Alaska schools’ motivational speaker sentenced for sexual abuse of minor
An Anchorage man who regularly traveled throughout Alaska giving motivational school speeches, and oftentimes coming into contact with students across the state, has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a minor
Alaska’s UAF Fairbanks reports spike in campus rapes
Since 2016, there have been a total of 67 reported rapes (8.4 annually) at UAF, with 61 of those (91%) occurring in on-campus student housing. See data from 2016-2020 here and
U.S. Supreme Court drops case on parental rights vs. LGBT school policy
The brief argued that school administrators are using gender policies to violate parents’ constitutional right to direct their children’s
Conservatives sweep Mat-Su Borough elections, voters pass charter school bond
Nov. 5 was a good night for conservative candidates running for Mat-Su Borough Assembly and School Board. With a 42% voter turnout the hand-count-only election yielded unofficial results about an hour after polls
Alaska Watchman advice on voting for or against 8 Alaska judges
In an effort to assist Alaskans in casting their votes, the Alaska Watchman has compiled some additional background information on 8 of the 19 judges up for
Hard-left Alaska teachers’ union endorses liberal Dems, and 5 Republicans
Hard-left Alaska teachers’ union endorses liberal Dems, and these five
Alaska judge faces mounting opposition in bid to stay on the bench
Of the 19 judges who are up for election this year, none have generated the heated controversy and opposition that surrounds Anchorage Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman – the man who issued a ruling this past April which struck down the state’s popular
Voter guide shows where AK candidates’ stand on school choice, abortion, personal liberty, more
In Alaska’s most sweeping voter guide to date, newly released survey answers reveal where dozens of candidates stand on key issues related to abortion, religious liberty, parental rights, ranked-choice voting, LGBTQ policies and much
Mat-Su School Board candidate ditches event amid question about supporting LGBTQ agenda
In an attempt to persuade Mat-Su voters into electing him to the local school board, Ben Kolendo is downplaying his leftist ideology while visiting churches and other religious venues to raise support for his candidacy in the overwhelmingly conservative
Debate shows Rep. Vance is the conservative choice for House District 6
Based on this fact and her knowledgeable answers to the questions in the debate, I am calling this debate a win for Sarah Vance, which should reflect well on her chances on the November 5th election
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