A handful of active Alaskans to shape GOP at local conventions
During the district conventions, participants often discuss and vote on various resolutions, hear from local candidates or officials, elect district officers and committee members, help organize for upcoming elections, recruit volunteers and work to advance
Alaska Supremes want input on how to fix Grand Jury rights controversy
Amid swirling controversy, public protests, and mounting media coverage, the Alaska Supreme Court has decided to revise hotly debated rules it imposed on citizen grand juries four years ago, and is now seeking public comment on a litany of proposed revisions
Pro-lifers launch another 40-day vigil outside Alaska’s largest abortion center
As they do each fall and spring, hundreds of Alaskan pro-life advocates plan to participate in the 40-day public prayer vigil near the state’s largest abortion clinic in Anchorage. This year’s 40 Days for Life vigil began on Feb. 18, but the official
OPINION: Anchorage’s Hillsdale-affiliated classical school set to pursue the Good, True & Beautiful
With the mission intact, Thomas More Classical School’s vision propels us forward. A new generation of Alaskans educated in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in moral character and civic virtue, is a reality we believe will come to pass. As
OPINION: A secret weapon in the fight to save Anchorage
If this battle for Anchorage seems hopeless because there’s a mountain of manmade obstacles, let’s turn it over to God, who made both mountains and men. Abraham Lincoln once said, “I’ve been driven to my knees many times in my life by the overwhelming
OPINION: A logical, pragmatic look at Trump’s quest to control Greenland
Many Americans are still navigating their own thoughts on what the ideal U.S. strategy for Greenland should look like, especially considering the complexities involved with the existing five major and permanently inhabited U.S.
UAF trains Alaska students to engage federal immigration officers during arrests
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting a workshop that aims to train students on how to actively engage federal immigration enforcement officers. The Feb. 24 talk will be given by Heba El-Hendi, who works as the Catholic Social Services’ senior
Money matters: Some Alaska governor candidates are flush, others struggling
In what many use as a gauge to measure campaign viability and overall support, the first round of campaign finance reports was released this week showing some Alaska gubernatorial candidates flush with money, while others are
Former Alaskan Independence Party chair blasts state’s claim that party is ‘dissolved’
“Truly, this entire affair will go down in state history as an example of mismanagement by state employees and legal ‘experts,’ who have ignored the persistent requests for a hearing and then produced an outcome that is supposed to be respected,” Bird
Former Bethel police officer convicted for assaulting suspect during arrest
Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the fourth degree, providing false information implicating another in a crime, and tampering with public records in the second
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