Packed court expected for start of felony perjury trial for former Alaska judge
This Friday, a pretrial hearing begins for former Alaska District Judge Margaret Murphy. In June she pleaded not guilty to felony perjury, but if convicted she faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $100,000. The case has drawn considerable
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
Gay men who engage in risky sex are donating blood after just 3 months
As of last week, the American Red Cross began allowing homosexual men who engage in risky anal sex to donate blood after a 90-day waiting period. The previous deferral period was 12 months. Thanks to newly implemented guidance by the Food and Drug
Rural Alaska elementary teacher convicted of 14 sexual felonies
A Bethel jury found elementary teacher John Mark Hammons guilty of 14 counts of sexual felonies. The Aug. 4 verdict followed a three-week trial for the 49-year-old Hammonds, who worked as a both a schoolteacher and coach at the Akiachak school, while also
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
Alaskans aim to fill Anchorage library as part of national move to combat leftist dogma
In an effort to encourage faith-based and family-friendly content at community libraries across the nation, an Alaska organization has booked the Loussac Library for a virtue-based children’s story hour in Anchorage. Inspired as a reaction against Drag
Alaska’s school districts awash in $194M in unspent Covid funds
Almost $194 million – 36% – of federal COVID-19 relief funds are sitting in the coffers of Alaska school
Interim policy bans Catholic mass in Alaska prisons
In what may well be a violation of the First Amendment, Alaska inmates are currently unable to participate in Catholic masses thanks to a new policy from the state corrections department, which effectively bans the use of sacramental altar wine in the
Mat-Su woman recounts ongoing quest to remove toxic teen sex book from public libraries
Has anyone heard about the book “Let’s Talk About It”? You might have heard how it’s an obscene book that’s been challenged in Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Mat-Su Valley. The cover bills it as a “Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and
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