Anchorage schools are overburdened with tasks unrelated to Three R’s
America’s founding fathers knew that our nation’s democratic-republic form of government requires educated citizens to be successful. I strongly support parental educational choice, but a strong successful public school system is also essential to
Burial cloth of Christ? Shroud expert to discuss latest findings on Kenai radio show
The last 200 years has seen the Age of Faith, whose erosion began with the Renaissance, devolve into the Age of Science, to the point where science has no longer become merely science, but a replacement religion. Currently, it is quite a demanding religion as
Rep. Kurka blasts AK’s House Republican Minority Caucus for canceling Rep. Eastman
Rep. Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla) called out his fellow Alaska House Republican Minority Caucus members for their decision to expel Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) from the caucus, which will result in him being removed from several committee assignments.
May highlights urgency to save Alaska’s historic places
Preservation Alaska is celebrating National Historic Preservation Month during May with the theme of: “Historic Preservation Starts at Home: People Saving Places.” Events will take place across the state with a combination of virtual and in-person
Alaska Airline CEO among those saying mask mandates ‘make no sense’
President Joe Biden is ignoring calls from top airline executives, including Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci, to ditch the federal mask mandates for public transportation. The mandates, which extend to airplanes and airports, were set to expire on April 18,
Chickaloon tribal police expansion to serve local and rural communities
Chickaloon Native Village is in the early stages of revamping and expanding its tribal police force with the long-term goal of providing a unique law enforcement arrangement to Alaska Native tribes in areas where policing is historically limited or
Tshibaka calls Murkowski’s vote for Supreme Court pick ‘heartbreaking and offensive’
U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka blasted Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s April 7 vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Murkowski was one of three Republicans to break ranks with their party and join all 50 Democrats in confirming
The wisdom I gleaned along a Kiev river reverberates today
Anatoly Mikhailovich Mikisha was a talented and accomplished mathematician in his late 30s. He was a rocket scientist, working in the Moscow Aviation Institute in the 1960s and 1970s – the years I knew and communicated with him. At that time, it was the
Catholic Archdiocese seeks direction from Alaska’s LGBTQ community
The Catholic Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau is listening to the “dreams” of Alaska’s LGBTQ community in an effort to better celebrate “diversity within local Catholic communities.” Last month, the archdiocese held a little-publicized
Ineligible North Carolina couple gets Anchorage ballots, local voters have none
Last month, Anchorage sent mail-in ballots to the 210,000 people who are supposedly registered voters for the Municipality of Anchorage. Over the past couple of weeks, however, it has become clear that some ballots were sent to ineligible voters, while other
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