Mat-Su urged to ‘dump Dominion machines’ for upcoming elections
A coordinated group of Mat-Su residents attended the July 19 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting requesting that the borough become the first in Alaska to scrap all of its Dominion ballot tabulation machines. In a string of about 25 testimonies that spanned an
Pope Francis taps pro-life, pro-family Fairbanks Bishop for Minn. post
Pope Francis tapped Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski, 57, to serve as the new bishop of the New Ulm Diocese in Minnesota. The announcement was made June 12, and will take effect on Sept. 27. Since Nov. 8, 2014, Zielinski has served as the Fairbanks bishop
Ketchikan City Council rejects call to cancel Drag Queen event for kids
In a 5-2 vote the Ketchikan City Council rejected a proposal to cancel a June 17 “Drag Queen Story Hour” geared for young children at the local public library. A motion to nix the controversial event was put forward by Councilman Riley Gass for the June
U.S. pro-life group vows to fight Murkowski after she backs pro-abort judge
Students for Life, one of the leading pro-life advocacy organizations in the world, has vowed to purchase local television ads in Alaska to help unseat Sen. Lisa Murkowski after she pledged to support President Biden’s pro-abortion pick for the U.S. Supreme
Mat-Su Prayer Breakfast to focus on Native spiritual needs, Pt. MacKenzie development
A group of Mat-Su Christians will gather in Wasilla on April 9 to pray for local political figures and contemporary issues as well as for the spiritual needs of Alaska’s Native communities. Alaska State Representative Kevin McCabe (R-Big Lake) will speak
Watch: Rep. Don Young’s memorial service will be livestreamed
The memorial service for the late Congressman Don Young will be broadcast live from St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls, VA. Young died on March 18 at the age of 88. He was the Dean of the House, having served in Congress for 49 years and 12 days, the
Rep. Don Young – Dean of the House – has died
The longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Don Young, has died at age 88. His office issued the following statement on March 18: “It’s with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce
Lawmakers to AK teens: Sex, abortion & divorce are OK. Marriage – not OK
Our culture is adrift without an anchor. Unfortunately, our State Legislature is no exception. This past Wednesday afternoon, Alaska legislators voted overwhelmingly (33-3) to restrict teen access to marriage by repealing Alaska’s judicial bypass statute
Online group claiming to have 750 West Point alumni back Rep. Eastman
An online organization called West Point Alumni for Trump, which claims to have more than 750 West Point alumni, has released an open letter (see below) in support of beleaguered fellow alumni, Alaska State Representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla). Eastman is
Constitutional Convention showdown sparks ardent debate on both sides
Alaskans, deeply concerned about the political and cultural state of The Last Frontier, packed the Valley Performing Arts Center in Wasilla on Feb. 1 for a rousing debate on the merits, dangers and challenges of calling a statewide Constitutional Convention.
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