Dunleavy joins 24 governors in support of Texas’ border security standoff with Biden admin
On Thursday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed onto a statement with 24 fellow governors from around the nation in support of Texas Gov. Greg Abbots ongoing efforts to secure the Southern
Mat-Su School Board member encourages teachers to opt out of their union
Mat-Su School Board Member Kathy McCollum appears in a video posted by Alaska Policy Forum, in which she encourages teachers opt out of their
Mat-Su eliminates off-year, low turnout elections, extends mayor and assembly to 4-year terms
An ordinance sponsored by Mat-Su Borough assembly members Rob Yundt and Dee McKee was approved on Jan. 16, eliminating off-year elections and extending the terms served from three to four years, for both borough mayor and all assembly members. This will allow
OPINION: Israel/Gaza war would end if Hamas surrender & return hostages. Why don’t they?
Over several decades, the Gaza government has been receiving billions of dollars in aid and essential resources from the West to develop their infrastructure. But instead, they invested this capital in building 350 miles of tunnels, obtained thousands of
Nearly 43,000 petition signatures turned in to overturn ranked choice voting
A grassroots movement led by more than 700 Alaskan volunteers has successfully gathered nearly 43,000 signatures, significantly exceeding the required 26,000, to propose the removal of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in
Mat-Su Borough library board to reconsider explicit youth books featuring incest, masochistic sex
Mat-Su Borough library board to reconsider explicit youth books featuring incest, masochistic
OPINION: Some thoughts on the border, complicity and treason
OPINION: Some thoughts on the border, complicity and
Anchorage museum enacts race-based admission policy
The Anchorage Museum has instituted a targeted, race-based admission policy which offers free access to the museum for those who claim to be of Alaska Native
Soldotna Library drag queen story hour for kids postponed following public outcry
There will be no drag queen performances for children at the Soldotna Public Library on Jan. 6 after considerable public outcry led LGBTQ activists to indefinitely “postpone” the story hour
In pursuit of ‘Happiness’ this New Year
While the greeting, “Happy New Year,” rolls off the tongue quite naturally this time of year, it is worth considering what, in fact, constitutes actual happiness in a world that is often at odds with authentic human
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