Anchorage schools are overburdened with tasks unrelated to Three R’s
America’s founding fathers knew that our nation’s democratic-republic form of government requires educated citizens to be successful. I strongly support parental educational choice, but a strong successful public school system is also essential to
Anchorage must denounce Assembly’s scheme to oust Mayor Bronson
The hard-left majority which firmly controls the Anchorage Assembly is frustrated that voters chose to elect a strong conservative mayor last spring. Many Assembly members had actively campaigned for their fellow leftist Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar in his bid
9 Alaska Republicans back House leader’s move to stop pro-life speech
Alaska’s Speaker of the House Louise Stutes exhibited what appeared to be a blatant double standard when letting lawmakers speak on the issue of abortion this week. During the May 3 House Floor session, the left-leaning Republican Stutes let Rep. Ivy
OPINION: War and Forgiveness in Kiev
Vladimir Lenin characterized the NEP (New Economic Policy) in 1922 as an economic system that would include “a free market and capitalism, both subject to state control,” while socialized state enterprises would operate on “a profit basis”— an
Lawmakers to AK teens: Sex, abortion & divorce are OK. Marriage – not OK
Our culture is adrift without an anchor. Unfortunately, our State Legislature is no exception. This past Wednesday afternoon, Alaska legislators voted overwhelmingly (33-3) to restrict teen access to marriage by repealing Alaska’s judicial bypass statute
Dan Fagan: Fight for Alaska now before it is unrecognizable
It’s all happening so fast. Our freedoms are disappearing. We’re engulfed in a whirlwind of unprecedented lies. Good is called evil and evil is called good. Too many Americans and Alaskans are unaware we are about to lose everything. Who can you trust?
AK pastor: Martin Luther King, Jr. was not on board with Critical Race Theory
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on critical race theory and the Black Lives Matter movement by Anchorage pastor Prince Nwankudu. Read part one here. MLK did not view the U.S. as fundamentally racist but called for the check of freedom and
WATCH: Chief justice of Alaska Supreme Court to give annual speech to lawmakers
Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court Daniel Winfree will address the full Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Feb. 9 when he delivers the annual “State of the Judiciary” at 11 a.m. in the Alaska House Chamber. This will be Winfree’s first address to
Eastman outmaneuvers House leaders’ first effort to strip committee seats
Rep. David Eastman outmaneuvered Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) along with the Democratic controlled House that attempted to strip him of all his legislative committee assignments on Jan. 31. House leadership, comprised of mostly Democrats and
Mat-Su Health official blames irrational ‘tribalism’ for low vax rates
According to the president of the Mat-Su Health Foundation, Elizabeth Ripley, the reason nearly 60% of Mat-Su residents have thus far declined the experimental Covid shots is not because of thoughtful research, but irrational and emotional fixations on
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