OPINION: Are Alaska’s ‘full-service’ schools a microcosm of looming socialism?
The focus has shifted away from education itself and toward managing the broader needs of the child. In the process, families have become increasingly dependent on government-run schools to handle parts of daily life that once happened primarily at home.
Scythe-bearing animal rights extremists to ‘hover’ over Iditarod crowd as Grim Reapers
Alaskans who turn out for the multi-day festivities surrounding the start of the 54th annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race will be met by radical costumed animal rights activists who aim to cloud the celebration with a so-called “specter of
Alaska agrees to 20-year federal partnership to manage and harvest Tongass forest
The U.S. Forest Service and the State of Alaska have signed a groundbreaking 20-year shared stewardship agreement aimed at expanding forest management and strengthening Alaska’s timber
OPINION: We must push back when the PFD is smeared as ‘socialism’
The PFD is not a government handout. It is not tax money, collected from some, that politicians decide to pass out when they feel generous. It is the people’s share of our resource
How Alaska pastors & parents can ensure public schools don’t undercut our values
It's time for Alaska pastors and parents to join the fight to ensure that public schools do not undermine our faith, morals and parental
OPINION: Alaska’s energy future is within reach – if we don’t regulate it away
Alaska should not be a pawn in someone else’s energy strategy. We will not allow outsider activists to turn us into a postcard or wildlife park. We are a resource state with the capacity to supply affordable gas to America for generations. The progress
OPINION: A logical, pragmatic look at Trump’s quest to control Greenland
Many Americans are still navigating their own thoughts on what the ideal U.S. strategy for Greenland should look like, especially considering the complexities involved with the existing five major and permanently inhabited U.S.
UAF trains Alaska students to engage federal immigration officers during arrests
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting a workshop that aims to train students on how to actively engage federal immigration enforcement officers. The Feb. 24 talk will be given by Heba El-Hendi, who works as the Catholic Social Services’ senior
Survey asks if Fairbanks borough should expand regs, mandates and enforcement powers
Notably, the survey is heavily weighted towards left-leaning initiatives when it comes to land-use regulations, government enforcement powers, building mandates and environmentalist goals. It contains no questions about reducing taxes, easing regulations or
Climate activists seize on youth lawsuit to advance war on Alaska fossil fuels
Radical climate alarmists aim to flood an Alaska Supreme Court hearing on March 4 to generate attention surrounding another youth-led lawsuit aimed at derailing the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas
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