Coghill v. Bird: Constitutional Convention Debate set for Feb. 1
With the recent, quick and dismissive ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court over the blatant unconstitutionality of Ranked Choice Voting, we have officially entered the next stage of public discourse, naked judicial tyranny. In the past, there was some semblance
Rep. Young fails to sign congressional letter backing pro-life protections
A total of 181 U.S. congressional lawmakers took time to sign a joint letter vowing to uphold the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life provisions in future spending bills. One prominent name not on the list was Dean of the House, Rep. Don Young. The Alaska
Debate Scheduled on Constitutional Convention
Former Alaska Senate Majority Leader and multi-term State Senator John Coghill is set to debate constitutional scholar and radio talk-show host and Chair of the Alaska Independence Party Bob Bird on the whether Alaskans should vote in favor of a
TONIGHT: Anchorage public hearing on props about EaglExit, mayoral & assembly vacancies
The Anchorage Assembly will hold a special public hearing, Jan. 19, on a number of controversial proposed ballot propositions for the April 5 city election. The meeting, which starts at 6 p.m., is specifically allotted for the public to weigh in on the
SCOTUS blocks vax mandate for private employers, lets medical mandate stand
In a major blow to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate scheme, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against his business mandate, which was issued in November by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). All three of the Democrat-appointed
Signatures submitted to recall 3 Palmer City Council Members
Recall petitioners turned in a stack of signatures to the city clerk in Palmer in an effort to put three city council members up for a recall vote later this year. Palmer resident Cindy Hudgins, who is helping organized the recall of council members Sabrena
Sitka author blasts Assembly for ‘pretending’ masks protect kids
Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of Brett Wilcox’s Jan. 5 communication to the Sitka School Board. You are victims of geography. Let me explain. In a photo of my granddaughter’s school class, taken a few weeks ago, you can see
Tickets on sale to hear Dennis Prager in Anchorage on May 21
Tickets are now on sale to hear from nationally syndicated talk show host Dennis Prager during his trip to Anchorage this spring. One of the foremost conservative voices in America, Prager is headed north to be the keynote speaker at the spring
Abandoned Fairbanks newborn must be a call to pro-life action
The Fairbanks baby found abandoned in a cardboard box – alive and wrapped in blankets – on New Year’s Eve, illustrates the necessity of pro-life pregnancy support groups across Alaska. Desperate young mothers who see no hope or any means of
Rep. Eastman: Our treatment of the unvaxxed is a ‘national disgrace’
Momentous events in the life of a nation do not arrive because a people are ready for them. By all accounts, Americans weren’t ready when the Cuban Missile Crisis began, when General Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo, or when Japanese planes first appeared
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