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Debate shows Rep. Vance is the conservative choice for House District 6

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendOctober 15, 2024

Based on this fact and her knowledgeable answers to the questions in the debate, I am calling this debate a win for Sarah Vance, which should reflect well on her chances on the November 5th election

Sen. Shower: Ballot Measure 1 is a sneak attack on Alaska business, your job, and religious liberty

FeaturedOctober 3, 2024

Ballot Measure 1 is a ‘sneak attack’ on Alaska business, your pocketbook, and religious

OPINION: Amid dismal statewide academics, charter schools shine

EducationSeptember 23, 2024

The latest State of Alaska public educational performance reports have now been released, and they tell two very different stories. To properly understand the two tales, we first have to realize that many rural Alaska schools have such poor testing

Raising the Lamp #6 – Patti Farren

CultureSeptember 6, 2024

In this episode, we have a conversation with Patti Farren, Principal of American Charter Academy to discuss the history of ACM, and the military bearing and principles they instill in students. We also discuss charter schools in MatSu and Alaska, the best in

Raising the Lamp #5 – Barbara Gerard

CultureAugust 19, 2024

In this episode, we sit down with Barbara Gerard, Principal of Academy Charter School to discuss the Academy model of schooling, and the first principles of core knowledge curriculum. We also discuss charter schools in MatSu and Alaska, the best in the nation

Raising the Lamp #4 – Susan McCauley

CultureAugust 15, 2024

Join us as we sit down with Susan McCauley, Principal of Birchtree Charter School to discuss charter schools in MatSu, Birchtree Charter School specifically, and the ramifications to the parents and families of Birchtree Charter School as well as the MatSu

Raising the Lamp #3 – Rob Yundt

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendJuly 23, 2024

Join us as we sit down with Rob Yundt to discuss his bid for Alaska Senate in District N. We unpack his positions on the PFD, abortion, ranked-choice voting, impeaching justices, trans athletes in women’s sports, homeschool and more. If you are

OPINION: Alaskans must face the elephant – he’s about to destroy everything

Alaska Permanent Fund DividendMay 13, 2024

We should all understand that the collapse of the USD presents an existential crisis for Alaska, but as long as we are caught up discussing how much of the PFD we ought to get we’re not discussing the fact that a collapse of the dollar will kill the

Fairbanks has until May 7 to vote on $10M tax hike for shrinking public schools

EducationMay 3, 2024

Hard left organizations and the Fairbanks public teachers’ union are pressing residents to approve a $10 million dollar increase in additional borough taxes to benefit Fairbank’s shrinking government-run school

Judge grants ‘limited stay’ on ruling that upends Alaska homeschool allotment program

EducationMay 3, 2024

In an effort to mitigate the harmful financial impact his ruling would have on thousands of Alaska homeschooling families that rely on the state’s correspondence allotment program to educate their children, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman issued

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