OPINION: COVID shots and kids – Informing Alaskans
Greetings from your Alaska Covid Alliance team! We wanted to start a regular column to keep you informed on current issues. This first one will cover vaccines in children as that appears to be the newest, hottest topic. FDA has approved emergency use of both
Supreme Court affirms high school coach’s right to pray on field
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that high school football coach Joseph Kennedy has a constitutional right to privately pray on the football field without being fired by the school district. Kennedy’s employment at Bremerton School District
Population forecast: Aging Alaska to have fewer children in coming years
The State of Alaska just released a report titled “Alaska Population Projections: 2021-2050,” which predicts that state population will slightly increase over the next three decades, but the population will also age rapidly and include far less children.
Fairbanks employee with concealed gun thwarts robbery attempt
During an attempted armed robbery at a Fairbanks tool shop this past Friday, an employee stopped the would-be perpetrator from stealing a bandsaw kit. According to the Alaska State Troopers’ dispatch, the attempted robbery took place on June 24, just after
OPINION: Gov. Dunleavy urged to act decisively while the pro-life ‘tide is high’
The ACLU’s pro-active stance is another reason we need a special session this summer! Gov. Mike Dunleavy, are you listening? Your campaign claims you are always fighting for Alaskans, but that rings hollow without a call for a special session,
The morphing of the pro-life movement
“We are in a real war, with real blood being shed, real lives being lost, a true genocide in our midst.” “This is a war, a bloody war, for the soul of our country.” “We fight not only in the temporal world, but the Powers, Thrones, Dominions and
45 new Alaska law enforcement officers receive their badges
A new crop of law enforcement officers graduated from the Alaska Law Enforcement Training Academy on June 25. The ceremony in Sitka was closed to the public, but included 45 officers who completed more than 1,000 hours of training over the course of 17 weeks
Alaska’s abortion activists urged to scream, pound drums, blow kazoos & strategize
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and returned the abortion question to each state to decide, Alaska abortion activists sprang into action. Across the state they are planning a series of meetings to brainstorm how to maintain the
TODAY: Alaska pro-lifers to hold 1PM rally outside Anchorage abortion clinic
A group of pro-life advocates plan to gather today (June 24) on the sidewalk outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Anchorage to peacefully pray and celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The landmark ruling brings
Alaska’s leading political figures weigh in on landmark abortion ruling
Most of the top political figures across Alaska issued statements after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 24 to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized the killing of the unborn across the nation. The court’s ruling will return the
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