What is true freedom? Former Soviet turned Alaskan recalls poignant conversation
Recently, I had a conversation with an American in her late 20s about current events in our country. Let’s call her Rebecca in order to protect her anonymity. “What is freedom?” Rebecca asked. “What is it for you, Rebecca?” I responded to her
OPINION: Rett Syndrome is defined by hope, love and difficult challenges
October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, but what is Rett? Most people have never heard of it unless someone they love is diagnosed through a genetic test. That’s what happened to our family when my beautiful granddaughter, Leah, was diagnosed three
The Left is weaponizing ‘justice’
In case you haven’t noticed, receiving justice in an unfair world is a dicey proposition. This is certainly expected in many personal situations outside the domain of law. When we were kids, we likely thought a teacher or parental decision was unfair, and
American Leftism: Is the nation losing its mind?
When I arrived in the United States on February of 1978 as a political refugee from a socialist country, I never thought that America would attempt to destroy itself from within with the radical neo-Marxist ideology (i.e., critical race theory, white
THE FACTS: Alaska Covid Alliance unpacks medical and policy failures since 2020
Editor’s note: The following column was written on behalf of Alaska Covid Alliance. It’s hard to believe how long we have been under this siege. Two and a half years with no end in sight. Have we “flattened the curve” yet? Reflecting on this
OPINION: How Fairbanks Christians can vote to defend traditional values
GUEST COLUMN BY JON & RUTH EWIG Whether we have young children or teens in homeschool, private or public school we need to fulfill our duty as American citizens to participate in voting at the local community as well as state and national levels.
Homer mom fights to protect kids from library’s gender confusing books
As State Farm Insurance learned recently, partnering with groups and leading the charge to get books on sexually perverse, gender-bending ideology into the hands of elementary school aged children will backfire when concerned parents step up. Partnering
Amid calls to cancel Shakespeare, Alaska theater continues 30-year mission to honor ‘The Bard’
For 30 years the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre has provided high quality Shakespearean productions in an effort to deepen appreciation of, and expand the audience for, Shakespearean theater in Interior Alaska. Since launching its first performance in 1992
Cheers to Fairbanks for making Independence Day Parade a ‘great success’
Editor’s note: In 2021, for the first time in more than half a century, Fairbanks held a bonified Independence Day parade, which was organized and funded through a grassroots, community effort. I just wanted to give a huge thank you to Fairbanks for
Anti-American, pro-abortion rally spills into streets of downtown Palmer
A group of about 50 pro-abortion activists gathered in downtown Palmer to scream anti-American and anti-Supreme Court slogans for a couple of hours on July 2. Protesters, including transgender and LGBTQ activists, voiced outrage at the U.S. Supreme Court’s
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