Aging with dignity: Alaska’s growing senior population presents challenges
Alaska is experiencing one of the fastest-growing senior populations in the nation. This raises key challenges when it comes to the moral, social and economic obligations that younger people have to properly care for their elders.
Kenai Borough to sell shuttered school to innovative Nikolaevsk charter
Amid a broader shift away from traditional public school models in favor of homeschool, private education and charter schools, the Kenai Borough Assembly is set to consider an ordinance that would authorize the sale of the former Nikolaevsk School property to
5 states reject LGBTQ month, with proclamations on traditional family values
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy has already issued 53 proclamations in 2026 for causes like “Safe Boating,” “Agriculture Day,” “Alaska Native Plant Month,” “Safe Digging Month,” and much more. Several other governors, however, have used their
Alaska’s GOP gubernatorial contenders to square off in unique family-values forum
This coming Thursday, May 21, a number of the most viable GOP contenders will square off in a unique public forum that aims to help voters distinguish between the many candidates who claim to be champions of conservative
Alaska Legislature passes leftist-inspired student mental health bill
Student mental health initiatives, such as SB 41, have been criticized for fostering explicit support for LGBTQ+ acceptance, affirmation, and related topics as part of addressing youth well-being, equity, and
Alaska library conference looks to recruit teens as LGBTQ/DEI activists
Librarians across Alaska are being trained in how to recruit and train children to become political agents who can promote books that contain sexually explicit material and themes that push LGBTQ, critical race theory, climate alarmism and DEI
Alaska school board assoc. director claims homeschoolers need more oversight
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB), thinks Alaska’s nearly 24,000 correspondence students require more state oversight, testing and
Alaska Senate passes bill to ‘normalize’ mental health education
In 19-1 vote, the Alaska State Senate passed a bill on April 10 that seeks to empower educational bureaucrats with the authority to craft and implement mental health guidelines for all public school
Controversial school mental health bill set for final vote in Alaska Senate
The Alaska State Senate is set to vote on a bill that critics warn will empower educational bureaucrats with authority to craft mental health guidelines for impressionable students, thereby opening the door for public schools to push topics like gender
Pro-abortion senator uses pro-life arguments to oppose effort to save Alaska babies
Ironically, the pro-abortion Sen. Tobin's arguments against baby boxes are some of the exact same issues that pro-life advocates raise when warning about the abuses women endure from
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