Israel/Gaza: A response to Dixie Belcher’s historically-flawed Juneau Empire article
Dixie Belcher’s article titled “Palestinian residents are helpless victims in attacks made by leaders” was published in Juneau Empire on February 26, 2024. It is a perfect and unfortunate example of how historic events and factual truth could be
Anchorage in-person Vote Centers open in three locations
Three, in-person vote centers are now open in Anchorage, giving residents additional options in voting in the mayoral and school board elections, along with eight ballot propositions for municipal bonds that amount to nearly $71 million totaling more than
Anchorage voter guide highlights conservative choices for mayor and school board
Up until April 2, Anchorage residents have the opportunity to cast mail-in ballots to shape or begin to alter Anchorage’s political landscape. Voters will choose a mayor as well as three school board
Pro-life sidewalk counselor training occurs tonight in Anchorage
Tonight, March 19, there will be a training session for Alaskans who wish to learn more about becoming a sidewalk counselor on the frontlines of the pro-life
Dunleavy’s veto of a massive educational spending spree bill withstands veto override attempt
In order for lawmakers to override the governor’s veto, they needed 40 votes. That did not happen. After nearly two hours of floor debates, 39 legislators voted to override and 20 voted with the governor. One lawmaker was excused from the
TODAY: Tell AK Republicans not to give failing public schools a no-strings-attached $175M
It is imperative that Alaskans send emails and phone messages to their Republican lawmakers in Juneau today, before the full Legislature gathers to vote on whether to override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an education bill that dumps an additional $175 million
The history of the radical left doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes
Thus, history can be rewritten to be politically correct, and once the new story becomes the one people have learned, it becomes unimportant whether it really happened or not. Indeed, today we are living in the bleakly dystopian Orwell’s 1984 science
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes massive education spending spree that lacks meaningful reforms
Due to the lack of meaningful reforms, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed an education bill that would have dumped an unprecedented amount of money into Alaska’s chronically underperforming government-run
OPINION: Governor plays education ‘hardball’ with AK lawmakers in effort to improve schools
Some legislators seem to be taken back by the governor’s strong stance that he will veto SB 140 if items to improve student outcomes aren’t moved through the legislative process by his veto deadline of March 14.
OPINION: The Eaglexit Opportunity
Plato announced some 400 years before Christ, “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Some 24 centuries later, with the present rancor of a decaying social fabric, false revisions to our historic memories
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