Rep. Eastman: Our treatment of the unvaxxed is a ‘national disgrace’
Momentous events in the life of a nation do not arrive because a people are ready for them. By all accounts, Americans weren’t ready when the Cuban Missile Crisis began, when General Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo, or when Japanese planes first appeared
Private fireworks are legal in Mat-Su borough for New Years
Mat-Su Borough residents who live outside city limits are free to shoot off fireworks on private property to ring in the new year. A Dec. 30 notice from the borough clarifies that using fireworks will be legal “only on New Year’s Eve beginning at 6
Anchorage set to empower clerk to restrict election observers
Municipal Clerk Barbara Jones wants to change the way the city conducts its elections. She was angered during the mayoral race this past spring, claiming in a report to the Anchorage Assembly that there were too many election observers who slowed down the
Childless Alaska seniors more likely to grow old alone
Like much of the nation, Alaska’s population is rapidly aging, which raises particular challenges for the growing number who have never had children. For the past decade, Alaska has had the fastest growing senior population per capita in the nation, with
Anchorage children’s concert relocates after bishop bars access to cathedral
Hundreds of children from Holy Rosary Academy sang Advent songs before a packed audience at the Loussac Library in Anchorage on Dec. 10. The school traditionally performs its annual Lessons & Carols Advent concert at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, but
Alaska LGBTQ activists organizing to punish conservative business owners
A hard-left and well-organized LGBTQ activist group is preparing a legislative attack on conservative minded Alaska business owners who may oppose their radical sexual ideologies. In recent years, Identity, Inc. gained notoriety for organizing Drag Queen
New group empowers Alaskans to exercise parental rights in public schools
November 15th was a big night for the Alaska chapter of Parent’s Rights in Education’s (PRIE). Gathered at the at Loussac Library, community members’ politicians, and parents joined PRIE’s First Annual Celebration to discuss a long overdue topic
Desperate Alaskans demand Dunleavy and lawmakers fight Covid mandates
For nearly five hours on Nov. 22, a continuous stream of Alaskans took three minutes apiece to share heartbreaking stories about loved ones dying in the hospital after being denied Covid treatments or losing long-time businesses and careers due to shot
Pornographic ‘Gender Queer’ book pulled from Anchorage School District
After public outcry over a sexually explicit and pornographic novel, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” the Anchorage School District has decided to remove the book from circulation. A Nov. 15 message from Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop said
Tonight: Alaskans mobilize to fight for parental rights in schools
An article in the Washington Post recently made this bold statement, “Parents claim they have the right to shape their kids’ school curriculum. They do not.” The October article asserts that the current movement of citizens pushing for parental rights
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