Alaska shows meager gain of 23,160 residents over past decade
Alaska’s population showed minimal growth over the past decade, increasing by a mere 23,160 in-state residents since 2010. On April 26, the U.S. Census released its population count for all 50 states. The data represents tallies as of April 2020. Alaska now
Starfish: I made a difference for that one…
A few weeks ago I wrote a piece outlining some initiatives our state legislature should undertake during this legislative session to restore the Alaskan dream. One item on the list was “Embrace the sanctity of life and restrict abortion after a
How long will pro-life Alaskans endure token political gestures?
Prolife voters have remained loyal supporters of the Republican Party for decades and, apart from local and token legislation in heavily prolife states, have achieved truly little in exchange for being the largest single-issue voting bloc in American
Graduation requirement nixed but new bill still aims to fix Alaska’s erratic civics education
A proposed mandatory civics test for Alaska students to graduate high school has been nixed. It would have required students to be able to pass the civics test administered to all U.S. immigrants. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) and Sen. Tom
Alaska to get 8,900 doses of abortion tainted Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Alaska will soon begin distributing nearly 9,000 doses of a newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine which have raised serious ethical concerns for Catholics and other pro-life groups around the nation. Both the Diocese of Fairbanks and the
Rep. Young cosponsors bill to recognize conceal carry permits across state lines
Rep. Don Young added his name as one of 170 Republican and three Democratic cosponsors of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow gun owners with state-issued conceal carry permits to carry a handgun in any other state in the union, so long as
Is Biden our Neville Chamberlain?
Neville Chamberlain was a British politician who served as Prime Minister from 1937 until 1940. While it is risky to compare historical events, especially from separate countries and different centuries, there usually are correlations in history that reveal
Sen. Sullivan explains decision to acquit Trump – says former president’s actions ‘infuriates’ him
Sen. Dan Sullivan, unlike his colleague Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voted with the majority of Senate Republicans to acquit former President Donald Trump during his impeachment trial. He issued the following statement after casting his vote on Feb. 13. SULLIVAN
Alaska on cusp of underwriting all manner of transsexual surgeries
Alaska is moving forward with a plan to use state funds to pay for transgender surgeries, hormone therapy and other procedures that attempt to alter the outward appearance of gender confused residents so they appear as members of the opposite sex. According
Left-leaning political activist group awarded 53K to produce ‘objective’ Anchorage voter guide
The Municipality of Anchorage has renewed its partnership with a left-leaning political activist group to inform voters about candidates and ballot initiatives in the upcoming April 6 mail-in election. The Anchorage Assembly approved the continued
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