BOB BIRD: False compassion leads to greater suffering
We suffer from false compassion - calling unnatural things, natural, and making a pitiable, yet treatable psychosis, into a “new
Conservative Sitka man suffers concussion, broken bones at radical leftist protest
A protester at a leftist rally in Sitka was charged with two felony assaults counts, theft, criminal mischief and robbery, which occurred during an Aug. 30 demonstration that resulted in one peaceful conservative-counter protester being admitted to the local
Glen Biegel: Unpacking the left’s disdain for prayer and love of gun control
Jenn Psaki and many millions of poorly educated believers and non-believers tell us to stop praying. Praying is not an action, and we need action. We need control. The appeal to God is not control
OPINION: The root cause of mass shootings isn’t what you think
The blame for this mass shooting probably belongs to members of the medical community providing transgender care for young
GLEN BIEGEL: What really matters in the crowded race for Alaska governor?
Glen Biegel takes an early looks at the crowded field running for Alaska
Fairbanks School Board aims to block federal immigration agents from schools
The Fairbanks North Star School Board is set to vote on a resolution aimed at blocking federal agents from enforcing longstanding immigration
Kenai to vote on scrapping machine tabulators in favor of hand counting
Hand count proponents are hoping voters will approve Prop. 1 during the Oct. 7 regular election. If it passes, it will require all paper ballots, cast in-person on election day, be counted manually by hand, rather than using electronic tabulating
Public comment sought on Trump’s push to nix ‘roadless rule’ in Alaska’s Tongass forest
“For nearly 25 years, the Roadless Rule has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to action – prohibiting road construction, which has limited wildfire suppression and active forest management,” U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz
OPINION: Could Alaska get a ‘Gov. Lisa Murkowski’?
Let’s examine, in more detail, what U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s chances are of winning the Alaska gubernatorial race if she ran as a
Alaskans are far more overweight and inactive than past generations
Despite a long litany of government-funded programs, state and federal health department outreach efforts and messaging campaigns, and tighter regulations on the availability of sugary drinks and candy in schools, Alaskans are more obese and overweight than
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