Alaska Airlines faces claims of religious discrimination against flight attendants
Two former Alaska Airlines flight attendants are filing religious discrimination complaints against their former employer for allegedly firing them because they expressed unwelcomed religious views on a company forum. Earlier this year, Alaska Airlines
Dunleavy vows to fight Biden’s attempt to ‘snuff out’ Alaska’s economy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy pledged to fight the Biden administration’s ongoing and multi-faceted attempt to cut off avenues of developing Alaska’s natural resources. In a Sept. 9 press conference, Dunleavy blasted the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s plan to
Alaska to gather data on teens sexual orientation and gender identity
In a few weeks, tens of thousands of teens from all across Alaska will be given time during school to fill out the Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Conducted every two years, it collects detailed information about the sexual practices, drug use and general
Open letter to Alaska legislators: Protect our right to decline the COVID vax
I am a professor of business law at the University of Alaska Anchorage where I have taught for the past 10 years. As a boy I desired to move to Alaska and was finally able to do so a decade ago. It is rare for me to write to a representative, but because of
Alaska Firefighter Memorial Ceremony set for Sept. 11
Alaskans have an opportunity to honor fallen firefighters at an upcoming event in Anchorage on Sept. 11 – 20 years after the attack on the World Trade Center in which 343 firefighters lost their lives attempting to save victims of the terrorist attack. The
Only five State House members are sponsors of bill to protect Alaskans from COVID vax mandates
Introduced by Rep. Ben Carpenter (R-Nikiski) back in mid-April, House Bill 175 aims to protect Alaskans from governmental attempts to coerce them into getting a COVID shot. So far, only five legislators have signed on as sponsors of the bill – Sarah Vance,
Alaska’s chief epidemiologist acknowledges study showing natural immunity is better than COVID vax
Dr. Joe McLaughlin, the chief epidemiologist for the State of Alaska, took part in a Sept. 2 Zoom meeting with reporters in which he acknowledged that there are new studies showing that natural immunity to COVID may be better than vaccinations. The studies
House Republicans help Dems kill amendment to protect Alaskans who decline COVID jabs
On Aug. 30, amid the lengthy debate over PFD payments, oil tax credits and various spending items, an attempt was made by some Alaska lawmakers to protect residents who decline to take the experimental COVID shots. Enough Republican members of the Alaska
Alaska Planned Parenthood activists fear unique pro-life law in Texas may spread
Planned Parenthood activist in Alaska fear a new innovative pro-life law in Texas may soon be headed north. On Sept. 1, a Texas law took effect which effectively bans abortions after six weeks. Planned Parenthood has failed to block the law through the
Alaska’s school mask controversy playing out across the nation
It turns out that mask mandates disputes are not isolated to Alaska’s school districts. A new Gallup report indicates that the issue has become a flashpoint across the nation with parents often clashing with school boards and administrators. A newly
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