Take charge: How to stop drag queens from infiltrating next year’s Southeast Alaska Fair
In an effort to expose residents of Haines to the controversial world of drag queens, the Southeast Alaska State Fair paraded six performers on its mainstage last week for an all-ages show. The garish, cross-dressing dancers – wearing heavy makeup and
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REPORT: Florida students far outperform Alaska’s
A new report from the Alaska Policy Forum breaks the ongoing struggles of Alaska students and compares them to similarly situated students in Florida who are excelling in academics. The report looks at data from the 2022 National Assessment of Educational
Citizen led committee set to restore accountability in Mat-Su school libraries
The concerted effort to address book controversies in Mat-Su school libraries took a leap forward on Aug. 2 with the school board approving members to serve on a citizens’ library advisory committee. The board also voted to enact a new library policy
Ahead of Alaska trip, detransitioner tells Congress to ban ‘barbaric’ cross-sex mutilation of kids
Influential “detransitioner” Chloe Cole, who is headed to Alaska in August, spoke before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee last week about the barbaric practice of sexually “transitioning” children so they can appear as the opposite sex. Cole,
Gov. Dunleavy wants Alaskans to celebrate their guns across the month of August
In an Aug. 1 decree that acknowledged Alaska’s love of firearms and hunting, Gov. Mike Dunleavy proclaimed August to be “Shooting Sports Month” in Alaska. Noting that “countless Alaskans rely on and take pride in the ability to utilize firearms to
Alaskans aim to fill Anchorage library as part of national move to combat leftist dogma
In an effort to encourage faith-based and family-friendly content at community libraries across the nation, an Alaska organization has booked the Loussac Library for a virtue-based children’s story hour in Anchorage. Inspired as a reaction against Drag
Report urges specific actions to fix Alaska’s food security challenges
The Alaska Food Strategy Task Force (AFSTF) released the first of two reports with its recommendations on three of its seven assigned focus areas centered on improving food security and independence in Alaska. AFSTF Chair, Senator Shelley Hughes, applauded
Juneau’s new library director launching first official week with drag queen party for kids
The new leader of Juneau Public Libraries is kicking off her first official week as director by hosting a drag queen story hour and dance party for children. On July 31, the City & Borough of Juneau announced that Catherine Melville will serve as the next
Official from anti-child trafficking group featured in ‘Sound of Freedom’ film to address Mat-Su group
On Aug. 7, the director of outreach at Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) will deliver a live Zoom talk for a Mat-Su group discuss his organization’s ongoing effort to fight child sex trafficking in Alaska and around the world. Hosted by School of
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