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Ann Kilkenny Palin Email (Photos)

Ann Kilkenny of Alaska, wrote an open letter in email about Sarah Palin. Kilkenny is a housewife in Wasilla, Alaska and was in attendance at council meetings with Palin. See the Kilkenny Palin email below. Click Thumbnails for Larger Images Here is Ann Kilkenny’s open email about Sarah Palin. Keep in mind she is some housewife from Wasilla, Alaska that may just be jealous of Sarah Palin. Who knows? CNN has reported that most people sing Palin’s praises and Kilkenny is one of her read

Greetings From Alaska

There is an amazing letter circulating in the blogosphere that appears to be written by Anne Kilkenny of Wasilla, Alaska, probably Johnathan Yardley’s “Ann” Kilkenny, “a Democrat who said she attended every City Council meeting in Ms. Palin’s first year in office [as mayor]. . . .” and who is frequently quoted by the Frontiersman and  Anchorage Daily News. Ms. Kilkenny may be called a critic, troublemaker, or gadfly. Those terms were once used to describe Sarah Palin,  but Ms. Kilkenny lacks Ms. read

Palin and book banning

According to the NYT today: Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books, though she never followed through and it was unclear which books or passages were in question. Ann Kilkenny, a Democrat who said she attended every City Council meeting in Ms. Palin’s first year in office, said Ms. Palin brought up the idea of banning some books at one meeting. “They were somehow morall read

But Now It's Personal

I don't usually delve into the political world over here, but since Sarah Palin apparently thinks it's okay for politicians to interfere with libraries, I figure the librarians deserve a chance to bite back. Only fair, right?Both Time and the New York Times have run articles which mention that, as the newly-elected mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin "approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books."Here's how Time tells it, quoting Palin's mayoral predecessor, John Stein. read

PALIN FACTOIDS

In October 1996, she asked the Wasilla police chief, librarian, public works director, and finance director to resign, and she instituted a policy requiring department heads to get her approval before talking to reporters. In January 1997, Palin notified the police chief, Irl Stambaugh, and the town librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons that they were being fired. Palin said in a letter that she wanted a change because she believed the two did not fully support her administration. She rescinded the firi read