Palmer Mayor Carrington: Why you should vote ‘NO’ on my recall
Recalls of elected officials are rare – and they should be. They’re meant for serious breaches of public trust, not for disagreements over process or tough decisions made during difficult times. So why am I facing a recall now? Let me explain what
Want to run for local office in Juneau? Here’s how
For those thinking about running for local office in Juneau’s upcoming October election, a May 3 workshop is scheduled to help navigate the fundamentals of waging a successful
OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
OPINION: Alaska’s attorney general should investigate dark money influences
Since the alleged crimes of the 907 Initiative were committed in Alaska and involved political attacks on a member of the Alaska legislature, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor should investigate whether Alaska election laws have been violated.
University of Alaska sponsors gender-bending sexuality presentation
A gender-bending professor at the University of Alaska Southeast recently headlined an official, campus-sponsored talk to promote the notion that sexuality is fluid, and gender is primarily a social
OPINION: Alaska’s judicial branch has darkened the light of liberty
Vladimir Nabokov writes in Speak, Memory (1951), “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” Many interpret this as an expression of nihilism — but is it truly? Rather than despair, Nabokov’s “brief crack of
Rep. Begich leads push to end ranked choice voting in all federal elections
Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich has is leading the charge to ban states from using ranked choice voting in federal elections – which would include votes for Congress and the president/vice
OPINION: NEA-Alaska’s fights school choice to keep power, not to empower kids
In 2015, a group of philosophers had a conversation on Australian radio that asked whether having a loving family gives children an “unfair advantage.” While that might sound like an absurd question to most Alaskans, it actually touches on a real truth:
Homeschoolers overperform in Alaska poetry contest
While comprising only about 23% of Alaska’s student population, homeschool students outperformed their brick-and-mortar public school counterparts in the Alaska State Champion for Poetry Out
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health care
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health
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