Anchorage candidates can file for mayor or school board starting Jan. 15
Anchorage residents who aim to run for mayor or school board can officially file for office on Friday, Jan. 15. The April 6 election will include the selection of a new mayor, four school board members and various Service Area Board of Supervisor seats.
Here we go again: 7 attorneys apply for seat on Alaska Supreme Court
The controversial process by which Alaska appoints judges will again take center stage when Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court Joel Bolger steps down in June. Seven attorneys have applied to fill the coming vacancy. Once again, the seven-member Alaska
Sen. Sullivan defends decision to certify election for Joe Biden
Sen. Dan Sullivan issued a letter defending his Jan. 6 decision to approve the Electoral College votes which officially certified Joe Biden as president elect. The 2,000-plus word letter also addresses the violence that took place at the Capitol building on
Anchorage residents to rally behind Trump at 2 p.m. SUNDAY
Anchorage residents who support President Donald Trump have scheduled what organizers are calling one of their most important rallies of the year. Supporters of the president will gather at the corner of Northern Lights and New Seward Highway on Sunday, Jan.
Juneau unveils LGBTQ Native art funded by federal CARES Act
Thanks to the Juneau Borough Assembly’s actions, the City Museum in Juneau has acquired new “artwork” by local artists who received federal funds through Juneau’s $330,000 CARES ArtWorks grant. Thirty-five projects were funded by the grant and the
Anchorage Assembly looks to empower clerk to find dirt on potential candidates
The Anchorage Assembly is considering an ordinance that would make a number of changes to the city’s vote-by-mail system, which has been in place since 2018. Submitted by Assembly members Pete Peterson and Suzanne LaFrance at the Dec. 22 Assembly meeting,
AK legislators file bills on abortion, PFD, policing, LGBTQ, judge selection, open meetings, binding caucus & more
If the first round of pre-filed bills is any indication then the upcoming session of the Alaska Legislature will likely entail heated debates over some of the most hotly contested issues of the day. Alaska lawmakers had their first crack at filing bills on
ANALYSIS: Is the Pfizer COVID vaccine morally licit?
Is it ever morally permissible to use a vaccine tested or originated with fetal cells obtained from an abortion? The Pfizer vaccine, now available in Alaska, used such cells for testing. Natural Law recognizes three components of any moral action: The
1.7 > Lost Hope, Lost Faith
The riots in the capitol are also understandable much the same way a man who’s family is starving might, in a moment of desperation, steal to feed his family. Utterly wrong actions, but you can get your head around it. They should not come as a surprise
America is at a desperate and dangerous crossroads
What unfolded in our nation’s capital on Jan. 6 was startling. To see protesters push through police barricades, break open windows and doors and flood through the nation’s Capitol building while lawmakers debated the merits of a highly controversial
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