Alaska Archbishop tried to delay discussion on denying Communion to pro-abortion politicians
Archbishop Andrew Bellisario, who oversees some 32,000 Alaska Catholics in the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau, is among a minority block of U.S. bishops who wish to delay a conversation on whether pro-abortion politicians such as President Joe Biden and U.S.
6.10 > Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory is a repackaged Marxist ideology that has infiltrated public schools, libraries, businesses, governmental structures and cultural institutions all across the nation, including here in Alaska. We now see it in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau
Anchorage ordinance would restrict parent’s rights to discipline children
Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson wants to change Anchorage law to make it much easier for the city prosecute parents whom government officials believe have caused or permitted a child to be physically injured. On June 8, the Anchorage Assembly will hold a
Kenai School Board’s plan to ban discrimination may impact free speech, girls’ sports, more
The Kenai School Board is considering a litany of new policies to empower the district in clamping down on what it considers to be instances of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying. A slew of such ordinances will be introduced at the
Special Olympics announces Alaska athletes headed to 2022 USA Games
Special Olympics Alaska announced that it will send a 69-member delegation to represent Alaska at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, being held next summer in Orlando. Team Alaska is comprised of 29 Special Olympics athletes, 11 Unified partners, 13
Anchorage women’s shelter says city licensing plan would gut its volunteer base
A faith-based battered women’s shelter could lose half its staff if the Anchorage Assembly forges ahead with a proposal to heavily monitor and control non-profit outreaches for the homeless and the people who are allowed to volunteer and staff the
Alaskan recounts tale of Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union
When the Soviet Union allowed a number of Soviet Jews to emigrate after the 1967 Six-Day War in the Middle East, expectations of freer Jewish emigration to Israel become a real possibility. But they were soon shattered as the 1972 Soviet emigration head tax
Recalling how the Cold War and Duke Ellington impacted the Soviet Union
The post-war history of Soviet–American relations, seen from an American perspective, can be summarized as a series of Cold War cycles. The first cycle (1945–55) might be called the Truman–Stalin duel. This period coincided with the division of Germany
Alaska on board as U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court announced May 17 that it will hear a case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, regarding a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Both pro-life and pro-abortion activists see the case as an
The specter of Catholic schism should trouble us all
One need not be a Catholic to understand that the world’s largest religion is in crisis – like just about every other institution from medicine, education, government, unions, political parties, private organizations, etc. Whether you love, hate or are
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