How Alaska pastors & parents can ensure public schools don’t undercut our values
It's time for Alaska pastors and parents to join the fight to ensure that public schools do not undermine our faith, morals and parental
OPINION: A secret weapon in the fight to save Anchorage
If this battle for Anchorage seems hopeless because there’s a mountain of manmade obstacles, let’s turn it over to God, who made both mountains and men. Abraham Lincoln once said, “I’ve been driven to my knees many times in my life by the overwhelming
Former Bethel police officer convicted for assaulting suspect during arrest
Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the fourth degree, providing false information implicating another in a crime, and tampering with public records in the second
Governor urges Alaskans ‘from every corner’ to join pro-life march
Gov. Mike Dunleavy hopes the upcoming Alaska March for Life will be the largest pro-life gathering in the history of the
Survey asks if Fairbanks borough should expand regs, mandates and enforcement powers
Notably, the survey is heavily weighted towards left-leaning initiatives when it comes to land-use regulations, government enforcement powers, building mandates and environmentalist goals. It contains no questions about reducing taxes, easing regulations or
OPINION: Heroes or cowards? What’s causing docs to ditch youth trans surgeries?
Two large medical organizations just recommended that minor children should no longer receive so-called transgender medical treatments. While the public may rejoice at this move, it is too early to celebrate the bravery of the medical community. They didn’t
OPINION: Ranked-choice vote isn’t dishonest – but it redefines ‘consent’
RCV does not force candidates to lie. It does something subtler and, in many ways, more consequential: it penalizes clarity. Candidates who draw sharp distinctions risk early elimination, while candidates who blur differences survive
REP. MCCABE: Ranked-choice benefits the politically camouflaged
Ranked Choice Voting presents itself as reform, but it rewards political camouflage and punishes conviction. Candidates learn to soften their positions, blur the truth, and chase 2nd-and 3rd-choice preferences instead of telling voters what they actually
Bill to combat AI-generated child porn advances in Alaska House
As artificial intelligence continues its rapid transformation of the digital landscape, Alaska lawmakers are working on a bill to crack down on the creation, possession and distribution of synthetically generated child
Alaska’s world-record giant cabbage could become official state veggie
Over decades, the giant green cabbage has become emblematic of Alaska’s agricultural community. In 2012, Palmer resident Scott Robb set the current Guinness World Record for the largest cabbage ever grown – weighing in at 138.25 pounds during an Alaska
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