Gov. Murkowski? – How to defeat her with RCV
It may be possible to use RCV strategically against Murkowski to accomplish two objectives. To deny her the election victory and to show voters how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) can be used to sway elections
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.
Fairbanks School Board aims to block federal immigration agents from schools
The Fairbanks North Star School Board is set to vote on a resolution aimed at blocking federal agents from enforcing longstanding immigration
Kenai to vote on scrapping machine tabulators in favor of hand counting
Hand count proponents are hoping voters will approve Prop. 1 during the Oct. 7 regular election. If it passes, it will require all paper ballots, cast in-person on election day, be counted manually by hand, rather than using electronic tabulating
Transgender teacher disrespects Alaska Native culture, Bethel parents say
“I would like the LGBT people to respect our Yup’ik culture," Carter said. "This lifestyle is not part of our tradition. It’s their
ON NOTICE: Alaska schools have 60 days to ditch LGBTQ sex-ed dogma or lose fed. funds
Alaska schools that subject children to LGBTQ dogma in their sex-ed programs now have 60 days to purge this controversial content or face the loss of federal sex-ed
OPINION: Could Alaska get a ‘Gov. Lisa Murkowski’?
Let’s examine, in more detail, what U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s chances are of winning the Alaska gubernatorial race if she ran as a
Conservative radio host Bob Bird is Alaska’s ‘Broadcaster of the Year’
Conservative talk show host Bob Bird, host of the “Talk of the Kenai” show for KSRM, has received the top award among Alaska’s radio
Alaskans are far more overweight and inactive than past generations
Despite a long litany of government-funded programs, state and federal health department outreach efforts and messaging campaigns, and tighter regulations on the availability of sugary drinks and candy in schools, Alaskans are more obese and overweight than
Taking Back Alaska: A full budget scenario & long-term fiscal balance at $40/barrel oil
The following section outlines Alaska’s full post-reform budget scenario under the assumption of $40 per barrel oil
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