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The number of women taking the abortion pill in Alaska is increasing. Right now, there are many actual women, in our communities right here in Alaska, suffering real harm – abandoned by an industry ...
House Bill 57 (HB 57) introduces targeted reforms to Alaska’s public education system, including smaller class sizes, increased vocational funding, and reading incentive grants. However, these ...
A new survey is asking whether parents want to be notified when their child checks out material at any one of the Mat-Su Borough’s five library locations. The survey, which closes on May 8, includes a ...
The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is promoting and funding the work of a controversial LGBTQ+ activist group known as the Queen’s Guard. Through its community outreach arm – Connect Mat-Su – the ...
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS ...
For those thinking about running for local office in Juneau’s upcoming October election, a May 3 workshop is scheduled to help navigate the fundamentals of waging a successful campaign. This October, ...
Vladimir Nabokov writes in Speak, Memory (1951), “Our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” Many interpret this as an expression of nihilism — but is it truly?
Recalls of elected officials are rare – and they should be. They’re meant for serious breaches of public trust, not for disagreements over process or tough decisions made during difficult times. So ...
Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich has is leading the charge to ban states from using ranked choice voting in federal elections – which would include votes for Congress and the president/vice The Alaska ...
CORRECTION: The 907 Initiative is a 501c4, not a 501c3 as originally stated here. However, it doesn’t change the main points of the article. An organization with a favorable tax status, as a 501c4, is ...
Momentum is steadily growing among Alaska Republicans to officially punish U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for disrespecting, humiliating and embarrassing the GOP by failing to support its candidates or core ...
Alaska’s Congressman Nick Begich has is leading the charge to ban states from using ranked choice voting in federal elections – which includes contests for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and presidential ...