‘Heroic’ Alaska Troopers honored for lifesaving bravery in frigid waters
Alaska State Troopers Garrett Stephens and Nathan Hollenbeck were honored by Gov. Mike Dunleavy for bravely risking their own lives to save two Alaskans from drowning in frigid
OPINION: Why does Mat-Su have the lowest law enforcement coverage in Alaska?
They rely 100% on the Alaska State Troopers for police protection, and they get the worst coverage in the state by a
OPINION: Alaska’s next governor must channel the ‘can-do’ spirit of Joe Spenard
Alaska’s next governor needs to be willing to take on the establishment by channeling the spirit of Joe Spenard. The governor should be willing to ignore the naysayers and the obstacles being put in their way in order to accomplish great
OPINION: Restoring old pension plan will bankrupt AK without keeping teachers or troopers on the job
We already owe nearly $7 billion in unfunded liabilities from the old pension system - roughly $46,000 per Alaskan. Reopening it would pile billions more on future generations and threaten the Permanent Fund as the inevitable funding
REP. KEVIN MCCABE: Pastors we need you. Where is today’s Black-Robed Regiment?
REP. KEVIN MCCABE: Pastors we need you. Where is today’s Black-Robed
OPINION: Trump, war and the role of religion in America
Give it up, Donald. We voted for you to keep us OUT of wars, and all of yours have been, of course,
AK Health Dept. mails Pfizer-funded flyers telling Alaskans to vax to avoid illness, death
The State Health Dept. is inundating Alaskans with disturbing flyers - funded by Pfizer - warning them to get shots and vaccines before its too
OPINION: Ditch frozen nuggets and feed Alaska students from a Northern Harvest table
Northern Harvest Table is practical, culturally grounded, and economically sound. It’s about feeding Alaska’s kids real food - grown, caught, and prepared right here at
The People’s Possession: Alaskans’ de facto ownership of the PFD
Alaskans' relationship to the PFD resembles a concept far older than Alaska itself: adverse possession. The doctrine by which long, open and continuous use ripens into ownership. It is among humanity’s oldest instruments for reconciling law with reality,
OPINION: How politicians turned Alaska’s PFD into a hidden head tax
This is not the fiscal discipline of a free state. It is the quiet reappearance of corporate government. This is the very structure that the American Revolution and Alaska’s Constitution sought to
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