Anchorage Assembly conservatives cave on gay ‘Pride Month’ vote
In a somewhat surprising move, the three conservative-leaning Anchorage Assembly members enthusiastically joined their hard leftist colleagues in unanimously approving a resolution encouraging Anchorage residents to enthusiastically celebrate and affirm
Mat-Su School Board looks to boost parent rights & curtail activist teachers at June 7 meeting
At its June 7 meeting, the Mat-Su School Board is looking to make substantial changes its board policies in order to boost parental rights while restricting the ability of educators to use schools and classroom time to push divisive social activism,
Anchorage Police Dept. gushes over LGBTQ Pride month
The Anchorage Police Department published a controversial Facebook post earlier this month, lavishing praise on all things LGBTQIA+. The post from Alaska’s largest police department has generated more than 200 comments, many expressing disappointment that
June 8 rally at AK education board meeting aims to protect girls’ sports from trans athletes
Alaskans have another chance to speak up in defending girls from being forced to compete against biological males in high school sports. Last month, the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), which oversees high school athletic competitions in Alaska,
Alaska joins 19-states in telling court that trans drugs & surgeries are ‘experimental’
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a court brief denouncing cross-sex drugs and transgender surgeries as “experimental” and raising concerns about the irreversible consequences and mutilating practices associated with so-called “gender
Anchorage Assembly set to ignore D-Day while proclaiming June as LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’
The next Anchorage Assembly meeting lands on June 6, the 79th anniversary of D-Day. But unlike many other cities around the country, there will be no special resolutions honoring the 4,414 Americans who died as they and fellow Allied soldiers stormed the
OPINION: Despite ‘embarrassing’ launch, Alaska’s new Office of Family Life has great potential
Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying that “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” It’s a tidy statement and can, in many cases, be used as an effective guidepost when we’re in
Sen. Sullivan says report of Chinese spies disguised as Alaska tourists is a wake-up call
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan released a statement following a May 31 USA Today report about attempts by Chinese spies – disguised as tourists – to breach military installations in Alaska. “Whether it’s a Chinese spy balloon, Russian Bear Bombers,
Gov. Dunleavy can end public blood money for the execution of Alaska’s preborn babies
In January, Gov. Mike Dunleavy wrapped up his annual address to Alaska lawmakers by claiming that he wanted to make Alaska the “most pro-life state in America.” So far, his only accomplishment has been to successfully press lawmakers to
Open Letter to Gov. Dunleavy: ‘The lives of unborn Alaskans are in your hands’
Editor’s note: The State Legislature recently passed an operating budget which gives Gov. Mike Dunleavy the ability to use State Medicaid funds to pay for abortions. The following is an open letter to the governor from longtime Anchorage pro-life advocate
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