Opinion: Democracy shouldn’t have a cover charge— candidates shouldn’t be scrubbed from Alaska’s voter pamphlet
By James Parkin, 2026 write-in candidate for Governor When I launched my grassroots write-in campaign for Governor of Alaska alongside my running mate, Ramadanhi... Read more.
Opinion: Use their own weapon to beat them
By Rep. Kevin McCabe (R-Big Lake) This article was first published on the author’s personal Substack, September 13, 2026, under the title “Seven Instructions.... Read more.
Opinion: The stories of 9 states who defended their elections from ranked-choice voting and jungle primaries
By Wyatt Young Nelson with an introduction by Natalie Spaulding Introduction In 2020 and 2024, well-funded lobbyists tried to take Alaska’s ranked-choice voting... Read more.
Opinion: The governor’s race is a fight for freedom; here’s how to win
By George B. Hightower, M.D., USNR (retired), former 2026 candidate for Lt. Governor In July, I penned an op-ed advocating the ideals our forefathers lived by in... Read more.
Analysis: Counting visits is not counting value— the missing half of Alaska’s recreation story
By Samuel A. Schilling, President of the Alaska Outdoor Access Alliance (AOAA) The Alaska Outdoor Alliance recently published Nearly 8 Million Visits, highlighting... Read more.
Opinion: Conservative voters face extra hurdles in Alaska—just ask the 11,928 voters who were just cancelled
By David Eastman, former State Representative and 2026 candidate for House District 27 This article was first published by David Eastman on his campaign site, September... Read more.
Opinion: Take a break from election drama at AK4PF’s personal freedom conference
By Linda Boyle Fall is in the air. Termination dust is already here. Elections are getting more and more interesting. So much drama that can really weigh one down!... Read more.
Opinion: In Alaska, no fishery stands alone
By Julie Sande, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) This article was originally published by Alaska DCCED... Read more.
Service to My Country: Luis Nieves, Navy and Coast Guard
The Uniform Comes Off, but the Duty Remains By Luis Arturo Nieves I grew up in New York City, far from the open ocean and even farther from Alaska. By the time I... Read more.
Opinion: Alaska’s justice problem— government corruption in all three branches
By James Parkin When I first launched my campaign for Governor of Alaska, my goals were simple, direct, and focused on fiscal responsibility. As a 30-year veteran... Read more.
Opinion: It Takes More Than Political Conviction to Be an Effective Governor
By Glen Biegel Tomorrow is the August 18 primary, and the race to lead Alaska has become exactly what a field of seventeen candidates guarantees: a true toss-up... Read more.
Service to My Country: Blake Gettys, Air Force Brigadier General
What the Cockpit and the Cabin Taught Me By Blake Gettys, 2026 Candidate for Lt. Governor I spent more than three decades in an Air Force flight suit. I started... Read more.
Opinion: Alaska’s School Choice Future Is on the Ballot
By Leigh Sloan Alaska families face a real and growing threat: the next governor’s race will heavily influence whether tens of thousands of correspondence... Read more.
Opinion: Supporting Access to Healthcare Does Not Mean Supporting Abortion, and Why I Believe Rep. Mike Prax Did the Right Thing
By April Smith As a pro-life Alaskan who has dedicated my life to defending the unborn, I understand why some people have raised concerns about House Bill 195.... Read more.
Opinion: Prayer and Voting Guide for Fairbanks Conservatives
By Jon and Ruth Ewig Pray for our election. That the good, honest candidates will win and those who are cheating will not win or make a mess of the election. That... Read more.
The Central Test: Who Is Actually Ready to Govern Alaska?
By Paul A. Bauer, Jr. Alaskans are being asked to choose our next governor, but after watching this election unfold, I am left with a basic concern: Have voters actually... Read more.
Opinion: Next Governor Should Act on Alaska’s Unique Position as Arctic-Indo-Pacific Hinge Point
By Jack Thompson Look at a map of the Pacific long enough, and something in Alaska stops looking like an edge and starts looking like a hinge point. Draw one line... Read more.
Opinion: Dan Sullivan Shows Up and Delivers for Alaska
By Lora Reinbold, former State Senator I have known Dan Sullivan for nearly 20 years, long before he first ran for office. I watched him serve Alaska as attorney... Read more.
Analysis: Anchorage Economic Luncheon Theater
By Marcus Moore Originally published in “Rants from Alaska,” the author’s personal Substack, on August 6, 2026, edited by Must Read Alaska. What... Read more.
Opinion: Beyond the Deadlock— How a Direct-Invoice Mechanism Can Unlock Alaska LNG Right Now
By Jason Dutch As the Alaska Legislature convenes for its third special session of 2026, the mood in Juneau is a mix of exhaustion and predictability. We are watching... Read more.
Opinion: Voters Should Be Wary About Campaign Finance Initiative Backed by Out-of-State PACs and Unions
By Wyatt Young Nelson Understanding who is funding a campaign finance ballot initiative can provide important context about its potential motivations, intended effects,... Read more.
