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
When we were allies: Honoring the Alaska–Siberia Air Route heroes of WWII
Soviet and American pilots flew the Alaska–Siberia Air Route to deliver combat planes halfway around the world, traversing more than 12 time zones, from Great Falls, Montana, to the Russian
OPINION: Yes, there is even darker money in Alaska politics
Alaska has a small population, so relatively fewer voters need to be swayed to influence our politicians. That is why why political organizations like the 907 Initiative and others
Alaska Senate unanimously urges Congress to restore Alaska’s 90/10 resource revenue split from federal lands
The Alaska State Senate unanimously passed Senate Joint Resolution 19 on May 5, encouraging Congress to honor what it called “Alaska’s birthright” of the 90/10 split of revenue from mineral production on federal lands. The arrangement is guaranteed by
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