Bear Paw Fest underway in Chugiak-Eagle River
The annual five-day Chugiak-Eagle River Bear Paw Festival is underway and picking up steam heading into the weekend. The robust celebration of local community features its main parade on Saturday, July 16, at 11 a.m. with scores of additional activities
Poll shows Begich, Murkowski & Dunleavy winning in ranked-choice voting
A new political survey by pollster Ivan Moore shows that Alaska’s new ranked choice voting scheme would help U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski retain her seat, and would boost U.S. House candidate Nick Begich to victory. It also indicates that Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Mat-Su ‘family friendly’ LGBTQ event pushes drag queens, abortion shwag, death culture
Transgender and homosexual rights activists descended on the Mat-Su’s Alaska State Fairground July 9th to promote in drag queens, peddle pro-abortion shwag and hawk bizarre trinkets centered around the culture of death. Hosted by the activist
Whites excluded from first day of Alaska Humanities Forum event on ‘race and land’
The Alaska Humanities Forum, a federally supported non-profit established to advance and preserve cultural traditions in the Last Frontier, is hosting a weekend-long conversation next month about the relationship between race and land in Alaska. In order to
Trump train thunders into Alaska for a record-breaking rally
When former President Donald Trump pulls into town, he attracts a long and colorful train in his coattails. On July 9, the ongoing national Trump tour thundered through Anchorage’s Alaska Airline Center arena with a building-record of nearly 6,000 people in
U.S. House candidate Nick Begich airs views on abortion, Covid jabs, more
Nick Begich, who is running to replace the late Congressman Don Young in the upcoming special election, explained his stance on abortion during a live July 6 interview with Talk of the Kenai radio host Bob Bird. Begich is in a three-way race with Sarah Palin
Trump’s Alaska rally is free on a first-come basis, unless you buy tix
The vast majority of Alaskans who attend the July 9 Anchorage rally with former President Donald Trump will enter the Alaska Airlines Center for free, open seating. Admission to the event is on a first-come, first-serve basis – even for those who have
Independence Day celebrations across Alaska
Communities all across Alaska are planning in-person parades and festivities to mark Independence Day. Below are some of the major events planned to celebrate the 4th of July. ANCHORAGE Anchorage’s 4th of July Festival will take place on the Delaney
Confirmed! Trump will hold July 9 rally in Anchorage
President Donald Trump has confirmed through his Save America website that he will hold a 4 p.m. rally in Anchorage on July 9 at the 5,000-person capacity Alaska Airlines Center (3550 Providence Drive). He will deliver remarks in support of U.S. Senate
Glen Biegel: Are you pro-life? Am I? Is Palin? Is Begich? – let’s untangle this
After I endorsed Nick Begich, I received a panicked call from a relative. “Nick is not pro-life! People are saying YOU aren’t pro-life!” Let’s discuss the special election to replace the late Congressman Don Young by answering these
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