SILENCED: Alaska hospital fires clinician for questioning merits of new transgender clinic
A major Alaska hospital that is about to begin facilitating transgender surgeries, puberty blockers and cross-sex drugs for teens and adults, recently fired one of its mental health clinicians for daring to raise
Palmer mayor survives recall with 54.5% voting to keep him
Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington has successfully survived an attempt to remove him from office for alleged abuse of power. After trailing by two votes on election night 99-97, he surged ahead once the canvass board tallied another 202 mail, special needs,
House spending bill that strips funding to abortion clinics, heads to U.S. Senate
On May 22, the GOP-controlled U.S. House narrowly passed a spending and tax reform bill that bars Medicaid reimbursements from going to abortion-providing groups like Planned Parenthood. Backed by Alaska Rep. Nick Begich, the bill needed his vote to pass
Effort to recall Palmer mayor leads by 2 votes on election night
The special election to recall Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington is razor tight. As of election night there were 99 votes to recall him and 97 to
REP. MCCABE: ADN does Alaska a disservice with misleading story on permafrost-related damage
Alaska needs the freedom to use our own resources and the determination to invest in real-world solutions. The kind of solutions that come from access to abundant and affordable energy, including fossil fuels and other emerging
From DC to Juneau: A ‘war time’ map for Alaska’s next governor
President Donald J. Trump taught a brutal but necessary lesson to anyone serious about becoming Alaska’s next governor: If you aren’t fully armed with your team, your playbook, and your orders before your right hand leaves the Bible - you’ve already
OPINION: Why I’m voting to recall Palmer Mayor Steve Carrington
My greatest concern is that Mayor Carrington has yet to even acknowledge or express regret for hiring Mr. Jellie or for what his actions caused. He has instead placed guilt in every other
OPINION: Gov. Dunleavy finally shows some leadership
Governor Dunleavy’s term in office has largely disappointed conservatives. His critics claim the governor has failed to provide the decisive leadership our state needs on important issues. While that may have been true in the past, the governor appears to
‘We have no choice’ – Dunleavy orders freeze on govt. travel, hiring, new regs
Facing fiscal low oil prices and fiscal uncertainty, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has directed all executive branch agencies to implement immediate cost control
3 Alaska men arrested in national sting against child sex abusers
The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders across the U.S., including three men from
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