Fairbanks makes final push to include LGBTQ ideology in schools
It’s been a long and contentious road, marked by unprecedented community resistance, hundreds of letters and many hours of public testimony, but the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is pushing ahead with recommendations that the school board
Blood Bank needs 700 Alaska donors ASAP
A shortage of O negative and O positive blood has led the Blood Bank of Alaska to issue a call for needed donors. The Blood Bank needs continual blood donations of all blood types in order to meet the need for blood in Anchorage and throughout Alaska.
Fairbanks School Board to hear LGBT course plan
The Fairbanks North Star School District will hold its previously scheduled meeting which includes a presentation on the school district’s plan to weave controversial LGBTQ books, materials and themes into high school courses. While the board and
Fairbanks forges ahead with plan to expose students to LGBT classes
The Fairbanks North Star School District is undaunted in its effort to weave LGBTQ books, materials and themes into high school courses. Despite months of community feedback and public testimony, the Fairbanks Curriculum Advisory Committee voted March 5 to
Fundraiser to support Fairbanks pro-life pregnancy center
FYNDout Free Pregnancy Center, a pro-life outreach in Fairbanks, is holding its annual Spring Brunch Fundraiser on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Westmark Hotel. The pregnancy center has operated in Fairbanks for 30 years, providing free
Judgeship opening in Fairbanks
There’s an opening for a judge in the Fairbanks District Court. The Alaska Judicial Council is taking applications for the post due to the upcoming retirement of Judge Patrick Hammers. Those interested can apply online here. Completed applications must be
Fairbanks seeks to affirm students’ gender expression – hide it from parents
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District wants to add “gender expression” to its list of classifications that are protected from “harassment.” On March 3, the school board will be presented with initial information on whether it should
Fairbanks school board meeting tonight – last one spent 2 hours on LGBT curriculum
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District will meet again tonight, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. During the last meeting, Jan. 21, the board listened to nearly two hours of public testimony regarding the school district’s plan to introduce LGBTQ curriculum into
Three pro-life rallies set for Fairbanks this week
Fairbanks residents will have three opportunities this week to pray and protest for an end to abortion. The first event invites pro-life residents to hold signs and pray on street corners across the city on Jan. 22, which marks the 47th anniversary of the
Fairbanks mobilizing against school district’s push for LGBT classes
A storm is brewing in Fairbanks as residents mobilize to oppose the Fairbanks North Star School District’s plan to introduce radical LGBTQ sexual themes into classroom courses. On Jan. 21 a group of concerned parents and community members plan to attend the
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