Opinion: Here Be Dragons
By Glen Biegel Ancient maps sometimes carried a warning at their edges: Here be dragons. Beyond the known world lay uncertainty, danger, and monsters of... Read more.
The Real Meaning of Privilege: Accountability, Responsibility, and the Cost of Dependency
By Paul A Bauer Jr. Are you tired of hearing the word “privilege” used as a weapon against every person who works, pays taxes, accepts responsibility,... Read more.
Opinion: Alaska Governor’s Race— Attacks and Analysis
By Shelley Hughes, 2026 Candidate for Governor Seventeen names, one ballot, and a governor’s seat with no incumbent in the race. If you feel like you... Read more.
Opinion: The Strategic Importance of AK LNG on the Global Stage
By Jack Thompson In 1867, Secretary of State William Seward paid Russia $7.2 million for a frozen, seemingly worthless expanse that the press of the day mocked as... Read more.
Opinion: Why Senator Lisa Murkowski Is Wrong on the SAVE Act and Election Security
By Josh Church, 2026 Candidate for Lt. Governor As a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, I have immersed myself in our state’s election laws. What... Read more.
Opinion: Senate Republicans Assert Senate Majority Is Trying to Kill the AK LNG Project
By the Senate Republican Caucus On July 17, 2026, legislation inhibiting the construction and development of the AK LNG Project passed the Senate with a vote of... Read more.
Opinion: Two Republican Parties, Two Different Standards of Accountability
By Zack Gottshall Recently, conservative activist Scott Presler shared that the South Dakota Republican Party’s Resolutions Committee approved a resolution... Read more.
Service to My Country: Dr. George B. Hightower, Navy Medical Doctor
By Dr. George B. Hightower, M.D., 2026 Candidate for Lt. Governor My father was stationed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks in 1950. Little did anyone know... Read more.
Opinion: The Government Should Protect Rights, Parents Should Protect Kids
By Wyatt Young Nelson Although protecting children online is an important public policy goal, expanding government- or company-controlled age verification systems... Read more.
Opinion: American Success, Freedom, and Happiness Inextricably Tied to Christian Faith and Self-Government Since Our Founding
By George B. Hightower, M.D., retired Lieutenant Commander for the U.S. Navy Reserve, 2026 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor This weekend America celebrated its 250th anniversary, celebrating the... Read more.
Opinion: Empty Promises Don’t Pay Dividends; Shelley Hughes Defends Her Take on the PFD
By Shelley Hughes, 2026 Candidate for Governor and former State Senator I have heard the criticism that my position on the Permanent Fund Dividend means I am... Read more.
Service to My Country: Zack Gottshall, Marine and Army Veteran
When I first stepped into the United States Marine Corps in the 1990s, I never imagined the path ahead. For anyone who has wondered about a life of service, my journey... Read more.
Rebuttal to ADN Article: Anchorage’s Ice Arenas deserve Facts, not Politics
By Steve Agni, Head of O’Malley Ice and Sport When O’Malley Ice and Sports replied as the sole Company willing to manage Anchorage’s ice arenas, we did... Read more.
Opinion: Tired of the Familiar Rhetoric, Familiar Empty Answers of the PFD Debate
By Shelley Hughes, former State Senator and 2026 Candidate for Governor I have heard the same promises about the Permanent Fund Dividend for years. Every election... Read more.
Opinion: Integrity, Accuracy, Public Confidence— the Standard Ranked-Choice Voting Fails to Meet
By Blake Gettys, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, retired Air Force Brigadier General, and retired airline pilot Alaska deserves elections that are simple, transparent,... Read more.
Service to My Country: Paul A. Bauer, Jr., Army Airborne Infantry
Service, Sacrifice, and a Lifetime of Lessons By Paul A. Bauer Jr. I graduated from high school at age 17 in New York City and spent about five months attending... Read more.
Opinion: Senator Sullivan’s “Parents Over Platforms Act” Helps Keep Kids Save from Predatory Tech
By Sami Graham Alaska’s most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 19% of high school students reported attempting suicide at least once in the past... Read more.
Opinion: Alaska Leads Federal Coal Comeback
This article was originally published at Independent Women on June 10, 2026, and republished with permission from the author. By Sarah Montalbano The Department... Read more.
Opinion: Two Dan Sullivans and the Death of an Honest Ballot
By State Representative Kevin McCabe (R-Big Lake) I have often argued that Ranked Choice Voting, and especially the jungle primary that came with... Read more.
Senator Sullivan Works to Ensure Survivors of Abuse Receive Legal Support and Protection
By U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Dear Alaskan, One of my top priorities as a U.S. Senator is ending domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska. I brag about Alaska... Read more.
Service to My Country: Josh Church, Marine Special Ops
By Josh Church I served in the United States Marine Corps for nine years. During that time, I served with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and later Marine Special Operations.... Read more.
