Fairbanks mom reports trans biological male who entered girls’ locker room
Johanna Ray planned a winter birthday party for her six-year-old son during the Feb. 22 open swim time at the Hamme Pool in Fairbanks. What was supposed to be a family friendly environment was quickly shattered when a transgender biological male entered into
House bill invites freedom-loving Canadians to move north to Alaska
A new bill introduced in the Alaska Legislature aims to encourage liberty-minded Canadians to consider moving to Alaska and become American citizens. Introduced Feb. 22 by Representatives David Eastman and Christopher Kurka, both Republicans from Wasilla,
Anchorage school uses teacher training day for Buddhist meditation
Anchorage School District teachers at Bartlett High School are spending yet another taxpayer funded professional development day to train in Buddhist mindfulness prayer techniques on Feb. 18. An email to teachers describing the event notes that mindfulness is
Alaska’s PFD won’t last long without constitutional protections
Editor’s note: This column is jointly written by Joe Geldhof (a Juneau lawyer and board member of the Permanent Fund Defenders) and Juanita Cassellius (an Eagle River nurse and coordinator for Permanent Fund Defenders). For a long time, significant
Rep. Young fails to sign congressional letter backing pro-life protections
A total of 181 U.S. congressional lawmakers took time to sign a joint letter vowing to uphold the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life provisions in future spending bills. One prominent name not on the list was Dean of the House, Rep. Don Young. The Alaska
Abandoned Fairbanks baby shows need to publicize crisis pregnancy options
The dramatic rescue of a newborn marked the final hours of New Year’s Eve 2021 in Fairbanks, Alaska. A Good Samaritan found the baby along the roadside in freezing temperatures. Wrapped in blankets inside a cardboard box, the child came with a handwritten
Rep. Eastman: Our treatment of the unvaxxed is a ‘national disgrace’
Momentous events in the life of a nation do not arrive because a people are ready for them. By all accounts, Americans weren’t ready when the Cuban Missile Crisis began, when General Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo, or when Japanese planes first appeared
Alaska ranked 24th freest state by libertarian think tank
In a new report analyzing fiscal, regulatory and personal freedoms across all 50 states, Alaska came in 24th, a drop from 14th place in 2016. The annual publication, “Freedom in the 50 States,” is issued by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank
Court says Anchorage women’s shelter can bar gender confused males
Thanks to a federal court order, the Anchorage Assembly cannot require a faith-based women’s shelter to admit biological males who claim to be female. The order upholds the shelter’s right to prevent men from sleeping in close quarters with women who
Resist Anchorage Assembly’s tactics to control our words, thoughts & bodies
The anger and frustration directed at the Anchorage Assembly is 100% their fault. We all got along just fine talking about tax caps and road construction until the far-leftist Assembly members ramped up their radical activism. Since then, conservatives and
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