OPINION: With winter looming, Alaska’s gas crisis poses real world threat
Alaska's energy crisis is already here and is about to hit home this winter. Blocking the natural gasline construction brings real-world
‘Anchorage deserves better’ – assemblymen blast majority for refusal to investigate Martinez
The dust hasn't settled on a contentious Aug. 4 Anchorage Assembly Meeting in which the leftist majority flatly refused to authorize an independent investigation into whether Member George Martinez misused taxpayer funds for personal
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
Who are Alaska’s ‘royal families’?
Like the Kennedy clan, Alaska has its own political royalty. The legacies of the Begich, Murkowski and Hickel families live on, and to a lesser degree - the
Tom Begich would be Alaska’s most pro-abort, LGBTQ-activist governor ever
It’s been a quarter century since Alaska elected a Democrat as governor. Tom Begich is trying to buck that tide. If successful, he'd be Alaska's most extreme pro-abortion, LGBTQ activist governor
Alaska GOP lawmakers to hold public forum on gasline project
In an effort to hear ideas and suggestions from those who would be affected by the proposed Alaska natural gas line, Senate Republicans in the State Legislature are hosting a public meeting and listening session on Aug. 6 in
Rally calls out thieves and vandals who mar Alaska politics, spread hate
An Aug. 5 rally in Anchorage called out recent incidents of smashed and stolen political signs and the spread of hateful and racist
OPINION: Alaska’s ranked-choice vote created Decoy Daniel. Full stop.
In decades of closed primaries, Alaska never saw a serious decoy candidate for a major statewide office. The structure blocked it. The top-four open primary associated with ranked-choice removed that
OPINION: Alaska’s churches must proactively influence our elections
Alaska's churches should be equipped and prepared to influence all areas of life, including political
Murkowski joins Dems in fighting Trump’s effort to downsize sprawling education dept.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has, once again, broken with her Republican colleagues – this time to help Democrats maintain the colossal bureaucratic size and scope of the increasingly controversial U.S. Department of
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