Opinion: Glenfarne Releases Essential Financial Information, Now We Need a Responsible Bill
By the Senate Republican Caucus On June 3, 2026, Glenfarne (the company spearheading the development and construction of the Alaska LNG Project, provided detailed... Read more.
A Veteran’s Perspective: Why “Thank You for Your Service” Is Hard to Hear
By Josh Church, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor After the Vietnam War, it feels ungrateful to struggle with hearing “thank you for your service.” Those... Read more.
Opinion: Alaska Needs Fighters, Not Managers of Decline
By Dave Bronson and Josh Church Alaskans are watching the state they love become more expensive, less affordable, and harder to build in every single year. Energy... Read more.
Report from Sen. Sullivan: Strengthening Alaska’s Response to the Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis
By U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan Dear Alaskan, Early in my career, I sat down with eight courageous Alaska women in recovery— a group my office came to call the “amazing... Read more.
Opinion: Build the Gasline, Build Alaska
By the Senate Republican Caucus The following is a reprint of a press release from the Senate Republican Caucus, released May 21, 2026. JUNEAU – As we begin... Read more.
Opinion: The Rapidly Closing Window on Alaska LNG
By Rep. Kevin McCabe Originally published 5/20/26 in the author’s personal Substack. On May 14, while most of the national media was focused on Beijing and... Read more.
Opinion: Cancer-Screening Innovation Can Help Save Lives in Rural Alaska
By Bob Griffin I’ve spent most of my life flying over Alaska— across vast stretches of tundra, over mountain ranges, and into communities where the nearest... Read more.
While Juneau Debates, Big Lake Builds: The Alaska Homestead Expo Returns Memorial Day Weekend
By Sonia Laughland While the legislature burns through another session arguing about the budget, a few thousand Alaskans will spend Memorial Day weekend doing something... Read more.
Opinion: Repeal of Biden-era Public Land Rule Restores Essential Alaskan Right
By Sarah Montalbano On May 11, the Department of the Interior finalized the repeal of the Bureau of Land Management’s Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, better... Read more.
Opinion: Tech Addiction Corrodes Alaskan Culture
By Dr. Michael Hanifen, B.S., D.C., Ed.D. Something is happening to American families, and Alaska is not immune. We are more connected digitally than ever before,... Read more.
Opinion: Major Deficiencies in Anchorage Plan to Reduce Vehicle Lanes to Develop Multimodal Corridor
By John Haxby I attended the Turnagain Community Council meeting on May 7, 2026, where the Draft Minnesota Drive & I/L Street Corridor Plan was unveiled. The... Read more.
Survey Series: Gubernatorial Candidates Evaluate Climate Change Consensus
By Nathaniel Herz This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is an independent journalist and... Read more.
Letter to Alaskans: Putting Alaska Back at the Center of American Military Greatness
By Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator (R-Alaska) Dear Alaskan, Alaska has long been on the front lines of defending the United States. During World War II and throughout... Read more.
Bishop-Schuerch Campaign Gets 6 Figure Boost from Labor Union
By Nathaniel Herz, Independent Journalist This story was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website, 23 April 2026. Original title:... Read more.
Survey Series: Gubernatorial Candidates Answer the PFD Question
By Nathaniel Herz This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is an independent journalist and the founder... Read more.
Survey Series: Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Healthcare
By Nathaniel Herz This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is an independent journalist and the founder... Read more.
Opinion: Fighting for Our Veterans by Advancing Ibogaine Research
By Zack Gottshall For tens of thousands of veterans, surviving combat was only the first battle. Coming home did not mean returning to the life they left. It meant... Read more.
Opinion: Critical Information About Alaska’s Grand Juries
By Edna DeVries, 2026 Candidate for Governor and current Mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Because I have personally participated in events that led to the... Read more.
Opinion: Make Election Day Mean Election Day Again
By Joshua Church, 2026 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor with Dave Bronson The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a decision that cuts to the core of election integrity... Read more.
Report: Cracking Down on Big Tech to Protect Our Kids’ Mental Health
By Dan Sullivan, U.S. State Senator for Alaska Dear Alaskan, I’m writing to you about an issue I hear about in every corner of our state: the growing crisis in... Read more.
Opinion: How I Will Restore Alaska’s Grand Jury, the People’s Independent Check on Government
By Shelley Hughes, 2026 Republican Candidate for Governor In Alaska, the grand jury was never meant to be only a charging body for criminal cases. ... Read more.
Opinion: Alaska 529 Is a Simple Step Toward Your Child’s Future
By Josh Church, 2026 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Saving for your children’s education can feel overwhelming. College costs are high, the future is uncertain,... Read more.
Opinion: How Rome Destroyed Its Citizenship (And Why America is Next)
By Marcus Sterling Emperor Caracalla issued the Constitutio Antoniniana in the year 212 AD. To the modern mind, marinated in egalitarian sentiment, this decree reads... Read more.
Josh Church: It’s Time to Open Alaska Again
By Josh Church, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor My family came to Alaska in 1935. As I write this, I am looking at a family history book. On one page is a line... Read more.
