Mat-Su School Board chooses father of nine to fill vacant seat
The Mat-Su School Board selected 21-year Alaskan and father of nine children, Anthony Pitcher, to fill the vacant school board seat.
After Dec. 12, there’ll be no more ‘hail Satan’ prayers at Kenai Assembly meetings
Professed Satanist Iris Fontana has one last chance to commandeer the opening invocation at the Dec. 12 Kenai Borough Assembly meeting for her controversial “hail Satan” invocation. All future prayers will be offered by borough
Rep. McCabe’s ethics complaint dismissed against Rep. Eastman and former Rep. Kurka
Rep. McCabe's ethics complaint dismissed against Rep. Eastman and former Rep.
Pro-life director among 9 candidates vying to fill vacant Mat-Su school board seat
Pro-life director among 9 candidates vying to fill vacant Mat-Su school board
OPINION: It’s time to stop worshipping at the cult of government
It is time to get inside the “comfort zone” - not of our politicians - but of our pastors. And yes, our own comfort zones. Pastors have an invisible barrier that keeps them from expounding all the truths we find in the Bible. This is because they
George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
Editor’s note: In our modern age of aggressive secularism and revisionist history, President George Washington’s Thanksgiving proclamation - issued 234 years ago - serves as a reminder that America was founded as a nation that was both under and beholden
Biden admin proposes rule to block foster parents who don’t support LGBTQ ideology
The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would block families who are not on board with LGBTQ ideology from being able to care for foster children who claim to have a LGBTQ identity. Proposed by the Dept. of Health and Human Services
Sullivan joins 46 senators in demanding answers for why Biden paused firearms export licenses
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan joined 46 of his Senate colleagues last week in a signed letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo raising questions over the decision announced last month by the Bureau of Industry and Security to pause for 90 days the issuance
Amid criticism from pro-lifers, Sullivan signs letter demanding end to military abortion funding
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was among 27 GOP senators who signed a letter demanding that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin cease the practice of paying for military members to travel to pro-abortion states to kill their unborn
Eagle River church tagged with lewd images for 3rd time in 18 months
For the third time in 18 months, St. Andrew Catholic Church in Eagle River has endured vandalism depicting large phallic symbols spray painted on the outside of the
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