BOB BIRD: A renewal of anti-war conservatives
American history has always been taught from a perspective that centralization and an increase of government power is good. Thus, the maligned Articles of Confederation have long been tossed into the dustbin as short-sighted, inefficient and merely a
OPINION: ‘Free Palestine’ is a call to destroy Israel and exterminate Jews
The slogan “Free Palestine” is a call for the destruction of Israel and extermination of Jews
Don’t let Memorial Day festivities overwhelm the sacrifices of our honored dead
There will be many ceremonies of remembrance at places like Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC, and here in Alaska at Fort Richardson and on the Delaney Park strip in Anchorage, but not all of our honored dead will be remembered. Many of their
When we were allies: Honoring the Alaska–Siberia Air Route heroes of WWII
Soviet and American pilots flew the Alaska–Siberia Air Route to deliver combat planes halfway around the world, traversing more than 12 time zones, from Great Falls, Montana, to the Russian
OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
Christians post 1,200 Israeli flags in Anchorage on anniversary of deadly Hamas terrorist attack
In an effort to show support for Israel one year after the tragic Hamas terrorist attack that shocked the world, a group of Anchorage residents posted 1,200 Israeli flags on Delaney Park Strip in the heart of the
Q&A: U.S. House candidate Nick Begich on abortion, Murkowski, Trump, guns, parent rights, border crisis and more
Q&A: U.S. House candidate Nick Begich on abortion, Murkowski, Trump, guns, parent rights, border crisis and
OPINION: 23 years ago, patterns of the Israel-Palestine conflict looked eerily similar
Today, “Hamas lovers” and violent pro-Palestinian protesters are either naïve or misinformed, or both. The pro-Palestinian and anti-Semitic protests resemble those of the leftist Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA. These violent protests and anti-Semitic
OPINION: Truth and accuracy must be journalistic cornerstones in debating Israel-Gaza war
When individuals contribute their opinions to newspapers, journals or other forms of media, and their work is accepted for publication, they participate in the journalistic tradition, and fact, truth, accuracy, and objectivity are cornerstones of journalism
Israel/Gaza: A response to Dixie Belcher’s historically-flawed Juneau Empire article
Dixie Belcher’s article titled “Palestinian residents are helpless victims in attacks made by leaders” was published in Juneau Empire on February 26, 2024. It is a perfect and unfortunate example of how historic events and factual truth could be