Mat-Su School Board has removed 7 books deemed ‘obscene’ with many more under review
In the ongoing effort to protect Mat-Su children from obscene and sexually explicit books, the Mat-Su School Board has voted to remove seven titles from area schools with dozens more still under
Amid Alaska teacher shortage, faith-based college expands mission with certified degrees
Alaska Bible College has embarked on a new mission that includes offering an accredited teaching degree in which graduates are grounded in Christian faith, but also state-certified to teach in public or private schools across the
Alaska to honor fallen officers on May 9 in Anchorage
Alaska Department of Public Safety will host the annual statewide Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony on May 9 in Anchorage. The annual ceremony honors the sacrifice of the 69 local, borough, state, and federal peace officers that have died in the line of duty
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
Fairbanks has until May 7 to vote on $10M tax hike for shrinking public schools
Hard left organizations and the Fairbanks public teachers’ union are pressing residents to approve a $10 million dollar increase in additional borough taxes to benefit Fairbank’s shrinking government-run school
Alaskan Homestead Expo offered ‘magnetic showmanship’ and old-timey wisdom
Classrooms and tents were packed to capacity, flanked by retail and informational booths. Youth learned leather tooling, orienteering, and dug deeply into hands-on seeds, worms, sourdough baking and more. The meeting space overlooking the wintertime rink held
Privacy concerns raised as Alaska House passes bill to limit minors’ access to porn, social media
With the intent of limiting minors’ access to websites that contain pornography, the Alaska House overwhelmingly passed a bill that requires all internet users to provide digitized copies of their government-issued ID, or other forms of data, which can be
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
OPINION: 33 Alaska House members fail to grasp that grand juries are independent
Alaska Grand Juries are separate from are separate other branches of government and so should not be limited in their selection of a special prosecutor to someone that is employed by or hired by another branch of
Climate alarmists back like-minded candidates in key Chugach Electric Board race
One of Alaska’s most radical climate-alarmist organizations is throwing its endorsement behind two like-minded candidates running to serve on the powerful Chugach Electric Association Board of
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