OPINION: If Chugiak/Eagle River secedes from Anchorage we’ll have better schools (part 1)
Editor’s note: EaglExit is a growing grassroots movement of Chugiak/Eagle River residents who are working to formally secede from Anchorage to create a new independent borough. The aim to create a small government that can better deliver essential
Op-Ed: For better, more affordable healthcare, Alaska should adopt ‘direct primary care’
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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