Alaska’s leading political figures react to passing of Don Young
Alaska leading political figures have issued the following statements after learning that U.S. Congressman Don Young had passed away on March 18 at the age of 88. He was the longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Dean of the
Rep. Don Young – Dean of the House – has died
The longest serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Don Young, has died at age 88. His office issued the following statement on March 18: “It’s with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we announce
OPINION: War and Forgiveness in Kiev
Vladimir Lenin characterized the NEP (New Economic Policy) in 1922 as an economic system that would include “a free market and capitalism, both subject to state control,” while socialized state enterprises would operate on “a profit basis”— an
Pro-lifers focus on Murkowski in next week’s Supreme Court nominee battle
This coming Monday, March 21, the U.S. Senate Judiciary will begin hearings on President Biden’s nominee to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden has tapped the radical pro-abortion Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
Woman who wanted Rush banned from radio, now aims to help govern Sitka library
The Sitka Public Library, like many across Alaska and around the nation, is firmly under the control of hard-leftist cultural and political activists. The library contains gender-confusing books for children, hosts children’s story time readings that
OPINION: Conservatives must not excuse what Putin has unleashed on Ukraine
Recently propagated by Republican members of the Alaska Legislature are two narratives about which they should know better: • First, that George Soros (Open Society Foundations) helped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy become president of Ukraine
Abortion business wants these Anchorage candidates to do their bidding
Planned Parenthood, the largest single provider of abortions in Alaska, has issued its endorsements for five far-left candidates in the upcoming April 5 Anchorage election. In offering its recommendations, Planned Parenthood noted that it wants politicians
Mat-Su Borough unanimously ditches restrictive gun range law
After hearing nearly two hours of testimony overwhelmingly in support of repealing a highly controversial law that restricted and regulated gun ranges, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly unanimously ditched the divisive legislation at its March 15 meeting. The hotly
Dunleavy calls on Legislature to issue ‘immediate’ $3,700 PFD to Alaskans
With unexpected oil revenue flooding the state coffers to the tune of a $3.6 billion increased revenue forecast over this year and next year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling on lawmakers in Juneau to issue $3,700 Permanent Fund Dividends to all eligible
OPINION: Vladimir Putin – Our 21st Century Stalin
I watched the movie “Mr. Jones” this weekend. It was a masterpiece depicting Stalin’s ruthless degradation of humanity prior to World War II and his propaganda war to convince Europe and the United States, as well as to brainwash Russians, that
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