Pro-life group headed to Fairbanks to train the next generation
Once a year, one of the largest pro-life organizations in the nation offers training to Alaska to help equip and empower the next generation of pro-life advocates. A group called Leadership Institute will arrive in Fairbanks later this month to give a free
Fairbanks set to double down on pushing LGBTQ sexuality in public schools
The Fairbanks School Board is scheduled to vote on a resolution that encourages educators to promote and celebrate LGBTQ sexuality among all grade levels throughout the month of October. Set for a vote at the Sept. 6 school board meeting, the proposal
Leftist dark money bankrolls opposition to Alaska Constitutional Convention
Despite campaign propaganda warning Alaskans that a constitutional convention would expose Alaska to outside influence by deep-pocketed special interest groups, one of the nation’s largest dark-money behemoths is bankrolling the primary organization
Activists aim to use Fairbanks ‘climate plan’ to impose radical green agenda
A coalition of climate alarmists and critical race theory advocates are looking to use the still emerging Fairbanks North Star Borough’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan to impose contentious environmental plans on area residents. The Fairbanks Borough is
Pope Francis taps pro-life, pro-family Fairbanks Bishop for Minn. post
Pope Francis tapped Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski, 57, to serve as the new bishop of the New Ulm Diocese in Minnesota. The announcement was made June 12, and will take effect on Sept. 27. Since Nov. 8, 2014, Zielinski has served as the Fairbanks bishop
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
Fairbanks pro-lifers to counter July 9 pro-abortion rally
Pro-life advocates in Fairbanks are organizing a peaceful counter rally in response to a Planned Parenthood pro-abortion gathering set for July 9. The opposing events will take place at and around the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds. Planned Parenthood will host
Grassroots Fairbanks Independence Day Parade is back
Christine Robbins is president of the local nonprofit, Spirit of ’76, which relaunched the Fairbanks Independence Day Parade last year for the first time in more than 50 years. This event is back for 2022 in what organizers hope will become an
Fairbanks employee with concealed gun thwarts robbery attempt
During an attempted armed robbery at a Fairbanks tool shop this past Friday, an employee stopped the would-be perpetrator from stealing a bandsaw kit. According to the Alaska State Troopers’ dispatch, the attempted robbery took place on June 24, just after
Fairbanks to mark Memorial Day with planting of the poppies
On Monday, May 30, Fairbanks residents will honor the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. At 11 a.m., residents will gather at Pioneer Park (2300 Airport Way) for the annual “Planting of the Poppies.”
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