OPINION: Alaska education bureaucracy invokes ‘hungry children’ to justify double dipping
Few subjects can shut down a budget discussion faster than feeding kids. It’s the rhetorical trump card of education politics - invoke “hungry children,” and any criticism of fiscal waste is branded cruel. But compassion isn’t the same thing as
Despite tanking enrollment, Anchorage school board refuses to close 2 schools
While enrollment in traditional brick and mortar public schools continues to decline, the Anchorage School Board voted to keep two elementary schools open for business even though they are at just 55% capacity. The Nov. 18 vote rebuffed the district
State-funded Alaska Museum features artist who photos queerness, class struggle, self portrait nudes
Despite Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s recent executive order to cut wasteful government expenses and eradicate preferential spending on diversity, equity and inclusion agendas, bureaucrats at the publicly-funded Alaska State Museum have decided to spend money on
OPINION: Radical language wars serve leftist agenda in Alaska and beyond
Controlling the dictionary is more powerful than controlling Congress, because it decides who sounds reasonable before a single vote is
Outside money, hidden agendas: Who’s really pulling the strings in Alaska?
Many Alaska believe they live in a relatively conservative, resource-based state where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats nearly two to one. Yet, Alaska regularly passes left-wing ballot initiatives, environmental restrictions, and so-called election
GOP accepting applicants to fill Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes’ vacated seat
The Alaska Republican Party is looking for qualified residents who wish to fill the recently vacated seat of Sen. Shelley Hughes
Amid failing students and sinking enrollment, Fairbanks superintendent wins national award
Despite a massive exodus of students and chronic failure to teach basic reading and math across the district, Fairbanks Superintendent Luke Meinert has been recognized as one of the top 10 school superintendents in the
OPINION: Deceptive name by liberal Alaska media undercuts ‘Seward’s Folly’ blog
The new "The Seward Folly" website confuses readers with a very similar sounding name to the established conservative blog "Seward's Folly." This is deceptive and it confuses potential
Trump nominates Alaskan for U.S. District Court Bench
President Trump has officially nominated Alaska Senior Assistant Attorney General Aaron Peterson to the U.S. District Court
AK Health Dept. mails Pfizer-funded flyers telling Alaskans to vax to avoid illness, death
The State Health Dept. is inundating Alaskans with disturbing flyers - funded by Pfizer - warning them to get shots and vaccines before its too
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