Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal The Alaska Public Safety Commissioner dismissal, also known as Troopergate, involves the possibly illegal July 2008 dismissal of the Alaskan Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan by Governor Sarah Palin for not firing Alaskan State Trooper Mike Wooten, who was in a bitter divorce with Palin's Sister. On October 10, 2008, the twelve-member bipartisan Alaska Legislative Council hired investigator Stephen Branchflower to investigate the matter. The Legislative council voted unanimously to release the so called, Branchflower Report, which found that Palin had violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act covering state executive employees when she dismissed
Alaska pollock as food with radish to make "kodari-jorim". Alaska pollock roe, generally referred to simply as "pollock roe", is a popular culinary ingredient in Japan, Korea, and Russia. In Korea, the roe is traditionally called "myeongnan" () and the salted roe is called "myeongnan-jeot" (). The roe was introduced to Japan after World War II, and is called "mentaiko" () in Japanese. The milder, less spicy version is called "tarako" () in Japanese. In Russia, Alaska pollock roe is sold as a canned product suspended in oil, which gives it a soft paste-like consistency. Alaska pollock as food Alaska pollock ("Gadus chalcogrammus"), a