Shelley Hughes: Real Solutions, Real Support, and a Campaign Built for Alaska
By Shelley Hughes, 2026 Candidate for Alaska Governor and Former Alaska State Senator Originally published February 17, 2026, by the Alaskans for Hughes campaign.... Read more.
It’s Time to Circle the Wagons, Not Complain About the Iran War
By GREG SARBER | SEWARDS FOLLY The US and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, and the naysayers were quick with criticism, attacking President Trump for this... Read more.
Who’s Really Calling the Shots in Alaska?
By MARCUS MOORE If you thought Alaska’s destiny was in the hands of Alaskans, think again. The 2024 IRS filings paint a picture that is both stark and troubling:... Read more.
Flipping the Assembly: Our Not-So-Secret Weapon
By THERESA BIRD In less than a month, ballots for Anchorage’s Municipal election will be mailed to homes. Once ballots start to arrive, people will begin... Read more.
Follow the Money: How a State-Funded Study Is Being Used to Advocate for Tax Increases in Alaska
By MARCUS MOORE A recent report from the Alaska Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), funded by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration at a cost of... Read more.
Survey Series: Gubernatorial Candidates Share Specific Amount They Would Propose for Education Funding
By Nathaniel Herz Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is an independent... Read more.
Let’s Flip the Assembly and Reclaim Anchorage
By Theresa Bird Candidate filing period for Assembly, School Board and Service Area Board of Supervisors closed on January 30th. Anchorage, if you want lower... Read more.
Survey Series: Which Gubernatorial Candidates Prioritize Alaska LNG Project?
By Nathaniel Herz Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is an independent journalist... Read more.
Opinion: Parents Must Stay Vigilant and Demanding of Government Schooling Systems
By Lars Bauer The opinions expressed here are of the author only. In August 2025, Senior Contributor John Quick made meaningful observations about the posture of... Read more.
Opinion: AIDEA Accountability Act Would Paralyze Alaska’s Economic Development
By Marcus Moore HB 124 is what happens when lawmakers want to kill projects but do not have the nerve to say “no” out loud. So instead, they wrap obstruction... Read more.
Romano Law Study Finds Alaska Ranks in Top 5 Most Challenging States to Start a Business
By Romano Law PLLC This information was provided by business lawyers at Romano Law PLLC. Republished as originally written with slight formatting changes. A new... Read more.
Survey Series: Candidates for Governor Share Their Favorite Fish Recipes!
Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is... Read more.
Survey Series: Which Candidates for Governor Support Increasing Taxes on Oil and Gas, Which Don’t, and Why?
Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published in Northern Journal, a newsletter and news website. Nathaniel Herz is... Read more.
When Experience Hoards Power: A View from Alaska’s Middle Generation
By Marcus Moore Paul Bauer is right about one thing: Alaska needs energy and competence. Where I disagree is in the diagnosis of the problem, and who bears responsibility... Read more.
Keep Alaska Competitive Coalition Co-Chairs: Alaska’s Winning Formula
By Jim Jansen and Joe Schiernhorn, Co-Chairs of the Keep Alaska Competitive Coalition Alaska is experiencing an energy renaissance, thanks to a stable... Read more.
Alaska’s Statehood Design and the Land System that Never Fully Took Root
By Edward D. Martin Jr. Alaska did not enter the Union by accident. It entered under a specific design. When Congress admitted Alaska as a state,... Read more.
Mat-Su Assembly Declines Consideration of Annex Now to Mat-Su Idea
By Ken McCarty The Mat Su Assembly meeting on Dec 16, 2025, had an apparent theme of deciphering information presented in order to make effective decisions. Whether... Read more.
Trawl Bycatch: Understanding the Serious Harm to Alaska and the Possible Solutions
By Captain David Bayes The trawl (also known as the dragger) fishery occurring offshore of Alaska is one of the largest in the world. Many trawl boats currently... Read more.
Another Option for Eagle River: Annex Now to Mat-Su
By Ken McCarty There is a very old saying: “A person is foolish who gives pearls to swine.” The implications and application are to avoid giving time, energy,... Read more.
Anti-Constitution Implications of MOA’s Land Acknowledgement
By David Arehart In February 2025, Must Read Alaska published an opinion article I wrote about the Anchorage Assembly’s Land Acknowledgment. This Acknowledgement or... Read more.
The Boondoggle Behind Affordable Housing
By Larry Talley Juneau, Alaska could lose seven irreplaceable historic structures on Telephone Hill. Their imminent destruction is not from fire or other natural... Read more.
Should People of Faith Run for Public Office?
By Paul A. Bauer, Jr. America was founded on the belief that moral conviction and civic responsibility go hand in hand. People of faith—pastors, ministers, rabbis,... Read more.
Keith Dobson: How AI Transformed Human Engagement, Looking Back From 2030
By Keith Dobson From Passive Consumption to Active Creation Looking back from 2030, the transformation seems almost miraculous. Just five years ago, billions of... Read more.
