Heated debate over regulating Mat-Su shooting ranges resumes Oct. 5
The heated debate over whether to regulate outdoor shooting ranges in the Mat-Su resumes with a public hearing at the Oct. 5 Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission. The proposal to regulate outdoor ranges has been debated for more than a year now. If the Planning
WATCH: Dancing protesters cut loose outside Anchorage Assembly chambers
Who said conservatives couldn’t cut a rug? The twice monthly Anchorage Assembly meetings are turning into quite the party these days. From large protests against health mandates that have destroyed many local businesses, to rolling car rallies, to coming
Fairbanks resumes push to radicalize schools with LGBT, anti-Christian courses
Wouldn’t it make sense that if parents objected to the pornography in the proposed Fairbanks North Star Borough School District curriculum that the objection would still stand if they hadn’t removed it? Well, that isn’t how the FNSB School
Lawsuit filed to save historic home of Alaska flag
The non-profit Friends of Jesse Lee Home filed suit against the City of Seward in superior court, charging the home rule city with inverse condemnation, bad faith, and unfair dealing in its decision to demolish the historic home of the Alaska State flag. The
Alaska’s Catholic hospital offers transgender hormones
Alaska’s flagship Catholic hospital, which claims to operate in accord with Catholic ethical guidelines, offers powerful hormones to assist Alaskans in “transitioning” to the opposite sex. Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage openly advertises
Anchorage Assembly opens meetings but threatens public to comply with mandates
After a month of banning residents from attending Anchorage Assembly meetings in person, Assembly Chair Felix Rivera announced on Aug. 31 that the chambers will be reopened to the public but only under strict conditions that include compulsory facemasks and
Aug. 25 protest to support parental rights & police officers in Anchorage
Yet another protest will take place outside the Anchorage Assembly chambers on Aug. 25, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The upcoming event will urge the Assembly to reject an ordinance that would ban counseling for minors who want help dealing with unwanted same-sex
Anchorage pastor urges Assembly to refrain from violating 1st Amendment
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted to the Anchorage Assembly for their Aug. 25 meeting in which they will consider an ordinance (AO 2020-65) to ban counseling for minors who are struggling to overcome same-sex attraction or who have
Anchorage set to honor police, before considering restrictions on them
In the wake of national and local protests which have included calls to defund and disband police departments, the Anchorage Assembly is set to establish Aug. 15 as the annual ‘Back the Blue Day.’ A resolution to this effect is being sponsored by every
Another church refuses to follow Anchorage mayor’s restriction on group size
Yet another prominent Anchorage church has chosen to remain open for communal worship in the face of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s latest emergency order limiting all religious gatherings to 15 people or less. Cornerstone Church was open for Sunday worship on
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