Is Soviet-style censorship rearing its head in America?
Many of my friends during my upbringing in the former Soviet Union were students from various educational institutes, striving for knowledge, wisdom, academic curiosity and freedom of intellectual expression. We constantly challenged each other during our
Mat-Su hospital denies wife ability to call or video conference with ailing husband
Due to hospital COVID policies, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center won’t allow family members or friends to visit with ailing patients. This has created heightened anxiety for friends and relatives whose only access to loved ones is limited to phone or video
Employee shows Pfizer tried to hide its use of aborted babies in vax program
A new video by Project Veritas features an interview with Pfizer employee Melissa Strickler. She leaked internal emails revealing corporate executives instructing staff to cover up the company’s use of human fetal tissue in laboratory testing of the COVID
Alaska Lawmakers ask governor to expand special session to address COVID firings
Ten members of the Alaska Legislature sent a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, asking that he let lawmakers address the growing concern about Alaskans who are losing their jobs for refusing to get a COVID shot. “We are deeply concerned that Alaskans are now
Despite COVID closures, Alaska education spending grows
Despite widespread school closures, declining enrollment and many more students learning from home, or private schools, education spending in Alaska actually increased in 2020, according to a new report from the U.S. Census. Alaska spent more money in 2020 on
Is faith in God reasonable? Mat-Su conference to help Christians defend faith
Why does evil exist? Is faith in God reasonable? How should Christians respond to critical race theory? Is the Bible historically reliable? Is evolution compatible with a creator God? These questions and many more will be discussed at length during an
Anchorage Assembly booed after overriding mayor’s mask mandate veto
In a room again filled with those opposed to their actions, the leftist majority on the Anchorage Assembly voted 9-2 to override Mayor Bronson’s veto of the mask mandate, which Assembly members passed on Oct. 12. Assemblywomen Jamie Allard and Crystal
Petition calls on Lt. Gov. Meyer to launch forensic audit of Alaska’s 2020 election
A new citizen-led petition asks Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer to conduct a detailed forensic audit of Alaska’s 2020 general election. It was launched earlier this week by Mat-Su resident Dave Maxwell who has worked closely with state and elected officials for more
Lawmakers fear Alaska pharmacists are pressured to deny Ivermectin to COVID patients
Correspondence between Alaska legislators and the state’s Board of Pharmacy reveal deep concerns over whether local pharmacist are being pressured to withhold Ivermectin from Alaskans struggling with COVID. Justin Ruffridge, chair of the Board of Pharmacy,
Anchorage Assembly meets Oct. 14 to override mayor’s veto of mask mandate
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson vetoed a highly contentious emergency mask mandate that the Anchorage Assembly approved on Oct. 12. A few hours after the emergency ordinance passed, Bronson issued his veto, condemning the mandate as an infringement on the
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