OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young-adult base
Alaska's GOP should resist the temptation to moderate its pro-family, pro-faith platform in an attempt to appeal to young voters broadly. The data demonstrate that young Trump supporters already embrace family-oriented values rooted in religious conviction;
Mat-Su residents praised for compassion and courage in saving young girl in distress
At the Oct. 21 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting, Mayor Edna DeVries presented two extraordinary members of the community, Maud and Russell “Eddy” Edmonds with a “Citizen Life Saver Award” for a quick response in a moment of crisis by providing
Alaska LNG milestone will boost family-wage jobs
The $44 billion Alaska LNG project is approaching a major milestone with the completion of its front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for an 800-mile natural gas pipeline, expected by December 2025. This development could secure long-term employment
Mat-Su election could add conservatives to Assembly and School Board
Early voting began on Oct. 20 for three Mat-Su Borough Assembly seats and three School Board seats that are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election. The election will either strengthen the existing conservative majorities on these bodies or weaken them with
OPINION: Entrenched political interests dissuade AK lawmakers from living within our means
Over the past decade, Alaska’s Legislature has exhibited a pattern of fiscal behavior marked by spending growth, political expedience, and an unwillingness to impose measurable performance accountability on state
A Boom without Beds: Alaska’s coming windfall has a looming blind spot
Alaska workers who live elsewhere don’t invest in local communities. They don’t build generational stability, buy homes, send their children to local schools, or keep their paychecks circulating through local businesses beyond their per diem
Typhoon ravaged Western Alaska villagers flown to massive Anchorage shelter
Hundreds of rural Alaska villagers have been flown to a massive shelter in downtown Anchorage after suffering from massive destruction by Typhoon Halong last
Savvy Alaska farmers may plow a way for genuine Alaska food security
Left to their own devices, a few savvy farmers are making quite a success story, which might pilot the way for a renewed effort at Alaskan food
OPINON: If Alaska doesn’t fix these 4 essentials we’re headed for a titanic crisis
The warning lights have been flashing for years, yet leadership keeps straightening the deck chairs on the Titanic rather than turning the wheel away from the iceberg. It is time to look squarely at the dangers ahead and take immediate, structural
OPINION: Culture, language and religion are among root causes of Russia-Ukraine war
Here, I would like to briefly describe some key root causes of the Russia-Ukraine war from the perspective of the Russian government (February 24, 2022, to
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