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Fox picks up story on dad who challenged Anchorage school board over explicit sex books

EducationFebruary 18, 2023

A father’s quest to warn fellow parents about explicit sex books being pushed in the Anchorage School District has made national news. First reported by the Alaska Watchman, the story of Jay McDonald’s testimony at the Anchorage School Board’s Feb. 7

Anchorage schools exclude parents from child’s gender ID plan document

EducationFebruary 17, 2023

When it comes to the controversial practice of affirming a students preferred gender identity, Alaska’s largest school district is careful to keep parents out of the loop. In fact, the Anchorage School District provides no role for parents in the official

EDITORIAL: Book bans, bonfires & depravity in Alaska’s libraries

CultureFebruary 10, 2023

Book banning is generally frowned upon these days, but when Alaska’s publicly funded libraries peddle filth that encourages children to text naked photos of themselves, explore internet porn and consider the benefits of anal sex experimentation, we’ve got

7 Alaska public libraries carry book encouraging kids to view porn, explore anal sex

EducationFebruary 9, 2023

It turns out that the Anchorage School District is not the only publicly funded entity distributing a children’s books that teaches minors how to create digital porn, engage in anal sex and explore sexual fetishes. The book in question is “Let’s Talk

School Board silences Anchorage dad for objecting to anal sex book in student libraries

EducationFebruary 8, 2023

The Anchorage School District has no business giving minor children books that tell them how to have anal sex and create their own online porn. This is the message that concerned father and local educational advocate, Jay McDonald, tried to relay to the

Christian youth club continues formal partnership with Anchorage library

CultureFebruary 7, 2023

Roughly four years ago, amid controversies swirling over Drag Queen Story Hour at Anchorage’s Loussac Library, a group of Christians began holding their own regular events to teach children about God’s love. While it’s been several years since drag

Alaska Health Dept. promotes pro-abortion, LGBTQ youth group in Homer

AbortionJanuary 31, 2023

While Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently told the Alaska Legislature that he wants to make Alaska the “most pro-life state in the country,” his subordinates over at the Alaska Department of Health are undermining this vision by promoting a radical LGBTQ

NEA-Alaska’s vision is a tired and disastrous nightmare for our kids

EducationJanuary 30, 2023

All sides of the educational debate are now forced to admit that most government-run schools in Alaska are an abysmal failure. Every new study reinforces the fact that Alaska students continue to languish at the bottom of the pile in terms of basic – yes

Alaska families lawyer up fight for educational freedoms

EducationJanuary 27, 2023

A group of Alaskan families are preparing to defend the state’s correspondence school program against a lawsuit aimed at banning the use of state-approve allotments for non-religious educational services or expenses at private or religious schools. Filed on

OPINION: Cherishing preborn life in the Great Land requires renewed effort

AbortionJanuary 25, 2023

I am grateful for Governor Dunleavy’s recent State of the State speech that placed such a high priority on the value of life. The very first words of the Alaska Constitution state that the document “is dedicated to the principles that all

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