Keith Dobson: AI Datacenters in Alaska – A New Frontier for Economic Growth
By KEITH DOBSON Alaska’s Digital Opportunity Alaska’s economy has long depended on extracting resources and tourism, with over 90% of our food arriving... Read more.
Brenda Hafera: The Road to Rediscovering America
By BRENDA M. HAFERA It’s been almost 250 years since those first Revolutionaries declared that “all men are created equal.” This summer offers the unique... Read more.
Keith Dobson: Alaska’s AI-Powered Future – Transforming Governance Through Intelligent Technology
By KEITH DOBSON Imagine calling your borough office at 2 AM to understand a zoning regulation before tomorrow’s meeting. Instead of waiting for business hours,... Read more.
Alaska’s Gasline Project – A Transformative Opportunity We Must Seize
By MIA COSTELLO For decades, Alaskans have heard about gasline projects that never materialized. But this time is different. As the president of Glenfarne Alaska... Read more.
Tom Williams: A Last-Minute Opportunity to Vote
By Tom Williams Juneau’s city election day is here. If you are going to vote you must do so by 8:00 PM on Tuesday October 7th. If you haven’t voted already,... Read more.
Deven Mitchell: 49 Forward For Generations of Alaskans
By DEVEN MITCHELL, CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APFC I was born about a decade after Alaska became the 49th state, and have shadowy memories of life before oil revenue... Read more.
Stephen Cox: Charlie Kirk And The Duty To Defend Free Speech Against The Assassin’s Veto
By ALASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL, STEPHEN J. COX The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken our nation. His life was defined by courage in defense of the First... Read more.
Wyatt Nelson: Standing Up for What I Believe, Repealing Ranked-Choice Voting
by WYATT YOUNG NELSON I was extremely saddened when I heard that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated. He, like I, feel we have to stand up for what we believe. ... Read more.
Mike Dunleavy: A Tribute to Charlie Kirk and the First Amendment
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY Throughout the history of the United States there have been moments of national loss that remind us of the values that bind us together as... Read more.
Roadless Rule Repeal Empowers Local Land Management
By SARAH MONTALBANO On June 23, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule. The Clinton-era rule had restricted timber... Read more.
Joshua Church: Why Senator Robb Myers is Wrong About the Permanent Fund
By JOSHUA CHURCH | Investment Adviser Representative, Arbor Capital Management I like Senator Robb Myers. He cares about Alaska and he’s thoughtful about policy.... Read more.
Joe Geldhof: Juneau’s affordability depends on “yes, yes, and no” votes for October’s ballot measures
By JOE GELDHOF And so, it begins. The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly has embarked on a fear campaign to convince Juneau voters to vote against their obvious... Read more.
Robb Myers: Why we should not combine Alaska Permanent Fund accounts
By SEN. ROBB MYERS The Permanent Fund has changed in both its investments and its use since it was first created in 1976. Originally, it was invested in just bonds,... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: The next governor must make Port MacKenzie a priority
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE Alaska stands at a crossroads in its economic development. Vast untapped resources could propel our state into a new era of prosperity, but... Read more.
Micah Shields: When public employee unions protect a predator … and the public pays for the betrayal
By MICAH SHIELDS On Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, a case of staggering betrayal unfolded that should shake every parent, taxpayer, and public servant to the core.... Read more.
Sharon Walls: AG Taylor puts the truth in a chokehold
By SHARON WALLS “The rule of law doesn’t work unless it applies to all of us.” That was the ironic, and frankly hypocritical, headline chosen by Attorney General... Read more.
Sandy Szwarc: Pebble paradox, puzzling evidence and a sham permitting council, Part II
By SANDY SZWARC The most glaring contradictions of President Donald Trump’s seeming support for developing America’s energy independence lies in his... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: The intentional delay of a Senate bill leaves revenue reform in legislative limbo
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE In the intricate web of Alaska’s legislative manipulations, Senate Bill 113 is an emblem of both fiscal ambition and political paralysis.... Read more.
Sandy Szwarc: Rare earth minerals, Trump, and the Pebble Mine paradox
By SANDY SZWARC – PART 1 President Trump has been meeting with Russia, and some speculate it was, in part, to make a deal for Russian rare earth minerals. ... Read more.
Mike Dunleavy: Why I support a return to traditional elections
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY In recent years, we’ve seen several changes to our state’s election system, including the adoption of ranked-choice voting (RCV) following... Read more.
Treg Taylor: The rule of law doesn’t work unless it applies to all of us
By ATTORNEY GENERAL TREG TAYLOR The Rest of the Story… Two recent columns by a progressive activist, associated with the California Innocence Project, grossly... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Putting Alaska’s students first in 2026
By KEVIN MCCABE In Alaska, we have debated education funding for decades, yet our results remain near the bottom nationally. The discussion too often centers on... Read more.
