OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
OPINION: Alaska’s judicial branch has darkened the light of liberty
Vladimir Nabokov writes in Speak, Memory (1951), “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” Many interpret this as an expression of nihilism — but is it truly? Rather than despair, Nabokov’s “brief crack of
OPINION: A decade of ‘incremental betrayal’ gutted Alaska’s constitutional self-governance
Since 2015, Alaska’s government has not only failed to protect its citizens from bureaucratic bloat and fiscal dependency, but it has also actively dismantled the pillars of state
OPINION: Here’s how Alaska funds schools – a failing formula
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it.
BOB BIRD: Holy Shroud and Holy Week
Only God could leave us his photograph, implanted on linen, and in the medium of a photographic negative. As Lord of Time, only he could reach his loving hand across the centuries to blast our layers of complacency away, in our age that worships anything and
Homeland Security nixes $46M grant that UAA used to push anti-colonialism
Homeland Security grants were being funneled into woke ideological agendas like an anti-colonial project at the University of
‘QueerDoc’ defends cross-sex drugs, tells lawmakers she’s Alaska’s top provider for trans youth
Last month, Alaska’s most prolific transgender doctor wrote a revealing letter to lawmakers in Juneau, defending her controversial work on gender-confused young Alaskans, and blasting the State Medical Board for recommending that Alaska ban chemical and
Alaska homeschooler among top 1% in Armed Forces test
Josiah Ruse, who is enrolled in the Alaska Homeschool program based in Delta, has joined an elite group of Americans to earn a perfect score in the Armed Forces Qualification
BOB BIRD: Trump has made great strides, but he mustn’t ignore the Constitution
Donald Trump is close to being out of control. We know, after what he has gone through, it is hard to be measured. He is not doing himself, his supporters, or the country any favors. Because his opponents have made so many reckless statements, and are
REP. MCCABE: It’s time to end taxpayer funding of partisan NPR media
Defunding NPR wouldn’t silence it; it would simply put it on the same playing field as every other media company. Let it earn its place in the market, not rely on taxpayers to keep it
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