Tears of joy mark approval of hard-won Alaska charter school in secluded Nikolaevsk
After years of struggling to convince the Kenai Borough School District to let them operate their own unique public charter school, residents of Nikolaevsk broke into tears of joy after the school board approved the school along a narrow 5-3 vote earlier this
Alaska’s legendary fishing jobs hit record low, falling for 5th straight year
Long part of Alaska’s lore, the daring adventures of commercial fishing are becoming less and less
OPINION: Jones Act is a century-old anchor dragging Alaska’s economy under water
The Jones Act is economic colonialism under a different name. Washington, D.C., Washington State, and entrenched special interests grow rich while Alaska pays the
Alaska’s ‘radical social studies standards’ blasted by national conservative media
The [Alaska Education] department’s regular personnel have failed so completely to provide adequate social studies standards that Alaska’s policymakers should step in and appoint an independent commission to draft depoliticized, content-rich social
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
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
REP. MCCABE: Alaska must dismantle & rebuild our failing school system to serve parents, kids
Alaska's education system has been hijacked by powerful teachers unions and their political allies, who treat education as a taxpayer-funded business. They lobby relentlessly for bigger budgets while resisting parental
ALEXANDER DOLITSKY: Why are some Russians willing to honor Joseph Stalin?
Posthumously, public opinion of Joseph Stalin has changed from “good to evil and then back to good again,” reflecting historic periods and
OPINION: Plan to link Alaska’s Permanent Fund accounts is all about growing govt. spending
Changing Alaska's Permanent Fund structure to provide a stable revenue source for the state is a mistake. It hurts the fund, and it hurts the rest of us who don’t depend on government for a
Allies & Enemies: The historic pendulum of U.S.-Russian relations – part 1
The purpose of this article is to place the story of cooperation along the Alaska-Siberia Lend-Lease Airway during WWII into a larger context—the development of Russian-American relations over time.
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