OPINION: Despite ‘embarrassing’ launch, Alaska’s new Office of Family Life has great potential
Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying that “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” It’s a tidy statement and can, in many cases, be used as an effective guidepost when we’re in
Alaska’s foolish dance with Earth Religious Cult
Well, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has a lot of company in the Alaska Legislature. He’s got the naïve new members in both chambers, convincing themselves that they are somehow conservatives, even while they align themselves with the Mad Democrats. Dunleavy has
Jill Biden says faster internet will help solve rural Alaska’s myriad challenges
First Lady Jill Biden swung through Bethel on what looked a lot like a campaign rally for her president husband. Introduced by Bethel resident and current U.S. Congresswoman Mary Peltola, the first Lady gave a brief speech to area residents, in which she
Dr. Anne Zink is working with global tech giants to massively expand state health powers
Movers and shakers from public health, technology, infrastructure and governmental sectors are gathering in Chicago this month to explore ways to modernize, standardize and expand the power and influence of government health across the U.S. Alaska’s Chief
More Alaska teachers who want to hide students’ LGBTQ identities from parents
It’s been a few weeks since these testimonies were delivered to the Alaska Legislature, but we believe it’s important to let Alaskans know exactly which public school teachers oppose parental rights in education. Ever since Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced
Alaska continues paying for transgender surgeries and drugs, while other states refuse
While dozens of Republican-led states are moving decisively to restrict or prohibit irreversible transgender surgeries, cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers, Alaska continues to spend public money to underwrite these devastating practices, both for adults
OPINION: Why aren’t more Alaskans stepping up to defend the parental rights bill?
On March 30, I waited about an hour and a half to testify in support of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights in education bill (House Bill 105), which would bar public schools from hiding a child’s sexual identity or health records from parents, while
Another round of public testimony set for Alaska parental rights bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights bill is set for what should be another round of contentious testimony on Monday, April 24, in the House Education Committee. Major hardline leftist groups like Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Identity and others have marshaled
Robots in the sky: Alaska to host conference on future of AI drones for a ‘New World Economy’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, have announced the “Global Autonomous Systems Conference,” scheduled in Anchorage this coming August. Keynote speakers include Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink and University of
Haines Assembly is latest body to denounce Alaska Supreme Court’s violation of grand jury rights
The Haines Borough Assembly is the latest in a string of governmental bodies that have publicly criticize the Alaska Supreme Court for violating the constitutional rights of citizen grand juries to investigate corruption. On April 11, the assembly passed a
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