OPINION: Heroes or cowards? What’s causing docs to ditch youth trans surgeries?
Two large medical organizations just recommended that minor children should no longer receive so-called transgender medical treatments. While the public may rejoice at this move, it is too early to celebrate the bravery of the medical community. They didn’t
National press takes note that Peltola’s Green New Deal friends are not ‘Alaska First’
While Alaska U.S. senatorial candidate Mary Peltola claims she is “Alaska First,” her growing affiliation with leading national Democrats who oppose fossil fuels and back radical climate alarmist policies is gaining national
Gubernatorial hopeful Hughes vows to defend rights of disbanded Alaskan Independence Party members
A few AIP leaders voting to disenfranchise more than 19,000 Alaskans without notification and input was wrong. A handful of people should never have the power to silence the voice of thousands of Alaskans who voluntarily chose to affiliate with a
Alaska lieutenant gov. candidate joins pro-life rally in Fairbanks
A recent pro-life event in Fairbanks included Joshua Church, who is the running mate for gubernatorial candidate Dave
Bill on the move to nix voter-approved 90-day limit on Alaska legislative session
In narrowly passing the ballot measure in 2006, supporters argued that shorter sessions would be more cost effective and would incentivize lawmakers to buckle down and tackle only the most necessary legislation, while curbing excessive laws. Supporters also
CALL TO ACTION: Let’s flip the leftist Anchorage Assembly and save our dying city
Anchorage, if you want lower taxes and conservative social policies, we have a phenomenal opportunity to flip our Assembly on April 7 from a supermajority of radical leftists to a conservative majority, and we shouldn’t let it go to
OPINION: Why do Alaska’s U.S. Senators want to spend $5B on welfare for non-citizens?
Why did Senators Sullivan and Murkowski vote against this bill? Non-citizens shouldn’t receive money from our government when impoverished Americans need
URGENT: Tell Alaska’s U.S. senators to reject federal funding of elective abortions
Democrats want the federal government to start funding elective abortions. Alaska's U.S. Senators must be urged to vote against this
BOB BIRD: Is the mighty American ‘empire’ verging on open civil war?
We get closer to an authentic civil war every day. It is unquestionably being orchestrated. So-called "Sanctuary Cities" are an example of micro-secession.
OPINION: Ranked-choice vote isn’t dishonest – but it redefines ‘consent’
RCV does not force candidates to lie. It does something subtler and, in many ways, more consequential: it penalizes clarity. Candidates who draw sharp distinctions risk early elimination, while candidates who blur differences survive
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