Independence Day celebrations across Alaska
Communities all across Alaska are planning in-person parades and festivities to mark Independence Day. Below are some of the major events planned to celebrate the 4th of July. ANCHORAGE Anchorage’s 4th of July Festival will take place on the Delaney
Grassroots Fairbanks Independence Day Parade is back
Christine Robbins is president of the local nonprofit, Spirit of ’76, which relaunched the Fairbanks Independence Day Parade last year for the first time in more than 50 years. This event is back for 2022 in what organizers hope will become an
OPINION: What must Alaska do in a post-Roe world?
It is impossible to overestimate the significance of the Supreme Court’s decision for life and for the Constitution. On June 24th, 2022, the Court righted a horrible wrong by soundly overturning Roe v Wade, a stain on American jurisprudence with more than
Movement equips parents to gut libraries of gender confusing books
With taxpayer-funded public libraries in Alaska and across the country increasingly choosing to highlight and prominently display sexualized and gender queer books aimed at young children, especially during so-called “LGBTQ Pride Month,” a national
Population forecast: Aging Alaska to have fewer children in coming years
The State of Alaska just released a report titled “Alaska Population Projections: 2021-2050,” which predicts that state population will slightly increase over the next three decades, but the population will also age rapidly and include far less children.
Alaska’s private, religious schools grow despite Covid, inflation, high gas prices
Many parents have removed their children from public schools in favor of private education, both in Alaska and around the nation. This is occurring despite financial hardships due to Covid-related unemployment, high gas prices and growing inflation. The
Christians plan counter rally for June 17 Soldotna LGBTQ ‘Pride’ march
A group of Soldotna residents are planning a counter rally to affirm the traditional Judeo-Christian view of human sexuality and marriage during the Soldotna Pride March on June 17. The Pride march will begin at 5:45 p.m. from the Soldotna Sports Complex (538
OPINION: Many online games lead kids toward sexualization and the occult
During the quarantine time, many kids started to play online video games. We had personal experience with this ourselves and so my oldest daughter and I did some research, engaged in some of these games, and talked with people who played them. I felt I
Alaska AG recused from reviewing use of state funds for private education
As the Alaska Department of Law considers the legality of using state funds to pay for private education costs, Attorney General Treg Taylor has recused himself from reviewing all matters involving the use of homeschool allotments for this purpose. Taylor’s
Nine on Anchorage Assembly offer resolution celebrating LGBTQ agenda
The Anchorage Assembly is once again urging residents to get fully on board with promoting all things LGBTQ+ during the month of June. A resolution to this end was submitted for the June 7 meeting by Assembly members Suzanne LaFrance, Christopher Constant,
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