Supreme Court redefines sex to include ‘sexual orientation and gender identity’
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on June 15 that redefines “sex” to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” when determining sex discrimination in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The 6-3 decision redefines the federal law, which was
Program equips Alaskans to promote Judeo-Christian values in the public square
“We live in a culture that is at best morally indifferent. A culture in which Judeo-Christian values are mocked and where immorality in high places is not only ignored but even rewarded in the voting booth. A culture in which violence, banality, meanness,
Hard-line progressives exploit Floyd’s death for political gain
Something very disturbing is unfolding the wake of George Floyd’s death. Protest marches demanding justice broke out across the nation – an understandable response when an unarmed man is degraded as he suffers and dies in the street. But this
Militant Marxists demand Anchorage cops be disarmed, defunded and much more
The local chapter of a militant national Marxist organization is demanding that Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz reduce the police department, disarm cops, eliminate crowd control and decriminalize sex-work and minor drug possession. The Party for Socialism
Dunleavy stands by Alaska’s law enforcement amid defunding calls
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he will not defund Alaska’s law enforcement officers as some have called for after the death of George Floyd – an unarmed black many who died last month while being arrested by Minneapolis police officers. “The vast majority
6.11 > Qualified Immunity
In the wake of the events surrounding George Floyd’s death, we must revisit this protection that ensures a slow exit of bad apples from our national, and state, police
Overall Alaska deaths lower in 2020 despite COVID
Despite initial widespread fears over COVID-19, Alaska deaths between the months of January and April are actually lower in 2020 than the average over the past three years over the same time span. These findings are contained in a new report from the
Public testimony largely in favor of Palmer police chief
The Palmer City Council’s June 9 meeting included more than two hours of public testimony, mostly in support of Police Chief Dwayne Shelton who was placed on administrative leave with pay last month following the discovery of certain social media comments
‘Can we ever pull the weed of racism out?
Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd has caused us once again as a culture, a country and as a community to reel back and contemplate how this kind of evil can still be in our midst. For a police officer with 17 complaints
Why a morally imperfect president still has my vote
“The fourth rule is: Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this, but they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.” (Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals, 1971). This rule is
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