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
Dunleavy invites Alaskans to annual holiday party at historic Governor’s Mansion
The annual party at the Alaska Governor's Mansion has been held every year since 1913, apart from two years during World War II and in 2020 due to
Mat-Su homeschoolers’ concert honors religious roots of Christmas
While most government-funded schools have stripped traditional and religious references from of their “winter concerts,” homeschool students at Mat-Su Central School put on a rousing holiday performance that included classic renditions of “O Holy
Alaska Turning Point chapter threatened by violent posters on Mat-Su campus
The newly launched Turning Point USA chapter at Mat-Su College was targeted this week by a masked man posting anti-Charlie Kirk posters that praised his death and included threats of violence against Turning
Battle of the books: Controversy brews over Mat-Su Library Board
Editor’s note: This article was corrected to clarify that the Mat-Su Library Board is distinct and separate in function from the Library Citizens’ Advisory Committee. We regret the error. The ongoing battle over sexually explicit books in Mat-Su
Amid fake Christmas tree trend, Alaska urges families to ‘enjoy cutting’ a real one
While more than 80% of American households now opt for plastic Christmas trees that are largely made in Communist China, Alaskans are being encouraged to shoulder an axe and tromp onto state lands to chop down their
Un-thanksgiving: ACLU tells Alaskans to focus on ‘harmful origin story,’ leftwing politics
Instead of thanking God for “the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty,” as Washington saw, the ACLU of Alaska sees the holiday as “a time of mourning, reflection, truth telling and
Univ. of Alaska hosts all-ages sexualized drag show for Anchorage students
The Student Union of Alaska's state-funded University of Alaska Anchorage campus was transformed into an all-ages gender-bending fashion show on Nov. 21, featuring a bearded man in revealing lingerie who pranced about as a woman in the main gathering space
Tears of joy mark approval of hard-won Alaska charter school in secluded Nikolaevsk
After years of struggling to convince the Kenai Borough School District to let them operate their own unique public charter school, residents of Nikolaevsk broke into tears of joy after the school board approved the school along a narrow 5-3 vote earlier this
State-funded Alaska Museum features artist who photos queerness, class struggle, self portrait nudes
Despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recent executive order to cut wasteful government expenses and eradicate preferential spending on diversity, equity and inclusion agendas, bureaucrats at the publicly-funded Alaska State Museum have decided to spend money on
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