Lower-48 organized anti-Trump protests set to infiltrate 17 Alaska towns
From Kotzebue to Ketchikan, and many places between, no less than 15 Alaska cities, towns and villages will endure radical, nationally-organized anti-Trump demonstrations on June
Taking Back Alaska: Start with targeted cuts to bloated state bureaucracy
Alaska’s core problem is structural. Each year, billions in federal grants arrive attached to administrative strings that grow state government beyond what its own economy can sustain. Entire departments now exist primarily to manage federal
OPINION: Overton Window as seen in LGBTQ politics & Alaska’s dwindling PFD
The Overton Window can be seen in society's shifting views of what's politically acceptable, from gender identity to fiscal
Fairbanks library staff recommend graphic LGBTQ sexuality books for kids
In order to promote gender-queer ideology throughout the month of June, employees at Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks have placed a prominent display of staff-recommended LGBTQ books for kids, teens and adults in celebration of so-called “Pride
Enough soundbites: AK leaders must dismantle barriers to energy independence
Alaska repeatedly fails to launch major projects that would secure energy independence, create jobs, and restore fiscal sustainability. The culprit isn’t a lack of federal interest or industrial potential. It is Alaska’s own state legislature and its
OPINION: ‘Free Palestine’ is a call to destroy Israel and exterminate Jews
The slogan “Free Palestine” is a call for the destruction of Israel and extermination of Jews
OPINION: Why Alaskans question the integrity of our judicial system
A report that says Haeg’s allegations have no merit would put an end to the matter. However, the court refuses to do so, lending credence to the theory that they are engaged in a
‘Game changer’ – Fairbanks to join national push urging Senators to defund abortion groups
On June 3, Fairbanks residents are set to gather outside the U.S. Federal Building (101 12 St.), where U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan have local offices, to urge the lawmakers to back President Trump’s effort to defund groups that provide
Taking Back Alaska Series: Reform without state funds even at $40/barrel oil
Alaska must develop a detailed, preemptive regulatory strategy to dismantle its own bureaucratic roadblocks - without increasing state spending—by using existing federal funding programs to unlock private-sector growth through natural resource
Don’t let Memorial Day festivities overwhelm the sacrifices of our honored dead
There will be many ceremonies of remembrance at places like Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC, and here in Alaska at Fort Richardson and on the Delaney Park strip in Anchorage, but not all of our honored dead will be remembered. Many of their
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