Dems see Murkowski as ally in push to redefine traditional marriage
A total of 47 U.S. House Republicans joined all Democrats on July 19 in voting to redefine the federal definition of marriage so that it will include any “two individuals,” rather than the union of a man and a woman. The legislation now heads to the U.S.
Alaska Native toddler goes viral with traditional dance at Anchorage airport
Three-year old Urijah Zach Aries Washington of Stebbins, Alaska, burst into traditional Native dancing while waiting for an Alaska Airlines flight in Anchorage earlier this month. His dance, captured on video by a waiting passenger, struck a chord with many
We can – and must – stand up to lies
We live in a world of lies, falsehoods and deliberate deception. — Men can become women by willing it so. — Unborn babies with their own hearts, fingerprints and DNA are not “fully developed,” and can be justly dismembered in the womb. —
Pope Francis taps pro-life, pro-family Fairbanks Bishop for Minn. post
Pope Francis tapped Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski, 57, to serve as the new bishop of the New Ulm Diocese in Minnesota. The announcement was made June 12, and will take effect on Sept. 27. Since Nov. 8, 2014, Zielinski has served as the Fairbanks bishop
Tshibaka vows to defend gun rights, religious liberty, free speech, state rights
Kelly Tshibaka, who aims to unseat 20-year U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski in the midterm elections, just released her latest list of policy agenda promises to Alaskans. They deal with gun ownership, religious freedoms, First Amendment rights and federal
Independence Day celebrations across Alaska
Communities all across Alaska are planning in-person parades and festivities to mark Independence Day. Below are some of the major events planned to celebrate the 4th of July. ANCHORAGE Anchorage’s 4th of July Festival will take place on the Delaney
Grassroots Fairbanks Independence Day Parade is back
Christine Robbins is president of the local nonprofit, Spirit of ’76, which relaunched the Fairbanks Independence Day Parade last year for the first time in more than 50 years. This event is back for 2022 in what organizers hope will become an
OPINION: What must Alaska do in a post-Roe world?
It is impossible to overestimate the significance of the Supreme Court’s decision for life and for the Constitution. On June 24th, 2022, the Court righted a horrible wrong by soundly overturning Roe v Wade, a stain on American jurisprudence with more than
Movement equips parents to gut libraries of gender confusing books
With taxpayer-funded public libraries in Alaska and across the country increasingly choosing to highlight and prominently display sexualized and gender queer books aimed at young children, especially during so-called “LGBTQ Pride Month,” a national
Population forecast: Aging Alaska to have fewer children in coming years
The State of Alaska just released a report titled “Alaska Population Projections: 2021-2050,” which predicts that state population will slightly increase over the next three decades, but the population will also age rapidly and include far less children.
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