Alaska pro-lifers to pray outside abortion mill for 40 days
I am coordinating 40 Days for Life again this fall; it begins Sept. 27 and goes through Nov. 5. I hope you will join in this penitent and joyful time of public
REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ film is an angst-filled and mixed success
Oppenheimer is a complex and interesting movie. Being a history teacher, the development of the atomic bomb is a difficult yet necessary topic to discuss, but only among older students. I enjoyed no such luxury in 1962. At age 11, I had the Cuban Missile
Biden’s heavily criticized DOT Secretary Buttigieg is in Alaska for the week
After laying low following a series of national transportation flubs, President Biden’s openly gay and politically divisive Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in Alaska this week to tout the president’s massive infrastructure spending spree.
Biden wants to force U.S. employers to fund abortions
Last week the Biden administration issued a mandate aimed at forcing millions of employers across the nation to fund the killing of unborn babies. This includes pro-life organizations. Proposed on Aug. 7, Biden’s interpretation of the Pregnant Workers
Eaglexit update: Chugiak-Eagle River continues effort to get out from under Anchorage control
Eaglexit is a group comprised of people from the greater Chugiak-Eagle River area. We are Assembly District 2 within the Municipality of Anchorage – extending from Eklutna to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. We formed this group to explore the idea of
REPORT: Free speech ‘under fire’ in Alaska
By Josiah Davidson – Alaska Policy Forum The Constitution’s First Amendment — a keystone of a democratic society — is under fire in Alaska. According to the 2022 Free Speech Index compiled by the Institute for Free Speech,
WATCH: Disaffected Anchorage School District correspondence families have alternatives
The Alaska Policy Forum recently held a webinar to inform Anchorage families about three of many options available for those who no longer want to enroll their children in the Anchorage School District. Controversy erupted last month when the Anchorage
They’re back: State of Alaska’s online pro-vaccine jab series returns
The State of Alaska, in partnership with UAA, is bringing back its monthly series pushing all things pro-vaccination. Heavily pushed during the Covid outbreak to disseminate the CDC’s pro-vaccination messaging, the ECHO series resumes Aug. 14 with monthly
OPINION: ‘Monkey Trial’ launched the media’s war of science vs. religion
Ninety-eight years ago, the war between science and religion began in American culture in the small Tennessee town of Dayton, labeled “The Bible Belt” by scoffing secular media outlets, whose fictionalized pre-event script of the event was already being
OPINION: How will you personally defend life and protect freedom?
What’s the value of a human being’s life? How about our freedom? It’s time to seriously think about these questions because they are increasingly under threat. A recent interview with the son of a pastor in Canada is a case in point. His
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