Activist Ketchikan librarians don ‘Handmaids’ costumes in defiance of book challenges
Six women wearing long red gowns and Puritan head dresses, then stood silently on the catwalk. For the performance, the women put red tape over their mouths as they solemnly walked down the stage, defiantly threw back their gowns and revealed their varied
10 basic facts to consider as Alaska lawmakers debate how to fund government schools
While left-leaning lawmakers consistently assert that Alaska’s dismal student academic achievement is related to lack of funding, there is amble evidence to suggest that more money is not the golden goose that most left-leaning politicians and educators
University of Alaska facilitates ‘confidential’ sex survey on young teens
A radical, pro-kink, LGBTQ activist student is teaming up with a University of Alaska – Anchorage professor to conduct a "confidential" sex survey on Alaska teens, ages 14 to
Anchorage launches Alaska’s 2nd Moms For Liberty chapter to fight for parental rights
Alaska now has its second Moms For Liberty chapter, which is part of a rapidly growing network of more than 300 groups with 130,000 active members across 48
Soldotna church to host LGBTQ story time for kids, after library drag show cancelled
After cancelling a planned drag queen performance for kids at the Soldotna Public Library last month, a radical LGBTQ organization has finally found a local church willing to hold its story hour event for area
Alaska pastors invited to hone authentic preaching in a hostile culture
Today’s U.S. pastors face a culture that is increasingly hostile to biblical truth. Pastors recognize that the culture is inundated with a barrage of lies that are destroying people’s lives, and they don’t want to get caught in the political
UPDATE: Effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system in limbo until March
The political action group behind the effort to repeal Alaska’s controversial and confusing ranked-choice voting system says it doesn’t expect to know until March whether voters will get a chance to ditch RCV at the upcoming November general
ACLU asks court to force Mat-Su into letting gender-confused students access opposite sex bathrooms
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Alaska is doubling down on its legal war against the Mat-Su School District’s policies pertaining to students who claim to be
With shrinking enrollment and $9.6M revenue drop Fairbanks schools look to cut 78 teachers
The Fairbanks School District has lost roughly 1,300 students since 2015, and expects to lose even more next year. Many of these children have moved on to various homeschool programs or private education – both of which have rapidly expanded as the public
OPINION: A messenger of peace in a world at war
I found myself facing a large wooden medieval door of a small and noticeably aged Gothic-style church. With some effort, I opened the thick door and slowly walked into the church. There was no one in the sanctuary; it was dark, a slight scent of burnt candles
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