BOB BIRD: How you can vote for a pope
So, whether you are Catholic or not, if you want a good pope, pray for it. There is no Dominion voting machine, or paper ballots. My guess is that the Almighty will be even more impressed with prayer emanating from non-Catholics than from
When we were allies: Honoring the Alaska–Siberia Air Route heroes of WWII
Soviet and American pilots flew the Alaska–Siberia Air Route to deliver combat planes halfway around the world, traversing more than 12 time zones, from Great Falls, Montana, to the Russian
SURVEY: Mat-Su parents asked if they want a notice when kids check out books
A new survey is asking whether parents want to be notified when their child checks out material at any one of the Mat-Su Borough’s five library
Mat-Su Health Foundation promotes new LGBTQ+ office in Palmer
The new Queen’s Guard office in downtown Palmer will serve as ground zero for a group that has a particular focus on advancing a radical sexual identity agenda in the Mat-Su – one of the most conservative areas of
Homeschoolers overperform in Alaska poetry contest
While comprising only about 23% of Alaska’s student population, homeschool students outperformed their brick-and-mortar public school counterparts in the Alaska State Champion for Poetry Out
BOB BIRD: Catholic or not, pray for a holy and faithful pope
With the death of the most controversial pope in centuries, perhaps of all time, the entire planet will be focusing on the election of a new supreme pontiff for the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. You do not have to be Catholic in order to fully
BOB BIRD: Holy Shroud and Holy Week
Only God could leave us his photograph, implanted on linen, and in the medium of a photographic negative. As Lord of Time, only he could reach his loving hand across the centuries to blast our layers of complacency away, in our age that worships anything and
Anchorage’s public flaunting of LGBTQ sexuality relies on these woke sponsors
The upcoming June 28 Anchorage Pride Parade of suggestively-clad and sexualized drag queens, transgender unicorns, rainbow-draped abortion activists and gender-confused children wouldn’t be possible without the considerable financial support of major
Alaskans invited to mark 250th anniversary since the start of America’s War for Independence
April 18, on the campus of UAA, we will hold a vigil commemorating the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, when he warned the patriots of Massachusetts that the British were coming. The next day, we honor the patriot militia who met British
REP. MCCABE: It’s time to end taxpayer funding of partisan NPR media
Defunding NPR wouldn’t silence it; it would simply put it on the same playing field as every other media company. Let it earn its place in the market, not rely on taxpayers to keep it
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