Russia expanded into Siberia and Alaska seeking wealth, new hunting grounds
Russia, Alaska’s nearest neighbor, is the largest country on Earth. It occupies a considerable portion of Eurasia, including almost all natural-extratropical climatic belts. Russia is 6.6 million square miles (11% of the global land area) compared to the
Governor unveils plan to fight sexual assault and violent crime in Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy released a plan on Aug. 9 that aims to help Alaska law enforcement investigate and remove sexual predators and violent offenders from Alaska’s streets. The strategy also looks to give survivors of sexual assaults more control over
How to request an ‘airtight’ religious exemption from COVID vax
As the Department of Defense and private and corporate entities increasingly move to mandate COVID shots in Alaska and across the country, the free speech network Gab has decided to publish a list of what it calls “airtight religious exemption” requests
Snow machine giant Polaris supports conservative values
While many leading corporations have succumbed to left-leaning activism, the innovative snow machine manufacturing giant, Polaris, has received high praise for supporting traditional conservative values. 2ndVote, an organization that scores businesses based
Mayor urges Anchorage superintendent to ditch universal masking in schools
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has been clear, even while campaigning to be mayor, that he adamantly opposes mandating residents wear masks. On Friday, Aug. 6, he took issue with Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop’s insistence that all
Holy Rosary is Alaska’s top private school in national ranking
When it comes to private education in Alaska, Holy Rosary Academy in Midtown Anchorage is the very best. This according to the latest national rankings of private schools across America. Holy Rosary was recently featured in U.S.A. Today after the K-12th grade
The mandate noose tightens
For months now, conservatives were dismissed for speculating that COVID shots could be mandated on federal, state and local levels. It turns out those fears were well founded. Today, the Department of Defense said it will require all active-duty military to
Anchorage Assembly set to vote on ‘equity pillar’ to eradicate unwelcome behavior
The Anchorage Assembly is continuing its push to eradicate what it deems to be unwelcoming aspects of the community. On Aug. 10, the Assembly will vote on a proposal to add an “equity pillar” to guide their social justice agenda. Introduced by Assemblymen
Fauci expects local mandates if FDA grants full approval of COVID vax this month
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief COVID adviser, said he is “certain” that as soon as the FDA grants full approval of the COVID shots, there will be a flood of mandates on the local level. Speaking Aug. 7 on NBC’s Meet the Press,
Spiritual treasure of Orthodox Alaska Natives saved from brink of destruction
One Alaska’s oldest churches, and a spiritual treasure to Orthodox Alaska Natives, has been saved from the precarious perch where it sat just 20 feet from an eroding cliff. The Ascension of Our Lord Chapel located near the remote Village of Karluk on Kodiak
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