BOB BIRD: Holy Shroud and Holy Week
Only God could leave us his photograph, implanted on linen, and in the medium of a photographic negative. As Lord of Time, only he could reach his loving hand across the centuries to blast our layers of complacency away, in our age that worships anything and
‘QueerDoc’ defends cross-sex drugs, tells lawmakers she’s Alaska’s top provider for trans youth
Last month, Alaska’s most prolific transgender doctor wrote a revealing letter to lawmakers in Juneau, defending her controversial work on gender-confused young Alaskans, and blasting the State Medical Board for recommending that Alaska ban chemical and
Hard left seems to – once again – dominate Anchorage elections
The hard left supermajorities on the Anchorage Assembly and school appear to be firmly entrenched based on the April ,1 unofficial election-day
Trump freezes federal taxpayer funds for two Alaska abortion clinics
Funds were frozen for two Planned Parenthood abortion clinics in Anchorage and Fairbanks – the last two the company still operates in
SEN. HUGHES: Alaska doesn’t need more taxes, PFD cuts or savings withdrawal to rectify budget
What about the budget the legislature is working on now for FY2026 that begins July 1? The spring forecast is $70 million less than the fall forecast. With the unsustainably high base student allocation (BSA) increase of $1000 in the House Majority’s bill,
5 Anchorage candidates deemed ‘champions’ by hard-core leftists
The group that wants kids to learn all about explicit LGBTQ sex, while promoting cross-sex treatments for minors and pro-abortion counseling has just come out with their “slate of champions” list of preferred candidates for Anchorge’s April
LETTER: Mental health bill violates Alaska parental rights, feeds transgender industry
Gender dysphoria is a mental illness. Every effort in conjunction with the support of parents should be made to help children feel comfortable in the bodies they were born with. Instead, the counseling network SB90 proposes to legitimize leads children into
OPINION: Alaska needs a DOGE team to combat tax-and-spend legislators
A version of DOGE at the state level is not a crazy idea. Eleven states have already adopted the DOGE model and are looking for ways to make radical cuts to the cost of state
OPINION: Alaskans don’t need a gun-grabbing, anti-2A, ‘red flag’ law
Alaska House Bill 89 seeks to authorize the temporary confiscation of firearms from individuals deemed a potential danger to themselves or others, based on minimal evidence and without due
NO NEED: State denies hospital’s plan to expand emergency care in Anchorage
Alaska’s Department of Health has, once again, denied an application by Alaska Regional Hospital to expand its emergency room department capacity in
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