Anchorage ‘Regress Report’: Roaming drunks, sidewalk sex, rampant vandals & growing squalor
A few months ago, it was difficult to find a safe park in Anchorage. Now, it’s difficult to attend activities at my church and to feel safe walking in my neighborhood. We moved into our home nine years ago, and our neighborhood wasn’t like
Cultural traditions ring in New Year with hopes of good fortune
Worldwide, New Year's Eve traditions often focus on luck, prosperity, fortune and new
Alaska churches mark Christmas with candlelit services, carols and worship
Amid the bitter cold snaps, driving windstorms and darkened landscape, numerous Alaska churches will soon be lit with glowing candles, adorned in traditional decorations and filled with congregants singing beloved carols in celebration of the birth of
Removed Mat-Su student art display blasts ‘older white men,’ calls Statue of Liberty a ‘fraud’
A recently removed school-authorized student art display at the Mat-Su Central correspondence school explicitly blamed traditional ideas and “older white people” for spreading hate and turning America’s Statue of Liberty into a fraudulent symbol of
Anchorage Assemblyman blasts colleagues for ignoring public and ditching historic city seal
In a split decision, the Anchorage Assembly narrowly voted to officially erase all historical references to the famous Captain James Cook from the city’s official
Anchorage muni-sponsored ‘Solstice’ fest excludes any mention of ‘Christmas’
Anchorage’s publicly-funded “Winter Solstice Festival” has excluded any reference to “Christmas” from its annual celebration of the “return of the sun.” To be sure there will be “twinkling” lights and horse drawn carriage rides, but even the
Alaskans join faith-filled patriots to adorn White House in traditional Christmas décor
Three Alaskans joined an army of decorators from across the U.S. to bring to life Melania Trump’s 2025 Christmas theme for the White House – “Home is Where the Heart Is.” Unlike 2024’s motif by Jill Biden, which stirred controversy for what many
2nd round of high winds blows Colony Christmas parade into next week
Due to another round of high winds, the annual Colony Christmas parade and fireworks show in downtown Palmer has been postponed until Dec.
National pro-life warrior – Seth Gruber – to speak in Anchorage on Sunday
One of Seth Gruber's main goals is to inspire American churches to boldly enter the fight to defend the
Handel’s Messiah delayed but undaunted by Mat-Su storm
Due to a destructive windstorm that toppled area trees, ravaged buildings and stripped power from tens of thousands of Mat-Su homes over the past weekend, the beloved annual musical performance of Handel’s Messiah was postponed – but not
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