Biden wants to force U.S. employers to fund abortions
Last week the Biden administration issued a mandate aimed at forcing millions of employers across the nation to fund the killing of unborn babies. This includes pro-life organizations. Proposed on Aug. 7, Biden’s interpretation of the Pregnant Workers
Eaglexit update: Chugiak-Eagle River continues effort to get out from under Anchorage control
Eaglexit is a group comprised of people from the greater Chugiak-Eagle River area. We are Assembly District 2 within the Municipality of Anchorage – extending from Eklutna to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. We formed this group to explore the idea of
REPORT: Free speech ‘under fire’ in Alaska
By Josiah Davidson – Alaska Policy Forum The Constitution’s First Amendment — a keystone of a democratic society — is under fire in Alaska. According to the 2022 Free Speech Index compiled by the Institute for Free Speech,
WATCH: Disaffected Anchorage School District correspondence families have alternatives
The Alaska Policy Forum recently held a webinar to inform Anchorage families about three of many options available for those who no longer want to enroll their children in the Anchorage School District. Controversy erupted last month when the Anchorage
Mat-Su welcomes Anchorage students who can’t use correspondence funds at private schools
Mat-Su Central, a correspondence program in the Mat-Su School District, is welcoming Anchorage-area families who are unhappy with the school district’s last-minute decision to clamp down on how families use correspondence allotments. Last month, Anchorage
Gov. Dunleavy undergoes procedure for common skin cancer
Gov. Mike Dunleavy received treatment for skin cancer on Aug. 8. “Governor Dunleavy underwent a procedure this afternoon to address recently detected basal cell carcinoma,” a short statement on the governor’s Facebook page noted. “The Governor is
Transgender assistant U.S. Health Secretary is in Alaska to push hard-left dogma
President Biden’s openly transgender assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is skipping across Alaska this week to push a litany of radical leftist causes. Approved to her post in 2021 with the help of U.S. Sen. Lisa
Rural Alaska elementary teacher convicted of 14 sexual felonies
A Bethel jury found elementary teacher John Mark Hammons guilty of 14 counts of sexual felonies. The Aug. 4 verdict followed a three-week trial for the 49-year-old Hammonds, who worked as a both a schoolteacher and coach at the Akiachak school, while also
They’re back: State of Alaska’s online pro-vaccine jab series returns
The State of Alaska, in partnership with UAA, is bringing back its monthly series pushing all things pro-vaccination. Heavily pushed during the Covid outbreak to disseminate the CDC’s pro-vaccination messaging, the ECHO series resumes Aug. 14 with monthly
OPINION: ‘Monkey Trial’ launched the media’s war of science vs. religion
Ninety-eight years ago, the war between science and religion began in American culture in the small Tennessee town of Dayton, labeled “The Bible Belt” by scoffing secular media outlets, whose fictionalized pre-event script of the event was already being
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