OPINION: Kenai Borough’s deadly fentanyl crisis requires robust enforcement crackdown
The Kenai Peninsula does not lack compassion for those caught in addiction; it lacks the institutional will to treat opioid trafficking as the violent commercial-criminal enterprise that it
Anchorage Swamp: Begich contracts, fleek-green conflicts & who really runs this city?
Take a step back and you’ll see this is part of a much broader pattern. Anchorage politics has become an incestuous clique of connected insiders, Begich cronies, Biden appointees, Berkowitz-era leftists, swapping jobs, lining up contracts, and making sure
Co-founder takes over as president of Alaska leading conservative think tank
A familiar face has taken the leadership reins of Alaska’s leading conservative think tank. This month, Alaska Policy Forum elected Ray Kreig as the President of the Board of Directors. Kreig was a co-founder of the group in 2009. “I am excited to lead
Wasteful spending? ‘Snow School’ program for Anchorage students linked to climate activism
In preparation for a recent Anchorage School District elementary school field trip identified as “Snow School,” parents received “Assumption of Risk and Liability Release” forms from an entity identifying itself as KMTA. Businesses need to protect
OPINION: A reminder to the Left on basic reciprocity with regard to fair trade & tariffs
Far-left activists are relentlessly opposing the Trump administration for imposing and revising economic and trade tariffs with other countries to establish a fair economic practices and balanced reciprocity. Perhaps these radical leftists must be reminded or
TONIGHT: Fairbanks call to action – Assembly wants to implement Vote-By-Mail
This Thursday, July 25, at 6 p.m. the Fairbanks Borough Assembly is set to vote on a resolution that directs the clerk’s office to explore implementing vote by mail elections across the borough. Assemblywoman Savannah Fletcher introduced this resolution,
OPINION: Urban planners erode original intent of our nation’s highway funds
Bicycles and mass transit were not then, and should not be now, incorporated into what is arguably defense-oriented legislation and
Alaska Senate passes bill granting schools power to offer psychiatric services without parental consent
If passed by the State House and signed by Gov. Dunleavy, public schools officials could provide myriad so-called “mental health services,” including treatments that deal with gender identity, sexual orientation, parental relationships, suicidal thoughts,
Homesteading Alaska: Historical necessity & modern enthusiasm
Growing up on a Homestead in Alaska felt normal. Doesn’t everyone have their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins spread out evenly down an old homestead road? A childhood like mine was atypical in the 1980s and 90s in the Mat-Su Valley as homesteading
Fiercely independent Alaskan homeschoolers set for annual convention
APHEA is a non-profit coalition of parents and families who work to further educational excellence through alternatives to state-operated public schools – including public homeschool programs. Since 1986, the group has actively resisted any attempt by the
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