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OPINION: Alaska is in the midst of a great constitutional debate

AbortionNovember 2, 2022

Every 10 years the voters of Alaska have the chance to determine whether to open our state constitution up for changes. Our founders had the foresight to give us this option. “Defend Our Constitution,” the group using substantial amounts of dark

What if just a few more conservatives had voted?

CultureNovember 2, 2022

This is a perennial question which plagues conservative candidates and ballot initiatives that lose by narrow margins. What if Alaskans had been able to inspire just a few more people to turn out on election day? There will likely be several very close

OPINION: A Christ-Centered Imperative

ApologeticsNovember 1, 2022

For several years now I have had a copy of Francis Schaeffer’s famous book from 1976 on my desk, more as a reminder to myself, than as an indicator of my faith to guests. His most famous work, ‘How should we then live?‘ is a treatise on

More taxes can’t solve Alaska’s unsustainable spending

FeaturedNovember 1, 2022

By Quinn Townsend – (Alaska Policy Forum) In the spring of 2019, Alaska Policy Forum published a report with economists from The Buckeye Institute examining the need for state spending reductions and the economic effects of 2019 tax

Alaska’s Covid Conversations: The jab doesn’t make sense for children

COVIDOctober 31, 2022

By Alaska Covid Alliance The Covid saga continues. Just last year we were told by the President, his press secretary, and mainstream media that this was a “disease of the unvaxxed.” Get the jab and protect yourself and others. Yet people who have had all

Will you help address the Alaska human rights issue of our time?

AbortionOctober 31, 2022

With just one week until the general election, here are a few truths to chew on. — Protecting innocent, unborn children is our top ministry goal. I hope it is yours as well. — The Alaska Supreme Court has made up a “right to

Siberian Yupik tale offers a timeless lesson to a world at war

CultureOctober 31, 2022

The World’s political leaders, including main actors such as Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, European Union, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, failed a trust given to them by the World’s communities for allowing Russian/Ukrainian conflict to erupt

Why Alaska’s teachers union fears a constitutional convention

EducationOctober 31, 2022

Alaska’s government funded education has enjoyed a long ride with very little competition from private schools. The results have proven disastrous with most Alaska children now considered below proficient in basic reading and math. Despite pumping

The looming ‘brave new world’ can still be redeemed with prayer, penance, sacrifice

FaithOctober 28, 2022

Nations and cultures that have become communist never win over “the hearts and minds” of the vast majority of the people. No amount of incessant propaganda can do it. The hoi polloi learn, sooner or later, how to read between the lines and lies. Clever,

With 29 Alaska judges on the ballot, only one vote matters

AbortionOctober 28, 2022

We’ve been inundated with questions about how to vote on the long list of 29 Alaska judges up for retention this year. Like past elections, there is precious little information about these men and women, and that’s by design. While the Alaska Judicial

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