Ketchikan library’s refusal to move teen sex book prompts special city council meeting on June 22
Ketchikan library’s refusal to move teen sex book prompts special city council meeting on June
Four reasons Alaskans should remove Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney
Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot for her first retention election. She was appointed by former Governor Bill Walker in 2016. If a majority of voters choose to retain Justice Carney, she remains a
Here’s why Trump restored Mt. McKinley name to America’s highest peak
Amid the day-one flurry of executive orders to kick off his second term in the White House, President Trump restored the historic name of Mount McKinley to the tallest mountain in North America. The order reverses a 2015 Obama-era order that stripped the name
OPINION: Humor is a welcome cure in a troubled world
In today’s a socially divided and politically tense world, a touch of humor is a cure for peaceful reconciliation and social justice; a small perfection is in the people’s doable reach rather than a hypothetical perfect World in the uncertain
CALL TO ACTION: We can’t let another newborn Alaskan die on the street
Many people can't understand how a mother could just leave her baby alone and in the cold, exposed to the
GLEN BIEGEL: Confronting my hero – on pro-life perfection
For Catholics, priests are a kind of hero (celibacy, poverty, obedience). One of my favorite priests and I were having a nice conversation until I heard something like the following: “I am not sure Nick is pro-life enough. I pride myself on just voting the
Dahlstrom withdraws from Alaska’s U.S. Congressional race
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced on Aug. 23 that she is withdrawing from the race for U.S. Congress. The news comes after numerous Republican districts called for her to step down in order to avoid splitting the GOP vote in the general election,
Parent rights advocate implores Mat-Su to turn out for Nov. 8 library book challenge
One of the Mat-Su’s most active and effective conservative activists is calling on parents and concerned community members to turn out for a Nov. 8 book challenge at the Menard Center in
Youth guide to anal sex/porn sparks heated debate at Anchorage library meeting
Youth guide to anal sex/porn sparks heated debate at Anchorage library
Anchorage Library Board will attempt to address teen book on anal sex/porn after chief librarian claims it’s ‘appropriate’
Anchorage’s new chief librarian, Virginia McClure, doesn’t see a problem with young teens reading library books that include graphic instructions on how to have anal sex, explore sexual fantasies and gender identities, create their own personal digital
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