Hearing set for Alaska bill aimed at expanding protections for girls’ sports
This past fall, Alaska’s Board of Education adopted new regulations that prohibit gender-confused biological males from competing in girls’ high school sports. Now, state lawmakers are looking to codify these protections in Alaska Statute, while expanding
AK senator derides critics of her plan to grow education budget as ‘white supremacy’ supporters
In a highly partisan and incendiary speech, Alaska State Sen. Löki Tobin (D-Anchorage) suggested that those who oppose massive funding increases for government schools are part of the legacy of white
OPINION: Will Alaska lawmakers free Grand Juries to investigate OCS’ and human trafficking?
unlawful behavior within the Office of Children Services (OCS) that makes children more vulnerable to human traffickers. Another is the protection that the Department of Law (DOL) and the Alaska Court System provides OCS instead of
OPINION: ‘Righteous indignation’ erupts during Mat-Su library book challenge
This is America. We have a First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech, but we also have the right to protect our children from child predators and pedophilia-pushing grooming. The Supreme Court decision Miller vs California is clear. Obscenity is not
The thrill of being a mid-winter Alaska bird nerd
The thrill of mid-winter bird nerding in
Soldotna Library drag queen story hour for kids postponed following public outcry
There will be no drag queen performances for children at the Soldotna Public Library on Jan. 6 after considerable public outcry led LGBTQ activists to indefinitely “postpone” the story hour
Drag dancer ‘Ivanna Kischacok’ among performers listed for kids’ story hour at Soldotna Library
With an upcoming drag queen story hour for children on Jan. 6, the Soldotna Public Library will be the kick-off location for the town’s first-ever “Happy New Queer” winter celebration of all things LGBTQ. Among the six people listed as “guest drag
Déjà vu: Alaska Health Dept. ramps up pressure to get another Covid jab
At the urging of the CDC, the State of Alaska is unleashing a pre-Christmas pro-jab campaign - imploring healthcare providers to pressure residents to submit to a trio of
OPINION: It’s time to stop worshipping at the cult of government
It is time to get inside the “comfort zone” - not of our politicians - but of our pastors. And yes, our own comfort zones. Pastors have an invisible barrier that keeps them from expounding all the truths we find in the Bible. This is because they
Wasilla library book challenge sparks heated public hearing
Emotions ran high during a Nov. 8 book review committee for Wasilla Public Library. The contentious public hearing featured concerned Mat-Su resident Jackie Goforth who formally challenged the suitability of a sexually explicit book that the library considers
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