Alaska aims to fix chronic ‘challenges’ regarding death reporting
To address ongoing problems regarding accurate and timely death reporting, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is looking to train those who are involved with filling out death certificates. The state is currently seeking quotes from
Alaska’s students must learn to ‘Read by Nine’ now – not in nine years
An entire decade. That’s how long Alaska’s public schools have ranked in the bottom five states for fourth-grade reading, regardless of income level. The pandemic has only exacerbated the struggles of Alaska’s students. All of our children deserve the
Anchorage theater to show ‘Uncle Tom’ film on history of black conservatives
Later this Friday, an Anchorage theater will host a screening of a provocative film that looks at one of the nation’s most misunderstood and often maligned groups – conservative black Americans. Featuring a collection of intimate interviews with some
Let freedom roll: Interior Alaskans hold next trucker convoy Feb. 27
On the heels of three separate and well attended freedom convoys across the state, Alaskans are holding the next rolling rally to unite against Covid mandates and government overreach. The upcoming “Alaska Freedom Convoy” is set for Feb. 27 when vehicles
Alaska parental rights group to host event on ‘rethinking sex education’
A conservative parental rights groups in Anchorage is hosting an event entitled “Rethinking Sex Education.” The Feb. 26 event is being sponsored by Alaska Parents’ Rights in Education along with the pro-life Community Pregnancy Center based in
Alaska VA refuses veterans an alternative to opioids, class action lawsuit looms
Alaska’s Veterans Affairs (VA) office is refusing to cover an effective, non-opioid treatment for veteran soldiers who now live in prolonged and excruciating pain. This is the experience of Alaska surgeons and medical device suppliers who have grown
‘Alaska Freedom Convoy’ makes national headlines
The large Feb. 6 convoy of Alaskan truckers and their supporters made national news when Fox News picked up the story. On Feb. 7, Fox published an article detailing the Anchorage to Eagle River convoy which also included participants from the Kenai Peninsula
Mat-Su Freedom convoy to join Anchorage for Sunday’s rolling rally for freedom
Mat-Su truckers and other Alaskans are invited to join a 45-mile trek to Anchorage to join forces with a larger group that will roll from Anchorage to Eagle River to show support for Canadian truckers and others suffering from Covid vax mandates. The Mat-Su
Planned Parenthood activists help shape Alaska’s mandated youth sex-ed classes
Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in Alaska, claims it recently participated in a contract with the state to review and provide feedback on the Alaska Safe Children’s Act curriculum, a mandatory course taught to all public school
Alaska truckers to roll in support of Canadian brothers fighting mandates
Two separate groups of Alaskan truckers and their supporters are set to thunder across the highways of The Last Frontier on Feb. 6 to show support for Canadian truckers. The southern neighbors just completed a historic convoy to Ottawa this past weekend.
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