OPINION: Unlike Louise Stutes, Heath Smith is a thoughtful, principled conservative
Heath Smith is a thoughtful conservative who wants to represent the will of the people in our part of the state and has a plan to do so without showing favoritism to any region in his
BOB BIRD: To narrow Alaska’s gubernatorial field, consider 2 candidates who will fight judicial tyranny
Two viable candidates have the courage to fight the growing judicial tyranny under which Alaskans
Lawsuit claims state attorney illegally blocked Kenai Grand Jury probe
A new lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Law accuses state officials of overstepping their lawful authority and disrupting a grand jury’s ability to examine issues of vital community
Harvard journal: Alaska’s courts should never screen citizens from the grand jury
Harvard journal notes that Alaska courts and executives should not screen citizen petitions brought to grand juries or suppress reports on public welfare issues. Grand juries can initiate investigations or respond to citizen complaints, producing statements
Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates share how they’d fight judicial overreach
Alaska gubernatorial hopefuls explain how they would exercise their constitutional authority to check or restrain potential violations of the State Constitution by the judicial
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
OPINION: New traction raises guarded hope of fixing Alaska’s Supreme Court mess
The decades-long battle to restore Grand Jury rights in Alaska has gained traction in this election
OPINION: If Sen. Stevens wonders why Alaskans don’t trust government, he needs to look in a mirror
Senator Stevens, our country is based on a social compact between the people and the government. You get your power and authority from the consent of the governed. By failing to do your job properly, the people no longer trust
OPINION: Atty. Gen. hearing was a lost opportunity to unmask the madness of Alaska Democrats
Sen. Bill Wielechowski’s prosecutorial grilling of Alaska’s Acting Attorney General Stephen Cox perfectly encapsulated the lunatic asylum that the Democratic Party has
BOB BIRD: 3 candidates for AK governor who’ve taken courageous stands
Most of us lament that the interminably long list of candidates offered to the Alaskan voter, through RCV, is exhaustive. It makes it impossible to discern the best positions and the best candidates. But three have advocated the kind of leadership we need in
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