When Sarah Palin announced she would resign as governor of Alaska later this month, many ‘experts’ thought this meant she would retire from politics altogether. It took her a while, but one week after making the surprise announcement, Palin says ‘no way’:

Palin tells the Washington Times for a Sunday story that she is eager to campaign for Republicans and independents and even Democrats who share her views on limited government, national defense and energy independence.

Palin says that Americans are so tired of partisan politics that not even her 20-year-old son is a Republican. Like his father, he is registered as “nonpartisan” in Alaska.| MORE ›

North Korea continues to provoke its Asian neighbors, and the West. The Los Angeles Times reports that the thugs in Pyongyang are preparing to test fire another long-range missile, which could theoretically reach Alaska.

The South responded immediately. South Korean President Lee said in a radio address that his nation would not tolerate further provocations from Pyongyang.| MORE ›

Volcano scare in Alaska:

Alaska’s Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano’s first emissions in nearly 20 years.Residents in the state’s largest city were spared from falling ash, though fine gray dust was falling Monday morning on small communities north of Anchorage.| MORE ›

More volcano scare in Alaska: Mount Redoubt is at it again.

New tremors at Alaska’s Mount Redoubt are prompting speculation that the volcano could be in a phase that will lead to more instability. The 10,200-foot volcano erupted six times Sunday and Monday, spewing clouds of gritty ash high into the sky.A volcanologist at the | MORE ›