Alaska VA refuses veterans an alternative to opioids, class action lawsuit looms
Alaska’s Veterans Affairs (VA) office is refusing to cover an effective, non-opioid treatment for veteran soldiers who now live in prolonged and excruciating pain. This is the experience of Alaska surgeons and medical device suppliers who have grown
Alaska’s PFD won’t last long without constitutional protections
Editor’s note: This column is jointly written by Joe Geldhof (a Juneau lawyer and board member of the Permanent Fund Defenders) and Juanita Cassellius (an Eagle River nurse and coordinator for Permanent Fund Defenders). For a long time, significant
With rising Russia tensions, we must draw from the past
Who was responsible for post-war tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.? Were they primarily a result of the Soviets’ mistrust of a perceived intent on the part of the Allies to establish a “New World Order” and act as policeman of the world? The
Defend unborn Alaskans – they are our future
The safest place on earth should be the womb. The Lord designed it to provide warmth, nutrition, oxygen and protection for the growth of new life. Lately, however, I haven’t seen too many pregnant women in the stores, and very few newborns in little car
Alaskans invited to rally for ‘School Choice Week’ celebration
Alaska parents and educators are set to rally in support of school choice options, including homeschooling, private and religious education, charter schools and other options. The gathering is part of a national celebration of “School Choice Week”
Governor, AK Native groups blast Biden for eroding energy production
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined Alaska Native groups in condemning the Biden administration after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signaled that it plans to close millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) that has been made available for
Abandoned Fairbanks newborn must be a call to pro-life action
The Fairbanks baby found abandoned in a cardboard box – alive and wrapped in blankets – on New Year’s Eve, illustrates the necessity of pro-life pregnancy support groups across Alaska. Desperate young mothers who see no hope or any means of
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
Here’s to Alaska’s heroic lights of 2021
The past year has entailed profound challenges – sickness, death, oppressive mandates, forced firings, destructive ideologies that undermine human sexuality and identity, fresh attacks on traditional American values and parental rights, old and emerging
Alaska ranked 24th freest state by libertarian think tank
In a new report analyzing fiscal, regulatory and personal freedoms across all 50 states, Alaska came in 24th, a drop from 14th place in 2016. The annual publication, “Freedom in the 50 States,” is issued by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank
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