Palmer Mayor Carrington: Why you should vote ‘NO’ on my recall
Recalls of elected officials are rare – and they should be. They’re meant for serious breaches of public trust, not for disagreements over process or tough decisions made during difficult times. So why am I facing a recall now? Let me explain what
Want to run for local office in Juneau? Here’s how
For those thinking about running for local office in Juneau’s upcoming October election, a May 3 workshop is scheduled to help navigate the fundamentals of waging a successful
OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
Rep. Begich leads push to end ranked choice voting in all federal elections
Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich has is leading the charge to ban states from using ranked choice voting in federal elections – which would include votes for Congress and the president/vice
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health care
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health
BOB BIRD: Catholic or not, pray for a holy and faithful pope
With the death of the most controversial pope in centuries, perhaps of all time, the entire planet will be focusing on the election of a new supreme pontiff for the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. You do not have to be Catholic in order to fully
INVITE: Find out how to bring the Gospel to public school students in Anchorage
We’re seeing record lows in church attendance, biblical literacy and professions of faith, and all-time highs in depression among youth. To turn this tide, we're launching the first LifeWise Academy at Clark Middle School in
BOB BIRD: Holy Shroud and Holy Week
Only God could leave us his photograph, implanted on linen, and in the medium of a photographic negative. As Lord of Time, only he could reach his loving hand across the centuries to blast our layers of complacency away, in our age that worships anything and
Anchorage’s public flaunting of LGBTQ sexuality relies on these woke sponsors
The upcoming June 28 Anchorage Pride Parade of suggestively-clad and sexualized drag queens, transgender unicorns, rainbow-draped abortion activists and gender-confused children wouldn’t be possible without the considerable financial support of major
Homeland Security nixes $46M grant that UAA used to push anti-colonialism
Homeland Security grants were being funneled into woke ideological agendas like an anti-colonial project at the University of
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