Anchorage teacher’s union backs far left candidates for April 6 election
The Anchorage Education Association (AEA), which boasts 13,000 members, has thrown its support behind some of the most left-leaning candidates on the April 6 ballot. The union claims to issue endorsements in a non-partisan manner, based purely on a
TODAY: AK Independence Party chairman to speak in Wasilla on future of ‘new-look AIP’
Alaska Independence Party Chairman Bob Bird will speak at the Menard Sports Center on Saturday, March 13 at 2 p.m. to discuss how the rapidly growing political party is changing as it attempts to provide a strong third-party alternative for independent
Rep. Young warns against 2nd Amendment violations as House approves gun control bills
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills on March 11, which gun rights advocates warn are steps towards hindering gun sales and creating a national registry of all law-abiding citizens who bear arms. House Resolution 8 passed largely along partisan
Bill clarifying that AK Constitution doesn’t protect abortion set for March 16 hearing
The Alaska Legislature is awash in controversial debates about changing how judges are selected, ensuring election integrity and solving the state’s mounting fiscal crisis, to name a few. One topic that hasn’t gained much attention is abortion. That will
42 years after immigrating to the U.S., they consider me ‘white privileged’
I first arrived in America from the former Soviet Union on Feb. 1, 1978. An agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Service greeted me at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. He gave me $8 for travel expenses, a small booklet titled “Introduction to a
Murkowski votes against effort to protect women’s sports from transgender movement
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who regularly casts herself as a defender of women’s rights when it comes to supporting abortion, failed to back an amendment to the $1.9 billion COVID relief bill that aimed to protect women’s sports from the most radical elements of
Sen. Reinbold says Gov. Dunleavy’s letter aims to ‘intimidate those who question him’
Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) held a March 4 press conference in which she addressed a scathing letter which Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent Feb. 18 accusing her of abusing her public office by mischaracterizing his administration’s response to COVID-19.
Lance Pruitt and Craig Campbell to address election integrity at Mat-Su event
Former Alaska Lt. Gov. Craig Campbell and former State Representative Lance Pruitt are set to tackle the contentious topic of election integrity and reform during a March 20 address to the Mat-Su Republican Women’s Club. The event is open to the public.
Anchorage libraries continue rapid transformation into bastions of leftist ideology
Libraries across Anchorage will continue their rapid transformation as local epicenters against so-called systemic racism, white privilege and social inequity. They will also expand their self-proclaimed role as champions of LGBTQ diversity and inclusion.
The Left does not ‘Follow the Science’
There are three levels of study to determine scientific facts. To follow the science means you first develop a hypothesis, test the theory, and finally reach a conclusion based on conclusive and consistent testing results. We are constantly lectured by
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