3 Alaska men arrested in national sting against child sex abusers
The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders across the U.S., including three men from
BOB BIRD: A papal ‘shock for the ages’
If faithful Christians were praying for a good and holy pope, they might have one now. Yet they must now pile on and redouble their
Alaska school funding debate: Keep status quo or foster competition?
Debate about Alaska school funding all comes down to declining student numbers and a legislature that wants to maintain the status quo, without looking for meaningful alternatives to educate Alaskan
OPINION: Abortion pills, Sen. Josh Hawley and 75 Alaskan women
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican out of Missouri, is doubling down on abortion pill peddlers after a crushing new study revealed that nearly 11% of women experience “serious adverse effects” after using Mifepristone.
When we were allies: Honoring the Alaska–Siberia Air Route heroes of WWII
Soviet and American pilots flew the Alaska–Siberia Air Route to deliver combat planes halfway around the world, traversing more than 12 time zones, from Great Falls, Montana, to the Russian
Alaska Senate unanimously urges Congress to restore Alaska’s 90/10 resource revenue split from federal lands
The Alaska State Senate unanimously passed Senate Joint Resolution 19 on May 5, encouraging Congress to honor what it called “Alaska’s birthright” of the 90/10 split of revenue from mineral production on federal lands. The arrangement is guaranteed by
Sen. Hughes weighs in on hated PFD scheme, school funding bill, Alaska’s dire fiscal reality
The following column is excepted from Sen. Shelley Hughes’ (R-Palmer) May 5 email to constituents. It addresses controversial PFD proposals, a less than ideal school funding bill, and the dire fiscal reality that the state now faces after years of
OPINION: Sen. Giessel seems intent on tax hikes to expand Alaska govt.
State employees might question whether Giessel’s plan is truly an increase in benefits to state employees, or a bait and switch. We may never truly discover this given Giessel’s propensity to disguise herself as both a Republican and a progressive
OPINOIN: Alaska must halt growth of dangerous mail-in abortion pills
We owe it to every young woman in Alaska - every scared teen, every college student, every mother - to demand better than what Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry are
More Alaska districts vote to banish Sen. Murkowski from GOP
Momentum is steadily growing among Alaska Republicans to officially punish U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for disrespecting, humiliating and embarrassing the GOP by failing to support its candidates or core
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