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
Happy Thanksgiving Alaska – may gratitude fill your soul
Its been said that gratitude is at the core of being human. It unlocks the soul, opens wide the heart and turns one’s face heavenward to seek and address the author of all goodness, truth and
OPINION: AK lawmakers can no longer claim ignorance about harms of transgender ‘care’
Alaskan Democrat lawmakers, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have routinely dismissed those concerns even after the State Medical Board unanimously recommended to the Legislature to stop the
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
Fairbanks School Board rejects member’s plea to pull sexually explicit library books
The ongoing controversy around sexually explicit library books available to children enrolled in the Fairbanks School District was a hot topic at the latest school board meeting. During the Nov. 18 meeting, conservative Board Member Loa Carroll-Hubbard asked
OPINION: Dangerous legislation threatens Alaskan’s parental rights
Alaska Senate Bill 90, introduced by Senator Cathy Giessel of Anchorage, represents a dangerous overreach that undermines the fundamental rights of parents to guide their children's healthcare
Unstoppable Mat-Su 9U Football Heads to Nationals: Needs help to get there.
It is not often that any team finishes a season without a single point scored against them. 396 to zero over 10 consecutive games. That is the remarkable record this year of the Mat-Su 49ers Mitey Mite Football Team, in an unprecedented season, this group of
Fairbanks district loses another 589 students, many opting for homeschool
The standard, brick and mortar government education model continues to decline in Fairbanks, where the school district is reporting the loss of another 589 students this
Kenai homeschooling surges while most other schools below projection
While the overall student population is declining in the Kenai Peninsula School District, homeschooling is bursting at the
Top Alaska lawmakers urged to audit state education for systemic corruption
This is a call for a top-to-bottom legal review of state education policies, from hiring and DEI mandates to athletic and facility access rules, asking every state to conduct legal housekeeping to restore trust and
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