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COVID won’t stop Alaska from holding traditional primary election

PoliticsMay 16, 2020

Alaska Lieut. Governor Kevin Meyer said Alaska will conduct the August primary election in the traditional manner, with all options available for Alaskan voters. This includes absentee voting, early voting up to two weeks prior to election day, and in-person,

Pro-life conservative challenging Ketchikan’s Ortiz for Alaska House seat

PoliticsApril 29, 2020

Leslie Becker, a pro-life, fiscal conservative in Ketchikan is challenging Rep. Daniel Ortiz for his seat in the Alaska House of Representatives. Becker serves on the Ketchikan School Board and is the former executive director for the town’s chamber of

Anchorage candidate keeping quiet on plot to ban counseling for unwanted LGBT attraction

FamilyMarch 19, 2020

Anchorage Assembly Member Christopher Constant is waiting until the election results are in the bag before introducing a ban on counseling for people who wish to overcome unwanted same-sex attraction. Constant, who is openly gay and running unopposed for his

Pro-life, pro-family Anchorage voter guide shows stark differences among candidates

AbortionMarch 16, 2020

There could not be greater contrasts among the candidates running for Anchorage Assembly and Anchorage School Board seats, especially with regards to pro-life, parental rights and religious liberty issues. Between March 17 and April 7, Anchorage residents

Event aims to equip Mat-Su Christians to engage politics and culture

CultureFebruary 13, 2020

Mat-Su residents are meeting this Saturday, Feb. 15, In the first of what will be a monthly meeting to educate and mobilize area Christians to engage politics and culture. Organizer Candy Sunderland said inspiration for the event came on the heels of a past

Report shows why liberal judges rule Alaska

PoliticsFebruary 11, 2020

It doesn’t matter whether Alaska’s executive branch, legislative branch or the general population is conservative, Alaskans rarely see the appointment of conservative, constitutionalist judges. That’s because none of these groups have much say when it

Inside scoop: Planned Parenthood’s 2020 strategy for Alaska

AbortionJanuary 8, 2020

Planned Parenthood, Alaska’s largest provider of abortions, held a strategic planning session on Jan. 7 in Anchorage. The event took place at Writer’s Block Café where a “We Support Planned Parenthood” sign stood in the window. About 30 people came,

Mat-Su elects conservative, pro-life candidates to school board, assembly

AbortionNovember 6, 2019

Pro-life candidates who support religious liberty, traditional family values and robust parental rights appear to have won four of five contests in the Mat-Su Borough’s Nov. 5 elections, according to unofficial results. Candidates were vying for two borough

Mat-Su Borough candidates’ positions on abortion, religious liberty and LGBTQ issues

AbortionOctober 31, 2019

A newly-released “Values Voter Guide” by the Alaska Family Council lets Mat-Su residents know where candidates running for Borough Assembly and Borough School Board stand on abortion, religious liberty and LGBTQ issues. Voters will cast ballots on Nov. 5

On the duty to ‘legislate morality’ in Alaska

AbortionOctober 14, 2019

On October 1, voters in Fairbanks and North Pole spoke fairly clearly about the direction they think their communities should be headed regarding civil government and school leadership. Former Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblyman Lance Roberts called the

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