Record number of Americans dissatisfied with K-12 schooling
With a new school year now underway in Alaska and across the nation, a record high 63% of Americans now say they are dissatisfied with the state of public education, according to a recent national Gallup poll. The loss of faith in public schools cuts across
Biden to spend 9/11 in Alaska: Will be 1st president to skip traditional memorials
Biden to spend 9/11 in Alaska: Will be 1st president to skip traditional
Military targets Alaska-based Airmen with radical ‘woke’ diversity trainings
Military targets Alaska-based Airmen with radical ‘woke’ diversity
After Anchorage school visit blocked, Dr. Carson visits alternative sites to inspire kids to cherish America’s founding ideals
After Anchorage school visit blocked, Dr. Carson visits alternative sites to inspire kids to forge love for God, others,
Mat-Su School District welcomes Dr. Carson, after Anchorage bars him from visiting students
Mat-Su School District welcomes Dr. Carson, after Anchorage bars him from visiting
Alaska jobs up 1% in July thanks to bigger government, added tourism
Driven largely by increased government-related employment and additional tourism jobs, Alaska’s statewide job count was up by 3,600 (or 1%) from a year ago. Leisure and hospitality added 2,100 jobs (5% increase) over the year, benefitting from a
Former Alaska judge appears for pretrial in a case that may expose wider judicial corruption
Several dozen judicial reform advocates showed up for the Aug. 18 pretrial conference of former Alaska Judge Margaret Murphy in a case that they hope will begin to expose longstanding corruption among Alaska judges and state officials. Murphy, who served as
Packed court expected for start of felony perjury trial for former Alaska judge
This Friday, a pretrial hearing begins for former Alaska District Judge Margaret Murphy. In June she pleaded not guilty to felony perjury, but if convicted she faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $100,000. The case has drawn considerable
Anchorage Superintendent inexplicably disinvites Medal of Freedom honoree Dr. Ben Carson
While Anchorage School District Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt has inexplicably prohibited famed brain surgeon and national educational advocate Dr. Ben Carson from visiting Mountain View Elementary School, Carson is planning to visit some private schools in
REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ film is an angst-filled and mixed success
Oppenheimer is a complex and interesting movie. Being a history teacher, the development of the atomic bomb is a difficult yet necessary topic to discuss, but only among older students. I enjoyed no such luxury in 1962. At age 11, I had the Cuban Missile
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