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
Task force draft proposes Black Lives Matter-type control over Anchorage police
The final draft reflects many of the priorities laid out by radical leftwing groups such as Black Live Matter, which favor "community-controlled policing" in which certain select community members have extensive authority and influence over local police
Eaglexit takes major step in push to politically detach from Anchorage
Eaglexit, the grassroots movement advocating for the separation of Assembly District 2 from the Municipality of Anchorage, and the incorporation as its own home rule borough, has reached a major
Unstoppable Mat-Su 9U Football Heads to Nationals: Needs help to get there.
It is not often that any team finishes a season without a single point scored against them. 396 to zero over 10 consecutive games. That is the remarkable record this year of the Mat-Su 49ers Mitey Mite Football Team, in an unprecedented season, this group of
OPINION: Trump, war and the role of religion in America
Give it up, Donald. We voted for you to keep us OUT of wars, and all of yours have been, of course,
Teen Turning Point chapter launches Friday in Mat-Su
The growth of Turning Point USA across Alaska will take another step on Nov. 21 when the first high school chapter launches in the
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
GOP sends 3 names to Gov. Dunleavy to weigh as he decides Sen. Shower’s replacement
The Alaska Republican Party has forwarded three potential candidates to fill the legislative seat vacated by State Sen. Mike Shower (R-Wasilla), who recently stepped down to campaign for the lieutenant governor’s
Anchorage election official defends vote-by-phone policy after NYT raises concerns
Anchorage’s top election official is attempting to defend the city’s novel vote-by-phone policy, after a Nov. 13 New York Times article highlighted concerns and criticisms with the controversial mobile voting
Rep. Begich joins fellow GOP lawmakers in voting to end shutdown
Alaska Rep. Nick Begich was among the 222 U.S. Congressmen who voted on Nov. 12 to end the country’s longest-ever government shutdown. A total of 209 lawmakers voted against reopening the government, most of them
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