Faith-based Anchorage shelter heals souls by addressing ‘heart needs’
A retired airline pilot, Sherrie Laurie, didn’t see this trip coming. She started volunteering at Anchorage’s Downtown Hope Center and then became director three years ago. Initially she just hoped to demystify the homeless and overcome her general
Education on their terms: Alaska homeschoolers reap moral, academic rewards
Students in an exclusive Eagle River school learn coding and robotics in science, study American Sign Language and Latin in language arts, and master aerial acrobatics and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in physical education. This publicly funded school boasts a
Drag Queens perform and pose for photos with Alaska kids at library sponsored event
Drag Queens danced and posed for photos with young children during an Oct. 19 event at Anchorage’s flagship library. The seventh installment of Drag Queen Story Hour at the Loussac Library featured two men in heavy makeup, wearing wigs and exotic dresses
Rejecting state funds allows Anchorage homeless shelter to boldly share the Gospel
It was September, dark enough already for the northern lights to illuminate the tent where Daniel Bates was living in the margins of Fairbanks. The weather was bleak, his life was bleak, and no amount of alcohol was numbing the bitterness of either.
Military launches ‘formal inquiry’ into why its training session listed Alaska Family Council as ‘hate group’
The military has launched a formal inquiry after one of the leading pro-life and pro-family advocacy groups in Alaska was identified as a “hate group” during a mandatory equal opportunity training session at Joint Base Elmendorf-Fort Richardson (JBER) in
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