INVITE: Find out how to bring the Gospel to public school students in Anchorage
We’re seeing record lows in church attendance, biblical literacy and professions of faith, and all-time highs in depression among youth. To turn this tide, we're launching the first LifeWise Academy at Clark Middle School in
Alaskans invited to mark 250th anniversary since the start of America’s War for Independence
April 18, on the campus of UAA, we will hold a vigil commemorating the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, when he warned the patriots of Massachusetts that the British were coming. The next day, we honor the patriot militia who met British
BOB BIRD: Trump’s tug-o-war with spoiled judicial branch is long overdue
“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him try to enforce it.” — Andrew Jackson “… the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by
Defiant D.E.I. activists dig in at University of Alaska
A highly vocal and irate population of faculty, students and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus are livid over a Feb. 21 decision by the University’s Board of Regents, which ordered that all state campuses scrub their websites and other
OPINION: Flawed ‘Scenic Trail’ plan will give feds even more control over Alaska lands
The federal designation of a National Scenic Trail in Alaska is a mistake that Alaskans should be deeply concerned about. The federal government still owes us land from our statehood. So, why would we hand over more authority to federal agencies? Giving them
SCOTUS to tackle Anchorage-like ban on Christian counseling opposed to LGBTQ dogma
In a move that could undermine an Anchorage law that bans counselors from helping minors reduce or overcome unwanted LGBTQ sexual attractions, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which a professional counselor in Colorado is seeking to
BOB BIRD: Alaska’s 3 branches of government converge on Road to Anarchy
Let’s play baseball. Get out the rule book. Like most sports, it is packed not only with rules that are macro and fundamental, but also micro and nuanced. Rules change, and are done so by mutual agreement, because experience dictated the necessity. Thus, an
OPINION: Alaskans don’t need a gun-grabbing, anti-2A, ‘red flag’ law
Alaska House Bill 89 seeks to authorize the temporary confiscation of firearms from individuals deemed a potential danger to themselves or others, based on minimal evidence and without due
NO NEED: State denies hospital’s plan to expand emergency care in Anchorage
Alaska’s Department of Health has, once again, denied an application by Alaska Regional Hospital to expand its emergency room department capacity in
TODAY: Tell Alaska Sen. Murkowski to protect girls sports from male athletes
Contact Senator Lisa Murkowski and encourage her to vote YES on Senate Bill 9 to protect girls from having to compete against boys in
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