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Alaska pro-lifers face challenges ahead – let’s lean in

LifeMarch 31, 2021

With little fanfare, the Alaska State House recently provided an interesting glimpse into where the prolife movement stands in the Great Land and beyond. During a discussion on how to allot some $2 trillion in federal funding to Alaska from the CARES Act and

OPINION: Anchorage needs an honest, pragmatic mayor at the helm – Dave Bronson is the man

OpinionMarch 31, 2021

My dream for politics is that the different means of achieving proposed outcomes would be like the difference between crunchy peanut butter and creamy peanut butter. Whether Democrat, Independent, Libertarian or Republican, the suggested solutions would be

Stephanie Taylor: Dave Bronson embodies the best of Anchorage and I back him for mayor

OpinionMarch 30, 2021

This afternoon, I pulled on my rubber boots, grabbed a stack of brochures, and headed out to knock on doors for the Dave Bronson for Mayor campaign. I’ve done a little canvasing and phone banking for campaigns in the past and would be lying if I said

Glen Biegel: Robbins is the only conservative who can win Anchorage’s mayoral race

OpinionMarch 30, 2021

Sitting in my chair this afternoon, I am oddly energized by the endless attacks on classical liberalism (our founding ideals) and western culture that is underway by the handlers of Forrest Dunbar, Bill Falsey and George Martinez. I am angered that the trade

What the latest battle between pro-life Alaskans reveals

AbortionMarch 30, 2021

Since before Roe v. Wade in 1973, the pro-life movement has enjoyed very little success and unity, except in one respect: convincing most Americans that surgical abortion in the vast majority of cases is bad. Forget the fake news surveys done by Planned

OPINION: The time is now for Dave Bronson

OpinionMarch 27, 2021

As we come to the end of our Anchorage election process, I want to encourage everyone to make sure you vote by April 6th. The future of Anchorage will be determined by who we select for mayor. Does Anchorage continue the slide towards ruin by

OPINION: Dunleavy’s $5,000 PFD proposal deserves a fair hearing before it’s too late

OpinionMarch 26, 2021

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to give all qualified Alaskans a $5,000 Permanent Fund Dividend is not only worthy of consideration but a brilliant idea that needs to come to fruition sooner rather than later – meaning the PFD needs to be

OPINION: Mead Treadwell backs Mike Robbins as the ‘no-drama’ mayor Anchorage needs

OpinionMarch 24, 2021

Voting is underway for Anchorage mayor and school board members, and by mid-summer Anchorage will have a new mayor. I’m supporting Mike Robbins. Mike knows the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Too many sideshows have occupied our

It’s time to expose ‘white privilege’ theory for what it really is

CultureMarch 23, 2021

Activists on the left claim that WPT or “White Privilege Theory” is a social movement for justice, equal rights and opportunities for people of color who were historically deprived of their rights through systematic discrimination and structural poverty.

How to bring Alaska back from the brink

FeaturedMarch 21, 2021

This past year of forced isolation, caused by an overly oppressive government reaction to COVID, crippled our economy and quashed our spirit of independence. We have become a submissive society, relinquishing our independence to government socialist control.

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