Yearly Archives: 2019
Juneau’s no-fluoride decision costs Medicaid $300 per child, per year
THE KIDS ARE GETTING MORE CAVITIES, UAA STUDY SHOWS
Four out of five Americans have access to optimally fluoridated water, according to Healthy People 2020. That...
Medicaid should not be paying for elective abortions
CHIEF STOWERS' DISSENTING OPINION IS WORTH READING
By SENATOR JOHN COGHILL
GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Summary: Chief Justice Stowers' dissenting opinion in the “Medically Necessary Abortion Case” was correct: ...
Anchorage muni agency tells governor: ‘Take your foot off our throat’
The Anchorage Community Development Authority doesn't like Gov. Dunleavy's budget and appears to be blaming him for the failed economy of Anchorage under the...
Social promotion is Anchorage’s official policy
'ALL CHILDREN ARE ABOVE AVERAGE' IS UP FOR DISCUSSION
For 20 years, the Anchorage School District has had a policy of automatic promotion from grade...
Presbytery of Yukon calls government cuts ‘unChristian’
UNION HEAD ALSO ATTACKS GOVERNOR'S SPENDING CUTS
The Presbytery of the Yukon has spoken: State government should not make unChristian cuts to state spending.
In a...
Will school district ‘take a knee’ for national anthem?
BOARD TO CONSIDER SCHOOLS PLAYING 'STAR SPANGLED BANNER' ONCE A WEEK
At Monday (March 4) night's Anchorage School Board meeting, the board will take up...
Budget cuts can force re-evaluation of education system
EXISTING FUNDING IS NOT YIELDING GOOD RESULTS
By CHARLIE FRANZ
GUEST COLUMNIST
I had the opportunity to attend Rep. Sarah Vance's town hall meeting Saturday at the...
Guardian Flight finds object that may be missing plane
Guardian Flight announced today that its search for the missing plane in Frederick Sound has turned up what is believed to be an unknown...
The deck is stacked for union vocalists at town halls
ORGANIZED PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE SHOWING UP TO PROTEST CUTS
By ART CHANCE
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
There are about 15,000 unionized State employees, over 10,000 unionized teachers, tens of...
Rep. Sarah Vance stands tall before Homer ‘firing squad’
THE LIBERAL ENCLAVE IN DISTRICT 31 WAS OUT IN FORCE
In Homer, Alaska, 308 people attended the town hall with Rep. Sarah Vance at the...