Fairbanks church conference to address abortion, transgenderism, social media, porn
Amid the unleashing of LGBTQ Pride Month in Fairbanks this June, a local church aims to equip area residents with foundational and unchanging moral truths. Hosted by Chena Small Tracks Church of Christ, “Moral Truth in an Immoral Age,” is a five-day
Alaska lost a Giant with the passing of broadcaster/Coach Dan Gensel
This column is not a “local” column for only the Kenai Peninsula, because Dan Gensel was known statewide, especially for anyone who loved their high school sports. Our station KSRM and its five affiliates carried anywhere from 250-300 sporting contests a
Anchorage drag queens perform for kids at Jewish house of worship
Earlier this month, a prominent Anchorage Jewish community – Congregation Beth Shalom – welcomed three drag queens to their place of worship for an emerging development on the drag queen story hour trend. The LGBTQ activist group – The Queen’s
Jill Biden says faster internet will help solve rural Alaska’s myriad challenges
First Lady Jill Biden swung through Bethel on what looked a lot like a campaign rally for her president husband. Introduced by Bethel resident and current U.S. Congresswoman Mary Peltola, the first Lady gave a brief speech to area residents, in which she
Dr. Anne Zink is working with global tech giants to massively expand state health powers
Movers and shakers from public health, technology, infrastructure and governmental sectors are gathering in Chicago this month to explore ways to modernize, standardize and expand the power and influence of government health across the U.S. Alaska’s Chief
OPINION: What’s next in the ongoing battle to protect girls’ sports in Alaska
The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) decided not to take up a vote last week to adopt a bylaw change that would have limited girls’ sports and teams to biological females. Hundreds of Alaskans emailed, signed a petition, and called in to testify
St. Paul’s biblical letter reads like an op-ed on the madness of A.D. 2023
“Censorship! Fascism! You can’t arrest us! We have rights!” Such slogans have now become commonplace. A group of college Republicans or pro-lifers obtain a permit to display either bland images of crosses, with a sign that says, “Each cross represents
OPINION: Why do Alaska ‘pro-life’ lawmakers sit on their hands?
Why didn’t the Alaska representatives in the State House who killed Rep. David Eastman’s amendment to prohibit state funding of abortion introduce one of their own instead? Why didn’t a single GOP legislator other than him do so in the first place? Roe
5 Alaska House Republicans oppose amendment to stop state-funded abortions
Five GOP lawmakers in the Alaska State House, some of whom claim to be pro-life, joined Democrats to kill an amendment to the state budget that sought to prohibit Alaska from using state funds to underwrite abortions. Proposed on April 3 by Rep. David Eastman
Alaska 40 Days for Life recap: ‘Thank you for praying … for an end to the ‘evil of abortion’
By Mary Kemper – 40 Days for Life coordinator A blessed Holy Week to each of you. Thank you for praying with us during these last 40 Days for an end to the evil of abortion. You who prayed from home provided strong support for those who prayed publicly
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