Alaskans haven’t marked Columbus Day since former Governor Bill Walker signed a 2015 declaration to replace the historic celebration with “Indigenous Peoples Day.” Walker’s initial proclamation railed ...

Chugach Electric’s controversial new charitable giving program will not be curtailed by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, but Attorney General Stephen Cox has issued a consumer protection alert, ...

For many years, I’ve tried to meet faithfully on Thursday mornings with my good friend Bob. We meet for coffee at downtown Anchorage market near where he lives. Bob is in his 80’s and has wisdom ...

Early results in Fairbanks do not look good for most conservative candidates. While conservative Assembly candidate Bret Rotermund is running unopposed, and Republican-baked School Board Candidate ...

The left-leaning former Palmer Mayor Jim Cooper may be headed back to the mayor’s office if his election-night lead holds up. The socially liberal Cooper, who is backed by Mat-Su Democrats, is leading ...

A Kenai Borough proposition to require hand-counting of all ballots cast in-person on election day, is trailing. As of Oct. 7 election night, the vote was 3,410 to 3,780, with absentee ballots not yet ...

The Alaska Division of Public Health Section of Epidemiology (SOE) weighed in on the newest CDC guidelines for Covid precautions and use of Covid jabs. The new federal CDC guidelines were pretty ...

President Trump signed an executive order on Oct. 6 to facilitate the use of Alaska resources to construct the 200-mile Ambler Road deep into northwestern Alaska. On the same day, Interior Secretary ...

It always amazes me when I hear people claim that the PFD is “socialism.” What’s the ordinary meaning of socialism? Government ownership or control of the means of production across the economy.

A group of deeply concerned parents and citizens showed up to the Oct. 7 Anchorage School Board meeting to demand accountability for two teachers who they say have engaged in hateful and threatening ...

Fairbanks, Kenai, Palmer, Wasilla, Juneau and many other boroughs and cities across Alaska are holding elections today (Oct. 7) that will decide mayors and the makeup of school boards city councils ...

A group of Anchorage parents are urging the Anchorage School District (ASD) to “immediately review serious allegations of professional misconduct and violations of ethical standards involving two ...