Mat-Su revamps protocols to protect students in wake of controversial school book fair
Mat-Su schools that plan to host book fairs in which private vendors sell materials to children and parents, must now first provide parents with a list of the books on display. Additionally, parents must be notified two weeks prior to the fair so they have
Due to heavy snow, Alaska extends deadline for removing studded tires
Thanks to the massive snowfall and heavy ice buildup this winter, the Alaska Dept. of Public Safety has issued an “emergency order” extending the legal deadline to remove studded tires. Issued on April 5, the order aims to give drivers a couple of extra
Leading conservative author/speaker to headline Anchorage and Fairbanks events
Popular conservative editor, author and international speaker Will Witt is headed to Alaska next month to headline the Alaska Family Council’s spring fundraising galas. Editor in chief of The Florida Standard, Witt is also an internationally recognized
Far left candidates dominate Anchorage’s early election results
The April 4 election is shaping up to be yet another victory lap for Anchorage’s hardline cultural leftists. If Tuesday night’s early returns are any indication, liberals will continue their supermajority dominance on the Assembly and school board. Of the
ON RECORD: 21 Alaska educators who don’t want parents to know of LGBTQ/sex-ed agenda
On rare occasion do Alaska public school educators openly air a distain for conservative parents, religious values or traditional views of morality and human sexuality. The nearly 400 pages of public testimony submitted on House Bill 105, however, provides a
De-transitioner shares personal struggles in urging Alaska lawmakers to defend parental rights
Editor’s note: The following public testimony was provided in support of Alaska House Bill 105. I am a gay man. I was a transgender woman for over 20 years, and a member of the LGBTQIA TransQueer gender movement for over 30 years. I have lived, breathed and
Golovin school principal backs Gov. Dunleavy’s bill to protect parental rights in Alaska
Alan Davis, principal of Martin L. Olson School in Golovin, is one of the few public school educators to voiced strong support Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bill aimed at strengthening parental rights and baring public schools from hiding a child’s sexual
School Board Assoc. director dismisses critics who point out Alaska’s dismal student test scores
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards, recently posted a sharply worded column in which he blasts those who note that dismal standardized test scores are objective evidence that Alaska’s public
VOTER GUIDE: Here’s how Anchorage can swing leftist city to the right
Ever wonder how Anchorage seems to be singing the BLUES so much? Maybe it’s because we need more balance on the Anchorage School Board and Anchorage Assembly? Did you know that roughly 85% of the combined members of the
Upset Mat-Su parents adamant that schools remove graphic LGBTQ books
Impassioned parents turned out for a March 28 meeting to express anger and frustration with the fact that the Mat-Su School District offers graphic sexual books to children without parental notice or consent. The joint Mat-Su Assembly/School Board meeting
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