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OPINION: Alaska Covid Alliance unpacks truth & lies in the ongoing C-19 saga

COVIDFebruary 10, 2023

The Covid saga continues, evan as we are told by President Biden that the pandemic will be over as of May 11, 2023. Having a set date in the future will make good on Biden’s commitment to give at least 60 days’ notice to the healthcare system prior to

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

OPINION: Alaska’s aging patients need more choices, not less

FeaturedFebruary 8, 2023

GUEST COLUMN: By Jaimie Cavanaugh and Daryl James (Institute for Justice) Alaska hospitals have a problem: The population is aging, and older patients need more care than they can afford. The strain will increase when Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic

Fairbanks pro-lifers will continue protesting Walgreens’ disregard for human life

AbortionFebruary 6, 2023

On February 4th, 2023, many of us protested Walgreens in Fairbanks. People wondered why would we protest a local pharmacy? We did so because Walgreens and CVS have agreed to sell the dangerous chemical abortion drug – mifepristone – to our Alaskan

OPINION: Alaska’s Senate Majority is drooling over ways to spend your PFD

FeaturedFebruary 5, 2023

There is no amount of money that will ever satiate government bureaucracy. In fact, the larger it grows the more it demands. This is playing out in Alaska’s Senate as you read. The Senate Majority caucus – comprised of nine Democrats and eight Republicans

OPINION: Ways Alaska can address its ongoing workforce crisis

EducationFebruary 5, 2023

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum People of all ages are unprepared for the evolving job market, but Alaska can adopt policies to help learners prepare for good careers and meet the needs of the state’s economy. Alaska businesses are

OPINION: The sweet lies of organized Crime in D.C. & Juneau

AbortionFebruary 4, 2023

Lies are believed because they taste good. The truth is detested because it is sour. We now can safely assume that the default position of citizens should be that most of what comes out of both the federal and Alaska government are sweet-tasting lies. We

OPINION: Gov. Dunleavy aims to entangle Alaska in a ‘socialist liberal’ carbon tax scheme

FeaturedFebruary 1, 2023

At the blink of an eye, a governor who was elected to office promoting libertarian conservative ideals, begins his second term in office supporting an extreme socialist liberal agenda which would lock up massive chunks of Alaska to the “Green

OPINION: Another Prolife “Victory”?

AbortionFebruary 1, 2023

Who is Mark Houck? He’s a person who was doing what I was doing here in Alaska when I was his age: spending time, a lot of time, in front of abortion clinics. There are several ways to save an unborn child’s life: block the doors, thus preventing entry;

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

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