Ernest Sipes: Russia’s Ukraine war goals are not what they seem
By ERNEST SIPES Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Vladmir Putin surprisingly made Alaska a setting of great importance for the Russo-Ukrainian war. While... Read more.
Paul Bauer: Why Alaska needs to rethink agriculture’s place in government
By PAUL A BAUER JR. Alaska Rep. Kevin McCabe and several Republican gubernatorial candidates have floated the idea of creating a stand-alone Department of Agriculture.... Read more.
The 10-year plan to end homelessness: How it started and how it’s going
By CODY HAXBY In 2009, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation released a 10-year plan for how to address homelessness. This plan defined how taxes would be used to... Read more.
Bill Elam: Now is time to deliver on Alaska LNG
By REP. BILL ELAM Alaska has always been a state of enormous potential. But potential alone doesn’t power homes, create jobs, build roads, or fund schools. For... Read more.
Wind power: Study exposes renewable energy’s weak link
By OLIVIA MCPHERSON-SMITH | REAL CLEAR WIRE China is the world’s largest generator of wind power and a team of researchers at the heart of the global wind industry... Read more.
Mia Costello: Alaska’s bold future and prosperity with passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill
By REP. MIA COSTELLO As a lifelong Alaskan, I’ve seen our state’s heart beat strongest where the land yields its bounty. From the oil fields of the North Slope... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: The greater fools who built our nation
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE A few days ago, I was listening to the radio when I heard someone talk about the “greater fool theory.” It’s a financial concept, one... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Honoring the legacy of independence, no kings, and God-given rights
By KEVIN MCCABE In 1776, a 38-year-old monarch ruled the world’s largest empire. King George III, a one-world globalist by today’s standards, believed sovereignty... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Senate Bill 183 wasn’t about transparency — it was about political targeting
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE In Alaska, where oil and gas taxes are the lifeblood of our economy, you’d think we’d all agree on one thing, making sure we’re getting... Read more.
Ryan McKee: Give families the power to protect children online
By RYAN MCKEE As app stores continue to expand, advance, and integrate social features, their potential to contribute to technology dependency among minors also... Read more.
Tom Pyle: Alaska needs energy leadership from Murkowski, not Inflation Reduction Act
By TOM PYLE | AMERICAN ENERGY ALLIANCE President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda was on display in Alaska recently when his top energy officials –... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Alaska’s education cartel is counting kids for cash
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE As a state representative, I have a front-row seat to the transformation of Alaska’s public education system into what I’ve come to call... Read more.
Anchorage at a breaking point: Time to end the era of lawless encampments
By KEITH MCCORMICK, JARED GOECKER, SCOTT MYERS Anchorage is at a crossroads. We have reached a point of normalizing the sprawling, unauthorized encampments that... Read more.
Cathy Tilton: In praise of the American flag, a symbol worth standing for
By REP. CATHY TILTON In a time of rapid change and fierce division, the American flag still flies — steady, unshaken, and resolute. It is more than cloth and... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Mission creep, bureaucrats and the taxpayer burden
By KEVIN MCCABE There was a time when federal programs had clear, limited objectives — programs like the Job Corps, designed to offer young Americans vocational... Read more.
Jubilee Underwood: We’re not losing to the Left —we’re losing to ourselves
By REP. JUBILEE UNDERWOOD The conservative movement prides itself on being the standard-bearer of life, liberty, and traditional values. We rally under the banner... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Missing link in Alaska’s resource strategy is Port MacKenzie rail spur to unlock supply chain
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE At Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Sustainable Energy Conference, leaders came from across the state and from many foreign countries to discuss our clean... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Alaska must reject infringement that is presented as ‘gun safety’
By KEVIN MCCABE The Second Amendment is not a footnote in our Constitution; it is a promise. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Political gamesmanship masquerades as Bristol Bay conservation in House Bill 233
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE On the final day of the 2025 legislative session, House Speaker Bryce Edgmon introduced House Bill 233. Co-sponsored by Rep. Sara Hannan and... Read more.
Nick Begich: Safer skies over Alaska start with upgrading air traffic control training, infrastructure
By CONGRESSMAN NICK BEGICH Aviation affects nearly every single Alaskan. Only 22% of our state is connected to a road system. The rest of our communities, especially... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Memorial Day remembrance that freedom has never been free
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD Memorial Day, this year observed on May 26, is the start of summer for most Americans and is a day many will celebrate with barbecues for family... Read more.
Harry Roth: Oakland is a case study in the failures of ranked-choice voting
By HARRY ROTH | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION Voters in Oakland, California, have elected a new mayor following the recall of Mayor Sheng Thao, who faced... Read more.
Janet Weiss: Alaska’s LNG moment: Powering the Railbelt, fueling the world
By JANET WEISS Alaska’s North Slope natural gas is a sought-after resource for our state and for the world. Here in Alaska, our gas can reliably and affordably... Read more.
Pam Melin: Cowards beneath the dome
By PAM MELIN On Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives did something almost unheard of: They denied a ceremonial citation. It was not for someone controversial... Read more.
