Wasilla woman accepted to NASA, could be headed to Mars amid space race with China
Wasilla resident Deniz Melissa Burnham may be headed to the moon or even Mars in the coming years. A lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, the 36-year-old Burnham was recently selected by NASA as part of its exclusive 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reports for
Dr. Zink to lead national group that pushes vax mandates, state surveillance of citizens
In 2019, Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Dr. Anne Zink to serve as Alaska’s chief medical officer, advising him on how to create and implement medical policy across the state. This coming March, she is about to vastly expand her influence when she takes over
Anchorage Assembly members call for agenda-driven trans ‘day of remembrance’
According to the FBI, Alaska reported a single instance of alleged hate crime against a person who identified as transgender in 2020. Despite the fact that hate crime against Alaskans who identify as trans is nearly non-existent, the openly gay members of the
Anchorage teachers offered $3,200 to take ‘anti-racist’ workshop that condemns ‘whiteness’
Anchorage School District leaders repeatedly claim they have no intention of teaching critical race theory and yet district leadership is actively encouraging teachers to enroll in a so-called “anti-racist” workshop that condemns “whiteness” and
Young jokes with Biden just before president signs $1.2 trillion leftist bill
Rep. Don Young appeared to be having a grand old time with President Joe Biden just moments before the president signed the $1.2 Trillion infrastructure bill at a photo-op signing ceremony on Nov. 15. Young’s office sent out a photo showing Young and Biden
Murkowski’s 1st campaign ad brags about working with Democrats
In an attempt to continue her nearly 20-year reign in the U.S. Senate, Lisa Murkowski formally announced plans to seek reelection in 2022, despite strong opposition from her own party in Alaska. Murkowski’s Nov. 12 opening campaign ad claims that while
When politics is inescapable, military service is all the more commendable – thank you.
In my experience, most Americans put on a military uniform for the first time not because they voted for those in Washington and want to help implement a political agenda, but because they know and believe that America is worth defending; her people are worth
What Russian Orthodoxy’s ‘Great Schism’ reveals about authoritarian governments
History does not repeat. Yesterday will never be today or tomorrow, but historic patterns do repeat. History shows a pattern of nations’ emergence, growth and decline. It provides facts and allows us to search for underlying causes of historic events.
Sullivan, Dunleavy and Bronson praise court ruling against Biden vax mandate
Some of Alaska’s leading political figures praised a Nov. 6 federal appeals court ruling that blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employers that would have affected more than 84 million Americans. The court issued a stay on Biden’s plan
Anchorage Assembly demands mayor reinstate leftist ‘equity’ officer
The far-left majority on the Anchorage Assembly is demanding that Mayor Dave Bronson reverse his decision to fire the city’s first ever chief equity officer. Earlier this month Bronson dismissed Clifford Armstrong III. Hired back in April by then acting
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