OPINION: If Sen. Stevens wonders why Alaskans don’t trust government, he needs to look in a mirror
Senator Stevens, our country is based on a social compact between the people and the government. You get your power and authority from the consent of the governed. By failing to do your job properly, the people no longer trust
OPINION: Alaska’s next governor must establish an ‘Office of Unborn Advocacy’
We need an Office of Unborn Advocacy in the governor’s office - staffed with dedicated, taxpayer-funded, state employees who are willing to do in Alaska what pro-abortion governors are doing right now across the
REP. MCCABE: Gaslighting the gasline with unprincipled principles
Many of the most ardent critics of the Alaska gasline project are dismissing it with unprincipled slogans about free markets, which they ignore everywhere
SEN. SULLIVAN: Alaska is in the midst of its greatest military buildup since WWII
Alaska is being reestablished as a cornerstone of America’s defense, and is now in the midst of the most significant military buildup since World War
OPINION: Alaska requires a thorough D.O.G.E.-ing
Has Alaska allowed public money to create a self-protecting ecosystem of funded intermediaries whose continued existence depends more on political alignment than measurable
OPINION: Atty. Gen. hearing was a lost opportunity to unmask the madness of Alaska Democrats
Sen. Bill Wielechowski’s prosecutorial grilling of Alaska’s Acting Attorney General Stephen Cox perfectly encapsulated the lunatic asylum that the Democratic Party has
OPINION: Faux Republicans stall low-cost Alaska energy bill while pushing high-priced pensions
Is Gov. Dunleavy being pressured to accept a long-term, cost escalating public pension plan bill for state employees in exchange for movement on a policy that promises to lower energy
OPINION: Alaska pilfers our PFDs, while forking over billions to grantees
Alaskans may fairly ask whether government is solving problems or sustaining them, especially when billions move through grants while households are denied their full share of oil
Debunking false narratives about Alaska’s correspondence schools
The Alaska Association of School Boards recent chiding of correspondence school graduation rates and testing is not only one-sided – it’s misleading. AASB's remarks echo familiar talking points by the NEA teachers’ union on the need for more tracking
BOB BIRD: 3 candidates for AK governor who’ve taken courageous stands
Most of us lament that the interminably long list of candidates offered to the Alaskan voter, through RCV, is exhaustive. It makes it impossible to discern the best positions and the best candidates. But three have advocated the kind of leadership we need in
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