Will more funding and extended hours really improve Anchorage schools?
The Anchorage School District’s mission – “Educating All Students for Success in Life” – has proven illusive. Annual math and reading scores continue to languish with nearly 57% of students performing below proficiency in English and 63%
Tonight: Alaskans mobilize to fight for parental rights in schools
An article in the Washington Post recently made this bold statement, “Parents claim they have the right to shape their kids’ school curriculum. They do not.” The October article asserts that the current movement of citizens pushing for parental rights
When politics is inescapable, military service is all the more commendable – thank you.
In my experience, most Americans put on a military uniform for the first time not because they voted for those in Washington and want to help implement a political agenda, but because they know and believe that America is worth defending; her people are worth
Murkowski and Zink try to convince pregnant Alaskan women to get experimental Covid vax
In an effort to get pregnant Alaska women to take experimental Covid jabs, Sen. Lisa Murkowski spent part of last week conducting a gushing interview with Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ann Zink, and Heidi Murkoff, author of “What to Expect When
What Russian Orthodoxy’s ‘Great Schism’ reveals about authoritarian governments
History does not repeat. Yesterday will never be today or tomorrow, but historic patterns do repeat. History shows a pattern of nations’ emergence, growth and decline. It provides facts and allows us to search for underlying causes of historic events.
Alaska woman shares tips on how she and her husband beat COVID
After my husband and I fought a three-week nightmare battling Covid, I found myself humbled and wanting to be sure to take our experiences to help others with this terrible, and I completely believe man-made, virus. I did research, listened to conferences,
Anchorage man videos children screaming, resisting vax at school clinic
Anchorage political activist and self-proclaimed citizen journalist Dustin Dardin walked into an Anchorage School District Covid vaccine clinic on Nov. 6 to record a disturbing scene. The 49 second video posted to Facebook reveals at least one child
Kenai Mayor Charlie Pierce: Alaskans are losing trust in elections
People are losing trust in the election processes and elected officials. Doing nothing in Juneau is getting old and people are fed up. Have we forgotten that we who are elected serve at the pleasure of the people who elected us? Why is it that we run for
Alaska judge rules that nurses can kill babies with chemical abortions
An Alaska Superior Court judge has sided with abortion giant Planned Parenthood in temporarily halting a state law that prohibits non-physicians such as nurses and nurse midwives from performing chemical abortions. Surgical abortions still must be performed
Former sex-ed teacher says deceptive material harms kids
As a former so-called “comprehensive” sex-education teacher, I have come to understand that there are two major hindrances for young people in the area of sexual decision making. First, youth lack an appreciation of their intrinsic
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