Palmer Mayor Carrington: Why you should vote ‘NO’ on my recall
Recalls of elected officials are rare – and they should be. They’re meant for serious breaches of public trust, not for disagreements over process or tough decisions made during difficult times. So why am I facing a recall now? Let me explain what
OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
Homeschoolers overperform in Alaska poetry contest
While comprising only about 23% of Alaska’s student population, homeschool students outperformed their brick-and-mortar public school counterparts in the Alaska State Champion for Poetry Out
OPINION: A decade of ‘incremental betrayal’ gutted Alaska’s constitutional self-governance
Since 2015, Alaska’s government has not only failed to protect its citizens from bureaucratic bloat and fiscal dependency, but it has also actively dismantled the pillars of state
Alaska Senate GOP caucus debunks ‘meritless’ school funding claims
On April 23, the Senate’s GOP Minority Leader Mike Shower (R-Wasilla) issued a rebuttal to a litany of claims levelled against Republicans who insist that greater funding be tied to
Don’t let green colonialists sacrifice Alaska on the altar of false environmentalism
We cannot allow Alaska to be sacrificed on the altar of a false environmental gospel. We must reject the green colonialism that seeks to chain our future to someone else's
Homeland Security nixes $46M grant that UAA used to push anti-colonialism
Homeland Security grants were being funneled into woke ideological agendas like an anti-colonial project at the University of
Alaskans invited to mark 250th anniversary since the start of America’s War for Independence
April 18, on the campus of UAA, we will hold a vigil commemorating the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, when he warned the patriots of Massachusetts that the British were coming. The next day, we honor the patriot militia who met British
OPINION: All of Alaska shouldn’t pay for Anchorage School District’s mismanagement
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it.
Alaska homeschooler among top 1% in Armed Forces test
Josiah Ruse, who is enrolled in the Alaska Homeschool program based in Delta, has joined an elite group of Americans to earn a perfect score in the Armed Forces Qualification
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