Early stats don’t support school cell phone bans
By CHRISTOPHER FERGUSON | REAL CLEAR WIRE Cell phone bans in schools are all the rage. Recently, New York became the fourth state to embark on one, as part of... Read more.
Frank Miele: None dare call it treason of the Judiciary
By FRANK MIELE | REAL CLEAR WIRE Thursday, April 24, was a day like any other day – the sun came up, the sun went down, and Donald Trump was hit with at least... Read more.
Lucas Smith: What Sen. Cathy Giessel said at South Anchorage constituent meeting about her pension proposal, natural resources, and budget cuts
By LUCAS SMITH At Saturday’s Alaska Senate District E constituent meeting, attended by Senator Cathy Giessel (District E), Rep. Chuck Kopp (District 10), and... Read more.
Greg Sarber: District 6 Republicans take bold steps to sanction Sen. Gary Stevens, Lisa Murkowski
By GREG SARBER | SEWARD’S FOLLY During the last two sessions of the legislature, the Alaska Republican Party has been unable to prevent RINO party members... Read more.
Bernadette Wilson: All the way to his final sign-off, Dan Fagan was a soldier for truth, a faithful friend for life
By BERNADETTE WILSON Dan Fagan had become an institution in Alaska. If politics is to be compared to a game of chess, Dan was the piece continually blocking conservatives... Read more.
Ralph Cushman: John Marshall would say Trump is right
By RALPH CUSHMAN All students of constitutional law recall the case of Marbury vs. Madison. In 1803, the Federalists had been successful in expanding... Read more.
Angela Rodell: Merging Permanent Fund accounts would fix a major flaw that is draining Alaska’s savings
By ANGELA RODELL As Alaska continues to grapple with fiscal uncertainty, the Alaska Permanent Fund remains at the heart of the conversation. Its performance and... Read more.
Charisse Millett: Dan Fagan, we’ll dance again in heaven
By CHARISSE MILLETT I’m struggling today with the heartbreaking news of our friend Dan Fagan’s passing. From the moment his lovely sister asked me to call her... Read more.
David Ignell: Media double standard of ‘due process’ for Kilmar Abrego-Garcia and Thomas Jack Jr.
By DAVID IGNELL The recent obsession of the mainstream media over the due process rights of illegal aliens turns my stomach. Serving as an echo chamber... Read more.
Media Research Center: 506 times the media lied about illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who they call ‘Maryland Man’
By BILL D’AGOSTINO | MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER Last week, MRC released a study on how the broadcast networks fawned over Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported Salvadoran... Read more.
Mike Cronk, Cathy Tilton: We must protect financial privacy as well as gun rights
By SEN. MIKE CRONK AND REP. CATHY TILTON In a time when privacy concerns dominate public discourse, the conversation surrounding the tracking of gun and ammunition... Read more.
Terrence Shanigan: Alaska’s budget bonanza, continued
By TERRENCE SHANIGAN This article is the second installment in a two-part series. Previously, we covered the origins of the budget crisis and touched on how it affects... Read more.
Bob Maier: To heck with ‘road diets,’ let’s build an essential extension to hospital with federal road money
By BOB MAIER The terms “road diet” (reducing lanes), “bike equity” (reducing lanes and reassigning them to bikes) or even the grandest term... Read more.
Terrence Shanigan: Alaska’s budget bonanza — taxes, PFD cuts, and the Great Juneau Jest
By TERRENCE SHANIGAN This article is the first installment of a two-part series. Picture this: Alaska’s state budget is a moose-sized piñata, stuffed to the... Read more.
Judith Eckert: Time for Dunleavy to lead the rescue of our state’s children from the digital pandemic
By Judith Eckert The US Department of Education is being dismantled, and not a moment too soon. For years, federal overreach has eroded local control, dumbed down... Read more.
Elaine Donnelly: Congress must act to stop ‘Supreme Judicial Commanders’ of the military
By ELAINE DONNELLY | REAL CLEAR DEFENSE Former Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer recently admitted that he is responsible for confirming 235 “progressive”... Read more.
SE Steele: Carrs in Fairview didn’t close overnight. Crime, theft, and daily chaos pushed it out
By SE STEELE Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and her allies on the Anchorage Assembly are suddenly heartbroken over the closure of Carrs in Fairview. The store’s shutdown... Read more.
Alaska’s young adults poised for job opportunities as Senate Bill 15 awaits governor’s signature
By RALPH SAMUELS, PJ GIALOPSOS, JAY RAMRAS A real opportunity for Alaskan workers, customers, and businesses is happening. Lawmakers in Juneau overwhelmingly voted... Read more.
Val Van Brocklin: Alaska Supreme Court continues to resist accountability for judges
By VAL VAN BROCKLIN In January of this year, the Anchorage Daily News published two articles that uncovered widespread, shocking delays of felony cases in the... Read more.
