Nov. 7 is the deadline to apply for empty Palmer City Council seat
Mayor Jim Cooper, a left-of-center politician, has the authority to appoint a temporary replacement to his vacated seat. Once chosen, the replacement will serve until the next city election in October
Public comment sought on Trump’s push to nix ‘roadless rule’ in Alaska’s Tongass forest
“For nearly 25 years, the Roadless Rule has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to action – prohibiting road construction, which has limited wildfire suppression and active forest management,” U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz
OPINION: Alaska lawmakers give education reformers a giant middle finger
The unserious leftists in control of the Alaska Legislature sent a message to the Alaska voters that was loud and clear. The legislature doesn’t care about actually improving public school education in Alaska. Their only concern is spending more of your
NEVER-ENDING: Fairbanks mayor to headline July promo of LBGTQ sexuality
In what is turning into a summer-long public spectacle of alternative sexuality, Fairbanks Borough Mayor Grier Hopkins has agreed to headline the next LGBTQ revelry in Alaska’s “Golden Heart City.” While Pride Month is typically reserved for
Fairbanks LGBTQ group raises money for toddler’s gender transition
A radical LGBTQ activist group in Fairbanks is boasting about the fact that it successfully raised money so that the guardians of a young gender-confused boy could dress the child up like a girl to facilitate his so-called gender
Glen Biegel: The left’s Medicaid-war on able-bodied work is a push for idleness
The left has declared war on those who would place work or service requirements on able-bodied recipients
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
ACTION ALERT: Bill lets Alaska pharmacists peddle dangerous abortion pill
On Friday (May 9) at 1:30 p.m., the Alaska Senate Labor and Commerce Committee will hear invited testimony for a bill (SB 147) that opens up the ability for pharmacists to prescribe and dispense abortion pills. Although there may be some merit to giving
Anchorage election administrator quits in middle of city election
The man in charge of preparing, conducting and supervising Anchorage’s mail-in voting system has abruptly quit his post right in the middle of the
Christians post 1,200 Israeli flags in Anchorage on anniversary of deadly Hamas terrorist attack
In an effort to show support for Israel one year after the tragic Hamas terrorist attack that shocked the world, a group of Anchorage residents posted 1,200 Israeli flags on Delaney Park Strip in the heart of the
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