OPINION: A gas line can spring Alaska free from the resource trap
If Alaska is serious about escaping the resource trap we created for ourselves, we need to start acting like a state that still knows how to build big things again. The Alaska gas line is the clearest test of whether we mean
Alaska’s ‘largest’ pro-life march will include shuttles, speakers, music, worship, food
Are you ready to be a part of something big? The 2026 March for Life is ramping up to be the largest pro life gathering in our state's history and you're invited to
OPINION: The King of Kings loves Anchorage’s emotionally irrational protesters
These people don't just make signs and chant slogans that lower our public discourse into the sewage - they believe it like those bending their knees in houses of
OPINION: Alaska lawmakers’ priorities are upside down
Alaska lawmakers are looking to get more from taxpayers - again taking a portion of your statutory PFD, and possibly imposing an income tax. They are supporting the public school system to the detriment of homeschoolers, while considering a bill that promotes
OPINION: Alaska homeschool testing bill is a move to replace – not serve – parents
At its core, this debate is not about testing: It’s about authority. Who gets to shape the mind and conscience of Alaskan children, the parent, or the
ALERT: AK parents must fight bills that eliminate them from mental health care of their kids
Parents and guardians play a vital role in a child’s well-being. Cutting them out of the process, except under narrow conditions, can lead to fragmented care, missed warning signs, and long-term consequences for teens already facing
What has each Alaskan lost after a decade of raided PFDs?
The numbers don’t lie. Because lawmakers chose government spending over your dividend, the average eligible Alaskan has lost $32,683 in today’s
OPINION: SB 64 doesn’t save Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting – it exposes it
Senate Bill 64 is not a rescue plan for ranked-choice voting, nor does it give anyone extra talking points. It is a cleanup bill for Alaska’s election system, maybe the best we have ever seen.
OPINION: After 5,000 years, Iran faces the ‘knife-edge’ of history
Driven by a profound sense of history and Persian identity, Iran has emerged as a formidable, yet isolated, regional power. Today, it faces a defining, "knife-edge" moment - a critical fine line between success and
OPINION: Fear-based distrust of new energy projects holds Alaska back
Alaska’s energy future is on the line, and too often our first instinct is to say no. Not a careful no, not a measured no, but a reflexive, default position that shuts the door before the facts ever get a fair hearing. That fear-based approach does not
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