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Op-Ed: For better, more affordable healthcare, Alaska should adopt ‘direct primary care’

FeaturedApril 12, 2023

“So, doctor, why did you decide to go into health care?” “Oh, I don’t care for the health part. I just love all the paperwork.” That’s a conversation that has likely never happened in the history of medicine — because for doctors, providers,

OPINION: Sen. Hughes says unverified report of Mat-Su man in women’s locker room points to larger issues

CultureApril 3, 2023

I received a report this weekend, and I will state right up front, as of this writing, it is not a verified report. But it doesn’t need to be because the situation, if it did not occur on Friday in the Mat-Su, it will at some point in the near future. A

OPINION: The sweet lies of organized Crime in D.C. & Juneau

AbortionFebruary 4, 2023

Lies are believed because they taste good. The truth is detested because it is sour. We now can safely assume that the default position of citizens should be that most of what comes out of both the federal and Alaska government are sweet-tasting lies. We

Murkowski joins Dems in latest push to pass pro-abort, LGBTQ Equal Rights Amendment

AbortionFebruary 3, 2023

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is hoping to help Democrats jump start a decades-long effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. Seen by those on both the right and left as a way to enshrine abortion and gender identity into the bedrock

Aside from homeschooling, Alaska ranks poorly on educational choice

EducationJanuary 30, 2023

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Alaska ranked 45th overall and is in the bottom ten states for having few

Mayor Bronson highlights record on public safety, port funding, homelessness, tax cuts, construction

CrimeDecember 30, 2022

As we round out 2022, I want to reflect on the progress we have made over the last year to make Anchorage a more vibrant city to live, work, and play in. Before touching on those accomplishments, allow me to recognize our incredible Municipal employees.

OPINION: Perhaps it’s time to downsize Alaska’s boundaries

FeaturedDecember 13, 2022

FOR SALE: Southeast Alaska, “The Inside Passage” and “The Panhandle.” Assets include tourism, parasitic bureaucracy, commercial fishing, tourism, limited mining operations, rain, woke, liberal, leftist and green politics, tourism, 30-40 beautiful days

Siberian Yupik tale offers a timeless lesson to a world at war

CultureOctober 31, 2022

The World’s political leaders, including main actors such as Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, European Union, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, failed a trust given to them by the World’s communities for allowing Russian/Ukrainian conflict to erupt

What is true freedom? Former Soviet turned Alaskan recalls poignant conversation

CultureOctober 15, 2022

Recently, I had a conversation with an American in her late 20s about current events in our country. Let’s call her Rebecca in order to protect her anonymity. “What is freedom?” Rebecca asked. “What is it for you, Rebecca?” I responded to her

Amid rising vagrancy, Palmer to hold townhall meeting

CultureOctober 11, 2022

The historic Mat-Su farm community in Palmer is experiencing some of the big-city vagrancy problems that have plagued larger urban populations for decades. With rising reports of public defecation, litter and even threats of violence, the city is set to hold

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