OPINOIN: Alaska must halt growth of dangerous mail-in abortion pills
We owe it to every young woman in Alaska - every scared teen, every college student, every mother - to demand better than what Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry are
Mat-Su Health Foundation promotes new LGBTQ+ office in Palmer
The new Queen’s Guard office in downtown Palmer will serve as ground zero for a group that has a particular focus on advancing a radical sexual identity agenda in the Mat-Su – one of the most conservative areas of
More Alaska districts vote to banish Sen. Murkowski from GOP
Momentum is steadily growing among Alaska Republicans to officially punish U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for disrespecting, humiliating and embarrassing the GOP by failing to support its candidates or core
Palmer Mayor Carrington: Why you should vote ‘NO’ on my recall
Recalls of elected officials are rare – and they should be. They’re meant for serious breaches of public trust, not for disagreements over process or tough decisions made during difficult times. So why am I facing a recall now? Let me explain what
OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
OPINION: NEA-Alaska’s fights school choice to keep power, not to empower kids
In 2015, a group of philosophers had a conversation on Australian radio that asked whether having a loving family gives children an “unfair advantage.” While that might sound like an absurd question to most Alaskans, it actually touches on a real truth:
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health care
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health
OPINION: A decade of ‘incremental betrayal’ gutted Alaska’s constitutional self-governance
Since 2015, Alaska’s government has not only failed to protect its citizens from bureaucratic bloat and fiscal dependency, but it has also actively dismantled the pillars of state
OPINION: ‘Devious letter’ reveals dark money in Alaska politics
I now believe that Dark Money is a problem here, all because of a devious little political flyer that arrived in my mailbox
BOB BIRD: Catholic or not, pray for a holy and faithful pope
With the death of the most controversial pope in centuries, perhaps of all time, the entire planet will be focusing on the election of a new supreme pontiff for the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. You do not have to be Catholic in order to fully
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