EDITORIAL: Celebrating Alaska Native culture and religion…when it’s convenient
Unfortunately, you won’t hear a peep about Blessed Olga from modern, leftist activist groups in Alaska. While they claim to be champions of Native spirituality, subsistence lifestyles and women’s rights, they have absolutely no use for the Christian faith
First Alaska Native woman to be recognized as a saint for Orthodox Church in America
First Alaska Native woman to be recognized as a saint for Orthodox Church in
Beloved Alaska Orthodox Archpriest Michael Oleska had a missionary heart and deep love for Native Alaska culture
Beloved Alaska Orthodox Archpriest Michael Oleska had a missionary heart and deep love for Native Alaska
TONIGHT: Wasilla City Council to hear rationale on why library places sexualized books in teen section
TODAY: Wasilla City Council to hear rationale by library director on policy of placing sexualized books in teen
OPINION: It’s time to stop worshipping at the cult of government
It is time to get inside the “comfort zone” - not of our politicians - but of our pastors. And yes, our own comfort zones. Pastors have an invisible barrier that keeps them from expounding all the truths we find in the Bible. This is because they
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
Editor’s note: In our modern age of aggressive secularism and revisionist history, President George Washington’s Thanksgiving proclamation - issued 234 years ago - serves as a reminder that America was founded as a nation that was both under and beholden
Happy Thanksgiving? Alaska lawmaker says harmful ‘myth’ raises ‘complex feelings’
Alaska State Sen. Löki Tobin (D-Anchorage) sent a Thanksgiving message to her supporters that blasted the holiday for triggering historical trauma and perpetuating a “romanticized myth” about America. “This upcoming federal holiday brings with it many
Oliver Anthony to play the Alaska State Fair
Oliver Anthony to play the Alaska State
As beloved book fairs go ‘woke,’ a wholesome alternative emerges
As beloved book fairs go ‘woke,’ a wholesome alternative
Wasilla library book challenge sparks heated public hearing
Emotions ran high during a Nov. 8 book review committee for Wasilla Public Library. The contentious public hearing featured concerned Mat-Su resident Jackie Goforth who formally challenged the suitability of a sexually explicit book that the library considers
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