Spiritual treasure of Orthodox Alaska Natives saved from brink of destruction
One Alaska’s oldest churches, and a spiritual treasure to Orthodox Alaska Natives, has been saved from the precarious perch where it sat just 20 feet from an eroding cliff. The Ascension of Our Lord Chapel located near the remote Village of Karluk on Kodiak
Growing movement enlists Alaska parents to defend kids from harmful ideologies in schools
Parents’ Rights in Education (PRIE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping parents with the tools and support necessary to stand up in their communities against harmful rhetoric and ideologies in local schools. The group recognizes that parents
Governor picks key policy advisor to lead Alaska’s effort wrest back control of its lands and waters
In an effort to push back on what he sees as President Joe Biden’s overly burdensome control and regulation of Alaska’s natural resources, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his selection of a senior policy advisor who will lead the state’s efforts to
State of Alaska report shows no correlation between high vaccine rates and low virus transmission
Despite government messaging to the contrary, it makes little difference whether a particular Alaska community is highly vaccinated when it comes to preventing community transmission of COVID. A June 11 report from the Alaska Dept. of Health and Social
Dunleavy urges quick legislative action on constitutional amendment to secure PFD
With the fist Special Session of the Alaska Legislature set to end in a little over a week, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pressing lawmakers to act on his proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 6, which aims to protect the Alaska Permanent Fund and future payouts to
Governor must choose from list of three liberal attorneys to fill Alaska Supreme Court seat
Once again, thanks to the way Alaska seats judges, a conservative leaning Alaska governor will be forced to appoint a liberal justice to the Alaska Supreme Court. Following a well-established pattern, the small but powerful Alaska Judicial Council has yet
Want to offer an opinion on who should be Alaska’s next Supreme Court justice?
The small but extremely powerful seven-member Alaska Judicial Council will hold a public hearing on May 24, at noon, to let the public offer non-binding opinions regarding the worthiness of applicants for the Alaska Supreme Court vacancy. These are
Dunleavy order: No vaccine passports required to travel around Alaska
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an administrative order on April 26 stating that the State of Alaska will not mandate vaccine passports for those traveling to or around Alaska. The order clarifies that it is not intended to supersede any laws or rights that local
2020 marks fewest abortions Alaska has ever recorded
For the past 18 years, Alaska has tracked annual abortions in the state. The 1,206 reported in 2020 are the fewest ever recorded. Between 2003 and 2009, there were around 1,860 abortions performed annually in Alaska. Those numbers began to steadily decline
Alaska halts Johnson & Johnson vaccines due to dangerous blood clotting identified by CDC
Due to reports of dangerous blood clotting in the brain associated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, the CDC has recommended an immediate pause on using the experimental shot which, like all other COVID vaccines, has only been approved for
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