‘Legends of the Iditarod’ to be enshrined in inaugural Musher Hall of Fame
Six of the most revered and legendary mushers who have defined Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are set to be enshrined in the initial class of the Musher Hall of Fame on Oct. 23. The milestone event will take place at the Alaska Aviation Museum in
OPINION: Culture, language and religion are among root causes of Russia-Ukraine war
Here, I would like to briefly describe some key root causes of the Russia-Ukraine war from the perspective of the Russian government (February 24, 2022, to
Gov. Dunleavy’s proclamation on Charlie Kirk Day – Oct. 14, 2025
ALASKA GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY: "Charlie Kirk gave his life in defense of these freedoms, reminding us that liberty is never free, and that the duty to protect it is the responsibility of every American and every
Fairbanks couple brings Bible Story Hour into library that pushes drag queen events for kids
A Fairbanks couple has successfully established a “Bible Story Hour” in a library that has stirred controversy for hosting monthly drag queen story hours for
LGBTQ activists invite drag queen group to all ages ‘Rainbow Harvest’ in Palmer
The Oct. 12 event at the Palmer Train Depot will include Drag For A Cause, a group that performs sexualized drag queen shows to raise money for various LGBTQ entities and
Kenai hand-count prop. trails, but prop. to change election date may help conservatives in future
While conservatives may be dismayed with early returns on the hand-count effort, a second proposition to change borough election dates to align with the State of Alaska’s election dates is doing much better. In early returns this proposition was
Early Returns: Leftist, Democrat-backed candidate leads City of Palmer mayoral race
The left-leaning former Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper may be headed back to the mayor’s office if his election-night lead holds up. The socially liberal Cooper, who is backed by Mat-Su Democrats, is leading his nearest challenger, John Alcantra, by a vote of 157
Fairbanks leaning Left in initial election night returns
Early results in Fairbanks do not look good for most conservative
OPINION: Anchorage citizens must resist plot to undermine our community councils
Anchorage residents must resist plot to weakening community councils’
REP. VANCE: Why I criticized Homer News for ‘vile and slanderous’ statements about Charlie Kirk
The following post was published on Alaska Rep. Sarah Vance’s Facebook page on Oct. 2. It responds to criticism she has received for calling out the Homer News for the way it characterized the late Charlie
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