AK conference equips librarians to thwart parental objections to drag queens and sexualized youth books
Drag queens, gender-fluidity, sex-themed youth books and difficulties with conservative parents were prominent topics at the annual Alaska Library Association’s conference late last month in Fairbanks. Community and school librarians gathered from across
Another round of public testimony set for Alaska parental rights bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights bill is set for what should be another round of contentious testimony on Monday, April 24, in the House Education Committee. Major hardline leftist groups like Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Identity and others have marshaled
Part I: Alaska’s constitutional convention spending spree
Editor’s note: This is the first of four parts in a series of articles by J.H. Snider on Alaska’s 2022 constitutional convention referendum vote. Part I describes the spending spree over the referendum. Part II proposes a deterrence theory
Sen. Hughes: Alaskans must wake up and speak out against biological males in girls’ sports
A board member of a non-profit in Alaska typically does not expect to be bombarded and contacted by hundreds of people, some of whom are very stern and even angry. I’m used to that, but they aren’t. I signed up to run for office and hear from large
Washington State lawmakers agree to let kids get sex-change surgeries without parent permission
Alaska’s closest geographical neighbor in the U.S. is about to let minor children get irreversible sex-change surgeries without their parents’ permission. The Washington State House and Senate have passed a bill that would give youth shelters
Haines Assembly is latest body to denounce Alaska Supreme Court’s violation of grand jury rights
The Haines Borough Assembly is the latest in a string of governmental bodies that have publicly criticize the Alaska Supreme Court for violating the constitutional rights of citizen grand juries to investigate corruption. On April 11, the assembly passed a
OPINION: Why do Alaska ‘pro-life’ lawmakers sit on their hands?
Why didn’t the Alaska representatives in the State House who killed Rep. David Eastman’s amendment to prohibit state funding of abortion introduce one of their own instead? Why didn’t a single GOP legislator other than him do so in the first place? Roe
On April 13 Alaskans can weigh in on parental rights/sex-ed bill
There will be a public comment hearing for the proposed parental rights bill introduced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. On April 13, at 5:15 p.m., the public will have a chance to weigh in on House Bill 105, which would bar public schools from hiding a child’s
Far left candidates dominate Anchorage’s early election results
The April 4 election is shaping up to be yet another victory lap for Anchorage’s hardline cultural leftists. If Tuesday night’s early returns are any indication, liberals will continue their supermajority dominance on the Assembly and school board. Of the
ON RECORD: 21 Alaska educators who don’t want parents to know of LGBTQ/sex-ed agenda
On rare occasion do Alaska public school educators openly air a distain for conservative parents, religious values or traditional views of morality and human sexuality. The nearly 400 pages of public testimony submitted on House Bill 105, however, provides a
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