
BOB BIRD: Catholic or not, pray for a holy and faithful pope
With the death of the most controversial pope in centuries, perhaps of all time, the entire planet will be focusing on the election of a new supreme pontiff for the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. You do not have to be Catholic in order to fully


OPINION: All of Alaska shouldn’t pay for Anchorage School District’s mismanagement
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it.


REP. JOHNSON: Raising oil taxes would jeopardize Alaska’s economy for generations
Raising Alaska’s oil taxes now would jeopardize our economy for generations to


BREAKING: AK Medicine Board urges lawmakers to stop sex changes on minors
In a refreshing and resounding sign of clarity and common sense, the Alaska State Medical Board (ASMB) unanimously adopted a statement yesterday urging the Alaska Legislature to stop chemical and surgical mutilation of


Begich backs Trump’s ‘bold move’ to shutter Education Dept., Murkowski ‘worried’
Begich backs Trump’s ‘bold move’ to shutter Education Dept., Murkowski


Defiant D.E.I. activists dig in at University of Alaska
A highly vocal and irate population of faculty, students and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus are livid over a Feb. 21 decision by the University’s Board of Regents, which ordered that all state campuses scrub their websites and other


OPINION: Student success hinges on conservative values, parent empowerment
Here is the bottom line: Place a student from a home that values education in a class with an impartial, well-trained and professional teacher who loves and is proficient in his/her subject and enjoys teaching, and learning takes place. Everything else is


SCOTUS to tackle Anchorage-like ban on Christian counseling opposed to LGBTQ dogma
In a move that could undermine an Anchorage law that bans counselors from helping minors reduce or overcome unwanted LGBTQ sexual attractions, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case in which a professional counselor in Colorado is seeking to


OPINION: Alaskans don’t need a gun-grabbing, anti-2A, ‘red flag’ law
Alaska House Bill 89 seeks to authorize the temporary confiscation of firearms from individuals deemed a potential danger to themselves or others, based on minimal evidence and without due


NO NEED: State denies hospital’s plan to expand emergency care in Anchorage
Alaska’s Department of Health has, once again, denied an application by Alaska Regional Hospital to expand its emergency room department capacity in

