OPINION: Palin should quit so Alaska can elect a Republican to U.S. House
With 60% of the voters choosing Republicans (Palin and Begich) in round one of Alaska’s ranked-choice vote election for the U.S. House, it seemed like the final outcome should have been a Republican win. One of the Republicans should have inherited the
Left-leaning Southeast AK university seeks an ‘inclusive’ & ‘savvy’ chancellor
With the pending retirement of Chancellor Karen Cary, the nine-member board of the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is searching for a replacement who will advance the “LGBTQ friendly” school’s diversity, equity, inclusion policies. In 2019
Fairbanks set to double down on pushing LGBTQ sexuality in public schools
The Fairbanks School Board is scheduled to vote on a resolution that encourages educators to promote and celebrate LGBTQ sexuality among all grade levels throughout the month of October. Set for a vote at the Sept. 6 school board meeting, the proposal
ANALYSIS: Alaska must clean its voter rolls to ensure accurate elections
By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum The people of Alaska deserve election integrity, and ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls plays an essential part in achieving that goal. Incorrect voter rolls result in ineligible individuals voting – even
SHOCKER: Peltola defeats Palin in ranked-choice election
Hard left Democrat Mary Peltola has narrowly defeated Republican Sarah Palin after the Alaska Division of Elections livestreamed the second and final round of vote counting on Aug. 31. Alaska utilized a new and difficult to grasp ranked-choice voting system
Standing for life: Pro-lifers needed for 40-day Anchorage vigil
Pro-life organizers are seeking to mobilize an army of advocates who will pledge to pray and provide a public witness for unborn Alaskans. The upcoming 40-Days for Life prayer vigil is set to run Sept. 28 to Nov. 6. It is part of a massive and growing
OPINION: Palin v. Peltola – who will win today’s ranked vote showdown?
Later today (Aug. 31), Alaskans will finally learn who won the state’s very first ranked-choice voting contest. Will it be hard-leftist, pro-abortion Democrat Mary Peltola, or will Sarah Palin complete her comeback to national politics? It’s been two
TODAY: Alaska to livestream ranked-choice vote count for U.S. Congress
Today at 4 p.m. Alaska’s Division of Elections will livestream its ranked-choice voting tabulation for the special general election to determine who won the contest to replace the late Congressman Don Young. While the race is far from over, hard-left
Transgender protocol blindsides Mat-Su School Board & they plan to address it
The Mat-Su School Board was caught off guard when a little-known administrative protocol on transgender students came to light last week. Written in 2015, but essentially buried deep in the school district’s website and completely unknown to several
Abortion survivor to headline fundraiser for Mat-Su pro-life center
Claire Culwell is a living reminder of the tragic impact of abortion. In 2009, she met her birth mother and discovered that she had survived an abortion which took the life of her twin sibling. After surviving the abortion, Culwell was adopted into a loving
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