WA bishops lawsuit says new state law is ‘brazen’ attack on Catholics
A lawsuit by Washington State Catholic bishops says a new law, signed by Gov. Bob Furguson, is a brazen attack on a 2,000-year-old tenant of the Catholic faith – the seal of
Anchorage mom struggles to find safe park for kids amid ‘dying city,’ ruled by inebriates & drug addicts
When our local Anchorage government refuses to enforce the laws on the books, then vagrants, public inebriates, and drug addicts rule the
Enough soundbites: AK leaders must dismantle barriers to energy independence
Alaska repeatedly fails to launch major projects that would secure energy independence, create jobs, and restore fiscal sustainability. The culprit isn’t a lack of federal interest or industrial potential. It is Alaska’s own state legislature and its
Former Fairbanks priest captured by Islamist terror group – Boko Haram
Fr. Alphonsus Afina, who served as a priest for many years in the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks, has been captured by the militant Islamist terrorist group – Boko Haram – in his home Diocese of Maiduguri,
OPINION: We can change a degenerate society by living and doing what’s right
While it often feels as though we’ve lost the battle against the Left’s all-out assault on western civilization, basic biology, and Judeo-Christian values, there are glimmers of
OPINION: How to stop GOP-betrayer Rep. Stutes from winning an AK State Senate seat
If Vance chooses to run for the Senate District C seat, she will stand a very good chance of winning. The fact that there has reportedly been some bad blood between Vance and Stutes, might be interpreted as a heavenly sign to Vance that she needs to get in
House spending bill that strips funding to abortion clinics, heads to U.S. Senate
On May 22, the GOP-controlled U.S. House narrowly passed a spending and tax reform bill that bars Medicaid reimbursements from going to abortion-providing groups like Planned Parenthood. Backed by Alaska Rep. Nick Begich, the bill needed his vote to pass
VETO OVERRIDE: These 11 GOP minority members helped dump record funds into AK’s failing schools
Schools will now see a massive influx in funds this coming year, despite the fact that, for years, Alaska’s students have had some of the very worst educational outcomes in the
Governor vetoes record-high school spending bill that fails to include policies for failing schools
In vetoing the education bill crafted by the Democrat-led majorities in the Alaska Legislature, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the flawed legislation did not address Alaska’s disastrous educational outcomes but simply sought to spend more
Citizens’ anger boils over as Anchorage mayor defends record on homeless crisis
Anchorage's homeless crisis is not new, but it has grown noticeably worse under the hard-leftist management of the Anchorage Assembly – which for many years included now-Mayor Suzanne
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