Holy Rosary Academy ranked #1 among private Alaska schools
For the second year running, Anchorage’s Holy Rosary Academy has taken honors as the top private school in Alaska. The latest national rankings by Niche, which surveyed tens of thousands of private schools across the U.S., placed the independent
Fairbanks voter guide highlights candidates committed to defending conservative values
In the lead up to the Oct. 4 elections in Fairbanks, Alaska Family Action has released its “Values Voter Guide” to help identify candidates who support traditional family values. The guide covers races for Fairbanks City mayor, Fairbanks City Council,
Debate on Alaska Constitutional Convention centers on risk vs. reward
Roughly 100 people turned out for the Sept. 29 debate over whether Alaskans should vote on Nov. 8 to call for a state-level constitutional convention, a question which Alaskans are asked every 10 years in accord with the state’s constitution. Organized by
Mat-Su looks to ban vote machines, mandate hand counts, empower poll watchers
On Oct. 4, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly will hold a public hearing to decide on whether to ban voting machines and mandate hand count tabulation of all borough elections. Introduced on Sept. 27, the ordinance requires a hand count of all ballots at the
Alaskans are no longer getting jabbed or boosted for Covid
There appears to be little to no appetite among Alaskans to continue the seemingly endless practice of vaxing or boosting with experimental Covid shots. A comparison of statewide data from the end of August to the end of September reveals that almost no
Sarah Palin ‘honored’ to get backing from nation’s largest LGBTQ Republican activist group
Sarah Palin, who is running for U.S. House in the Nov. 8 election, just Tweeted out that she has been endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans, which claims to be the nation’s oldest and largest group of LGBT Republican activists. “I am honored to have
Gas prices soaring again in Alaska and across U.S.
In direct contradiction with President Joe Biden’s recent comments, the average price of gas in America – including Alaska – is actually going back up. Last Friday, Biden boasted on live television about a three-month decline in gas prices. “Guess
UPDATE: Eagle River push to break from Anchorage continues on
Our summer is ending with fireweed signaling to us that fall is in the air. I want to thank all our volunteers for their hard work at the Bear Paw festival and the parades this summer. Without our volunteers, our effort to govern our own communities would
Pro-life advocates needed: 40-Days for Life vigil kicks off Wednesday in Anchorage
Editor’s note: The following message was sent out to pro-life advocates by the organizers of this year’s 40-Days for Life prayer vigil in Anchorage. Our fall vigil begins! We want to have two or more of us praying outside Planned Parenthood from 7
Alaska health officials say parents hinder their ability to get LGBTQ sex info on teens
A few weeks after agreeing not to ask Alaska teens controversial questions about their gender identity and sexual orientation, some of Alaska’s leading health officials and state partners are now brainstorming ways to uncover this information without
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