Editors   Palin: Government Can Fix Social Ills, Mayor's Rationale Sounds More Obama Than Conservative   9/10/2008    
During Palin’s recent convention speech she sharply criticized Senator Barack Obama for wanting to end Bush's tax cuts.

But in fact, the way the hockey rink was built was by raising taxes. Palin funded the project by pushing a special referendum that raised the sales tax by 25 percent.

But her most striking argument for raising taxes is one you might not expect from a...

Editors   Palin's Hockey Rink Leads To Legal Trouble in Town She Led   9/6/2008    
The biggest project that Sarah Palin undertook as mayor of this small town was an indoor sports complex, where locals played hockey, soccer, and basketball, especially during the long, dark Alaskan winters.

The only catch was that the city began building roads and installing utilities for the project before it had unchallenged title to the land. The misstep led to years of litigati...

Editors   Palin: racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt as mayor   8/29/2008    
Palin, who portrays herself as a fiscal conservative, racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt as mayor of the tiny town of Wasilla — that amounts to $3,000 per resident.