OPINION: Gen. Washington provides an audacious Christmas lesson for Alaska’s GOP
Alaska voters have little reason to vote for a Republican if they simply hand governance to the Democrat party once down in Juneau. Republicans need to do something to inspire voters, similar to the bold action Washington was forced to
Alaska sends voter rolls to U.S. Justice Dept. in effort to ensure accuracy
The Trump administration has received copies of Alaska's electronic statewide voter rolls in order to enforce federal election laws and ensure accurate voter
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: In practice, Alaska does not protect whistleblowers
Alaska's current system does not protect whistleblowers. Fixing that is not a partisan issue. It is a matter of basic, honest
Alaska gubernatorial candidates Taylor and Wilson vow to oppose ‘all tax increases’
A national anti-tax organization - Americans for Tax Reform – has announced that former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and conservative grassroots leader and business owner Bernadette Wilson have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in their bid to
Amid extreme cold, Juneau abruptly drops temporary ban on wood heat
With an extreme cold warning in Juneau, which includes negative temperatures and high winds, the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) quickly reversed course on its woodstove and fireplace ban that went into effect on Dec.
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
Removed Mat-Su student art display blasts ‘older white men,’ calls Statue of Liberty a ‘fraud’
A recently removed school-authorized student art display at the Mat-Su Central correspondence school explicitly blamed traditional ideas and “older white people” for spreading hate and turning America’s Statue of Liberty into a fraudulent symbol of
Mat-Su Assembly rejects talk of annexing Eagle River/Chugiak
The Mat-Su Assembly is not interested in even considering the possibility of annexing the Eagle River/Chugiak area into the Mat-Su Borough, at least not right
OPINION: Alaska can’t afford to get ensnared in another pension trap
The choice before the Legislature is not between “doing nothing” and “supporting teachers.” It is between repeating a proven failure and building a sustainable system that serves both employees and taxpayers over the long
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