Seven seek spot on AK Supreme Court, with little hope for conservatives
Due to the forthcoming retirement of Alaska Supreme Court Justice Daniel Winfree, a seat on the state’s high court is opening up later this year. There is, however, little chance the governor will be able to replace him with a conservative constitutionalist
Activists aim to use Fairbanks ‘climate plan’ to impose radical green agenda
A coalition of climate alarmists and critical race theory advocates are looking to use the still emerging Fairbanks North Star Borough’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to impose contentious environmental plans on area residents. The Fairbanks Borough is
OPINION: It’s historically ignorant to say America is anti-Semitic
Recently, one of the active members of the Juneau Jewish Community, let’s call her Rebeca to protect her anonymity, wrote a private e-mail to me, as follows: “Alexander, I enjoy reading your My Turn columns. Your last column, however, ended with a
AK Humanities Forum’s exclusion of whites undercuts its inclusivity pledge
The Alaska Humanities Forum website boasts of being a diverse and inclusive organization “committed to designing and hosting programs that include people of all identities.” That said, the nonprofit is hosting a presentation in August, which intentionally
Whites excluded from first day of Alaska Humanities Forum event on ‘race and land’
The Alaska Humanities Forum, a federally supported non-profit established to advance and preserve cultural traditions in the Last Frontier, is hosting a weekend-long conversation next month about the relationship between race and land in Alaska. In order to
Pro-abort climate alarmists claim victory in decision to shutter Alaska’s largest coal plant
A prominent and increasingly influential group of radical pro-abortion climate activists in Alaska are lavishing praise and taking credit for the June 27 decision by the Golden Valley Electric Association Board (GVEA) to decommission Alaska’s largest
Federal lawsuit aims to protect Alaska donors’ 1st Amendment right to free association
Alaska voters are now in the midst of a new ranked voting system, established by the narrow victory of Ballot Measure 2 in 2020. Besides ranked voting, that initiative also created new requirements for reporting campaign contributions targeting what the
Stephanie Taylor shines during AK Black Caucus candidate forum
The Alaska Black Caucus is one of the most hard-left political activist organizations in Anchorage. On Sunday, they held a debate with four candidates vying for the newly created Anchorage Assembly for the downtown area in District 1. Participants included
Tonight’s Mat-Su Health Foundation membership meeting may be contentious
The Mat-Su Health Foundation, one of the most powerful and well-funded organizations in the Mat-Su, will hold its annual membership meeting tonight, June 13. It will be a chance for members to address some heated controversies that have come to light in
Deputy police chief invites hard leftist to help train Anchorage officers
Anchorage Police Department Deputy Chief Sean Case invited the leader of an extreme leftist organization to help train police officers in cultural awareness and diversity. Case made his comments on May 22 during a one-hour online interview with Celeste Hodge
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