear dissenting voices. As the sage once warned, ‘Beware of one hand clapping.’
Shell Ships Alaska Drilling Rigs To Asia For Repairs
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Christopher HelmanSince acquiring leases to drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from the federal government six years ago, Shell has spent $5 billion on research, permits, equipment and personnel.
Alaska Talks Liberty
/0 Comments/in Alaska News /by Russ MilletteRuss Millette will host Bob Bird on Alaska Talks Liberty this Tuesday, Feb 12th
Democrat for Education Reform Coming to Alaska
/2 Comments/in Alaska News /by David BoyleDon’t miss this important event in your area . . .
Wanted: Good Home for ‘Free’ Alaska Icebreaking Ferry
/0 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured /by Yereth RosenWhen it was built, the Susitna was hailed as a marvel of marine engineering. The ship was featured in a cover story in a 2010 issue of WorkBoat magazine, which celebrated its “cutting-edge” design.
An Inconvenient Truth: More Polar Bears Alive Today Than 40 Years Ago
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Michael BastaschA federal court recently threw out a federal government plan to protect polar bears and designate a 187,000-square mile area of Alaska — larger than the state of California — as a critical habitat for polar bears. The court ruled that the plan went too far.
Alaska Republican Party On Shaky Ground in Disregarding Democratic Elections
/2 Comments/in Alaska News, Featured, Updates /by Daniel HammIf we toss aside the results of free elections, our Constitution and the Republican experiment of self-government will come to an end. Lack of moral courage in standing up to tyrants who don’t honor the results of free elections is what kills democracies.
Alaska Brewery Plans To Use Beer As A Source Of Green Energy
/1 Comment/in Alaska News, Featured /by Associated Press“We had to be a little more innovative just so that we could do what we love to do, but do it where we’re located,” Alaskan Brewing co-founder Geoff Larson said.