State OK’s unique Alaska charter school in Old-Believer community
The problem was that many Nikolaevsk families had opted to utilize alternative homeschool programs rather than send their kids to what was then a standard public school. Under the new charter, however, parents will have more influence and can opt to blend
Mat-Su church to show ‘1916’ film to awaken Christians’ pro-life response
Mat-Su church to show ‘1916’ film in hopes of enlisting Christians in pro-life
Alaska Supreme Court to decide whether religious groups can be taxed
On Jan. 21, the Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case involving a dispute over whether local municipalities can tax religious
Pro-lifers to pray near Anchorage abortion center and in Fairbanks on anniversary of Roe
While the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the killing of preborn babies in Alaska has remained unchanged due to the Alaska Supreme Court’s insistence that abortion is somehow protected by the State Constitution’s privacy clause. In
OPINION: Sen. Giessel forsook conservatives and needs a strong challenger in 2026
For years, many in this district supported Senator Cathy Giessel because she presented herself as a conservative voice grounded in common-sense values. Yet time and again, she has chosen to align herself with policies and political alliances that conflict
Alaska Orthodox Christians have only just begun to celebrate Christmas
While radio stations, department stores and most Alaskans have moved on from the Christmas season, thousands of Orthodox Christians in Alaska have only just started to celebrate. That’s because the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sitka and Alaska follow the
Merry Christmas Alaska!
Let us draw close to family, friends and neighbors, giving freely, feasting heartily and offering genuine thanks and praise for the unmerited grace of Emmanuel – God with
Alaska churches mark Christmas with candlelit services, carols and worship
Amid the bitter cold snaps, driving windstorms and darkened landscape, numerous Alaska churches will soon be lit with glowing candles, adorned in traditional decorations and filled with congregants singing beloved carols in celebration of the birth of
OPINION: Birdwatching in Alaska reveals a most refined and delicate Artist
I can call in songbirds, owls, loons, swans, geese and ducks. Each species’ plumage bespeaks of a cosmic Artist, who manifests Himself as a delicate painter with the finest
Anchorage muni-sponsored ‘Solstice’ fest excludes any mention of ‘Christmas’
Anchorage’s publicly-funded “Winter Solstice Festival” has excluded any reference to “Christmas” from its annual celebration of the “return of the sun.” To be sure there will be “twinkling” lights and horse drawn carriage rides, but even the
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