Alaska conference to inspire Christians to engage politics
Christians have a “spiritual obligation” to engage in politics. This is one of the key messages of the upcoming Alaska Prayer Conference, Feb. 11-13, in Anchorage. Conference “special guests” include Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy,
Providence hires Anchorage Police Chief as first ‘diversity’ officer
According to a Jan. 12 notice from Providence Alaska, the state’s largest hospital has hired Anchorage Police Chief Kenneth McCoy, Jr. to serve as its first-ever chief “diversity, equity and inclusion officer,” or DEI. Starting Feb. 14, McCoy will be
Alaska Black Caucus to ‘pressure’ schools to adopt critical race theory
The far-left activist group, Alaska Black Caucus (ABC), which has been heavily funded by the Anchorage Assembly and the Rasmuson Foundation, has big plans to pressure Anchorage schools into teaching key elements of critical race theory in 2022. A Jan. 13
Gov. Dunleavy headed to Mat-Su for free-form Q&A
Do you have a question you’d like to personally ask Gov. Mike Dunleavy about his policies or political decisions? He will be headed to Palmer as the featured speaker for the Jan. 15 town-hall-styled meeting of the Mat-Su Chapter of the Association of
Dysfunctional Alaska Legislature preps to gavel back in
On Jan. 19, the 60 public servants who represent the people of Alaska in our State Legislature will resume the messy work of representative democracy down in Juneau. If recent history is any indication, the Republican majorities in both the House and Senate
Abandoned Fairbanks baby shows need to publicize crisis pregnancy options
The dramatic rescue of a newborn marked the final hours of New Year’s Eve 2021 in Fairbanks, Alaska. A Good Samaritan found the baby along the roadside in freezing temperatures. Wrapped in blankets inside a cardboard box, the child came with a handwritten
Governor, AK Native groups blast Biden for eroding energy production
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined Alaska Native groups in condemning the Biden administration after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signaled that it plans to close millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) that has been made available for
Do you trust Alaska politics anymore?
If there is no trust, we cannot function as a society. Do you trust your doctor’s mainstream medicine advice anymore? Do you trust the mainstream educational agenda? Do you trust the mainstream military leadership? Do you trust your mainstream religious
Sitka author blasts Assembly for ‘pretending’ masks protect kids
Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of Brett Wilcox’s Jan. 5 communication to the Sitka School Board. You are victims of geography. Let me explain. In a photo of my granddaughter’s school class, taken a few weeks ago, you can see
Alaska legislator reflects on why he chose to rally in DC on Jan. 6
I have had the privilege of being in Washington, DC on January 6th twice. Each time, it was an immense privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder with Americans who were willing to sacrifice personal safety for the future of this country. On January 6th, 2009, I
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