OPINION: Will Alaska avoid the sweet temptations of green energy sirens?
When we maximize the use of hydro power and take full advantage of our abundant natural gas, Alaska’s energy problems will be solved. Reliance on renewables is a pipe
‘We have no choice’ – Dunleavy orders freeze on govt. travel, hiring, new regs
Facing fiscal low oil prices and fiscal uncertainty, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has directed all executive branch agencies to implement immediate cost control
Alaska poll: 87% say ‘only U.S. citizens’ should vote in AK elections
Alaskans overwhelmingly oppose allowing non-U.S. citizens to vote in Alaska elections, according to a new
3 Alaska men arrested in national sting against child sex abusers
The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders across the U.S., including three men from
BOB BIRD: A papal ‘shock for the ages’
If faithful Christians were praying for a good and holy pope, they might have one now. Yet they must now pile on and redouble their
Alaska school funding debate: Keep status quo or foster competition?
Debate about Alaska school funding all comes down to declining student numbers and a legislature that wants to maintain the status quo, without looking for meaningful alternatives to educate Alaskan
OPINION: Abortion pills, Sen. Josh Hawley and 75 Alaskan women
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican out of Missouri, is doubling down on abortion pill peddlers after a crushing new study revealed that nearly 11% of women experience “serious adverse effects” after using Mifepristone.
Feds investigate Washington State for forcing priests to break the seal of confession
Alaska’s closest U.S. neighbor is under a federal investigation after the State of Washington passed a new law mandating all Catholic priests break the seal of confession by reporting to police what people reveal to them in the confessional
Alaskan pleads guilty to cyberstalking, sexually exploiting child
The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Alaska announced that a Shaktoolik man pleaded guilty on May 6 to cyberstalking and sexually exploiting a child to produce child
BOB BIRD: How you can vote for a pope
So, whether you are Catholic or not, if you want a good pope, pray for it. There is no Dominion voting machine, or paper ballots. My guess is that the Almighty will be even more impressed with prayer emanating from non-Catholics than from
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