Alaska’s Congressional Special Election Disgrace
Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission from the Alaska Policy Forum. The special election to fill the remainder of late Congressman Don Young’s term is a perfect storm of confusion for most Alaskans, devastating trust in our
Protest campaign aims to unmask Anchorage students on Feb. 22
While the Anchorage School District continues to require students to wear masks in order to attend classes, a grassroots movement is now urging parents to send their children to school unmasked beginning, Tuesday, Feb. 22. The debate over masking young
Number of Americans who claim no religious ties may be declining
For decades, the percentage of U.S. adults who claimed to have no religious identity was on the rise, and it seemed inevitable that the trend would continue. That may not be the case. Several recent studies now suggest that the so-called “nones” (those
Despite fraud concern, Mat-Su to consider mail-in only voting for 2020
Despite concerns about the security and integrity of mail-in only voting, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will consider a resolution at its June 2 meeting to halt in-person voting for the 2020 regular election this fall. Assembly Members Dan Mayfield and Tam
Alaska right to reject vulnerable mail-in-only voting
Lieutenant Gov. Kevin Meyer is right to reject pressure to enact a mail-in-only voting system for Alaska during COVID-19. Despite assurances that widespread mail-in voting is secure, the data simply does not bear this out. A new detailed report on mail-in
Choosing happiness? Alaskans opt for ‘pet parenting’ over human babies
Two recent reports suggest that a growing number of Alaskan couples are less willing to raise human children but are enthusiastic about so-called pet parenting their “furry friends.” In terms of percentage, children (ages 0-19 years old) have dropped from
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