Cruise line in Alaska wants to resume trips in July with mandatory shots for all
Norwegian Cruise Line, which offers seven-day trips from Seattle to Southeast Alaska, has asked the CDC to approve its cruising season beginning July 4 so long as all crew and passengers have proof of a COVID shot. An April 5 letter from Norwegian Cruise Line
Game on: Conservative, pro-life, pro-gun Kelly Tshibaka challenging Murkowski for U.S. Senate
Kelly Tshibaka will challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s 20-year grip on her U.S. Senate seat. Tshibaka announced her candidacy March 29 with a campaign video clearly laying out her pro-life, pro-family and pro-Second Amendment views. The former commissioner for
OPINION: The time is now for Dave Bronson
As we come to the end of our Anchorage election process, I want to encourage everyone to make sure you vote by April 6th. The future of Anchorage will be determined by who we select for mayor. Does Anchorage continue the slide towards ruin by
Graduation requirement nixed but new bill still aims to fix Alaska’s erratic civics education
A proposed mandatory civics test for Alaska students to graduate high school has been nixed. It would have required students to be able to pass the civics test administered to all U.S. immigrants. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) and Sen. Tom
Resolution to amend Alaska Constitution on abortion passes first legislative hurdle
Senate Joint Resolution 4, which looks to clarify that Alaska’s constitution does not protect abortion or state funding for abortion, has passed the first of many legislative hurdles. On March 23, the measure passed out of the Senate Health and Social
OPINION: Mead Treadwell backs Mike Robbins as the ‘no-drama’ mayor Anchorage needs
Voting is underway for Anchorage mayor and school board members, and by mid-summer Anchorage will have a new mayor. I’m supporting Mike Robbins. Mike knows the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Too many sideshows have occupied our
It’s time to expose ‘white privilege’ theory for what it really is
Activists on the left claim that WPT or “White Privilege Theory” is a social movement for justice, equal rights and opportunities for people of color who were historically deprived of their rights through systematic discrimination and structural poverty.
Alaska leads the way in national homeschool surge
In the wake of COVID, homeschooling has skyrocketed across the United States, but no state has seen a greater increase than Alaska. A new report by the Census Bureau includes surveys of all 50 states, showing that the appeal of home education has grew to
Alaskans protest Anchorage meeting between Biden administration and Chinese officials
A group of Alaskans, from both Southcentral and Fairbanks are peacefully protesting the March 18-19 meeting in Anchorage between top Biden administration officials and members of the Chinese Communist Party. The diplomatic discussion involves Secretary
COVID-hype victims and the denial of medical treatment
I don’t like assuming the role of “victim.” That is best left to liberals and socialists. But in all the worry about this non-crisis, only thin, reedy voices have mentioned that the loss of medical treatment due to “fears” is real. Lynette Clark, my
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