Anchorage woman sentenced for stealing $100K from catholic school and church
Nicole Lewis, 41, pleaded guilty to felony theft for stealing from Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Parish in Anchorage. Hired as the parish office manager in 2021, Lewis proceeded to steal more than $65,000 in cash donations to the church and its small
OPINION: Amid dismal statewide academics, charter schools shine
The latest State of Alaska public educational performance reports have now been released, and they tell two very different stories. To properly understand the two tales, we first have to realize that many rural Alaska schools have such poor testing
Dahlstrom withdraws from Alaska’s U.S. Congressional race
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced on Aug. 23 that she is withdrawing from the race for U.S. Congress. The news comes after numerous Republican districts called for her to step down in order to avoid splitting the GOP vote in the general election,
Alaska Troopers charged with assault against wrongly arrested man
Two Alaska State Troopers have been charged with misdemeanor assault, after a wrongful arrest they made in May, on the Kenai
Undaunted by threat, Anchorage pro-lifers prep for 40-day vigil outside Alaska’s largest abortion mill
The upcoming campaign, which will occur outside the Planned Parenthood abortion shop on Lake Otis, is moving forward despite the fact that pro-lifers were threatened with an ominous message earlier this
After court-ordered signature recount, ranked-choice repeal question still qualifies for Nov. ballot
Alaska’s Division of Elections has confirmed that there are more than enough qualified signatures on the ballot initiative aimed at repealing ranked choice voting. After battling a months-long lawsuit aimed at blocking the repeal question from this
Alaska state senator blasts judge for wreaking ‘havoc’ on homeschoolers and lawmakers alike
The judge should have known better than to give the deliberative lawmaking branch of government such a narrow window (two-months) to address his ruling to keep the public correspondence program afloat when he took a wide window (14.5-months) to determine his
AK lawmakers to vote on Lt. Gov. successor, 81 appointees to key boards, commissions
Among the dozens of appointees, those tapped to serve on the State Board of Education have drawn heightened interest, due to the fact that this body would be responsible for developing regulations to govern the state’s homeschool allotment program for the
OPINION: Economic development and traditional uses can coexist in Alaska
Traditionalists should realize that the process of economic development is a part of social evolution and cultural change through which nations seek to improve their well-being. The process of exploration of natural resources cannot be overlooked or stopped
New poll: Demand cools for expensive, slow charging electric vehicles
While 7% of Americans now say they own an electric vehicle (EV), fewer and fewer are seriously considering buying one, and they comprise less than 1% of Alaska automobiles. According to a new report from Gallup, the number of Americans who are “seriously
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