Amanda Thompson: Red shirts and identical talking points were the NEA’s orders at Anchorage town hall
By AMANDA FAITH THOMPSON Due to the unfair treatment I had witnessed toward my children’s charter school by the Anchorage School Board and my recent job displacement... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Alaska legislative fiscal notes, a cornerstone of honest government, are under threat
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE In the Alaska legislative bill process, fiscal notes aren’t just paperwork, they are foundational to the legislative process. They tell us,... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Port MacKenzie rail extension politics
By KEVIN MCCABE The Alaska Railroad’s proposed $274 million estimate to complete the Point MacKenzie Rail Spur is an inflated price tag that doesn’t hold up.... Read more.
Paul Fuhs: Let’s get real about Alaska’s economy
By PAUL FUHS Like the turn of the seasons, we can regularly count on seeing opinion pieces expounding the wisdom of “moving beyond our extractive industries and... Read more.
Thomas Pyle: Make no mistake, higher taxes on oil industry undermines Alaska’s energy future
By THOMAS PYLE The North Slope is once again booming with activity. Producers are investing billions and introducing new technologies to maximize production from... Read more.
Robb Myers: Prioritize prosperity over politics
By SEN. ROBB MYERS In recent weeks, committees in the Alaska Legislature have been hearing some critical bills from the Senate Republican caucus, particularly those... Read more.
Assemblyman Volland takes advantage of fire to ‘volunteer,’ while campaigning inside state facility
By S.E. STEELE Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia disorders disproportionately affect older individuals, and the number of residents entering the Alaska... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Civic economy, free market, and why the sky isn’t falling
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE Last Friday, Rep. Ky Holland stood up on the House floor to sound the alarm about the so-called “civic economy.” He warned that cutting... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Women’s History Month is meaningless unless we protect actual women
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD Every year when March comes around, there is the same fanfare for Women’s History Month—a 31-day period when Americans are encouraged to... Read more.
Mia Costello: Red flag laws don’t belong in Alaska
By MIA COSTELLO Alaskan culture is deeply rooted in our independence, our values, and our deep respect for individual rights. That’s why House Bill 89, a so-called... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: House resolution protects Alaska’s interests and is not anti-Trump
By KEVIN MCCABE When House Joint Resolution 11 first came to the Alaska Legislature, it looked like a straightforward recognition of our long, important relationship... Read more.
Cheryl Markwood: Elon Musk is the patriot Americans didn’t expect, but who we absolutely need
By CHERYL MARKWOOD In a world of gridlock, waste, and empty promises, Elon Musk stands out, not just as a visionary entrepreneur, but as a patriot who’s taking... Read more.
Sen. Dan Sullivan: Another good week for Alaska, a very bad week for Chuck Schumer
By SEN. DAN SULLIVAN In my address to the Alaska Legislature last week, I described two historic, competing visions for our state. The first, which I strongly... Read more.
Sally Duncan: What was really ’empty’ at the Fairbanks town hall? The empty rhetoric from the left
By SALLY DUNCAN I attended what I believed to be a town hall hosted for Sen. Dan Sullivan last week, based on a flyer I saw circulating. As a conservative, I was... Read more.
DeLena Johnson: Why Alaska should not raise oil taxes now
By REP. DELENA JOHNSON As we chart our economic future, the contentious issue of raising oil taxes has once again reared its less than attractive head. Long reliant... Read more.
Nolan Willis: A homeless bill of rights? No thanks
By NOLAN WILLIS I recently heard and read the news concerning the proposed homeless “bill of rights” that is being proposed by Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson. ... Read more.
Keep Alaska Competitive: Don’t pass SB 112, the new tax proposed on oil production
By KEEP ALASKA COMPETITIVE COALITION Alaska’s North Slope is finally booming with activity and Alaska is in the midst of an oil production revitalization. Several... Read more.
Mike Cronk: Homeschool community should take note that HB 69 threatens homeschooling
By SEN. MIKE CRONK As a retired teacher of 25 years and current State senator, I am writing to the Alaska homeschooling community today with a matter of great urgency... Read more.
Marcy Sowers: Sen. Yundt talks like a tax-loving social justice warrior, not a conservative
By MARCY SOWERS We often seen people change their tune the minute they step through those capitol pillars in Juneau. They campaign on principles and leave those... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Beware of the red flag law that Democrats would use to erode your rights
By KEVIN MCCABE House Bill 89 (HB 89), introduced in the 34th Alaska Legislature by Representatives Andy Josephson and Sara Hannan, is scheduled for review by the... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Is school district consolidation possible in Alaska?
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE Alaska’s education system is at a crossroads. Declining enrollment and increasing financial pressures demand difficult decisions from parents,... Read more.
Thomas Pyle: Senate Bill 92 contradicts Alaska’s values and sets a dangerous precedent
By THOMAS PYLE | AMERICAN ENERGY ALLIANCE On his campaign website in March 2024, Sen. Rob Yundt wrote, “Alaska stands at a critical juncture in its economic... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: Person-to-person car rental tax structure needs repair, and HB 123 aims to do that
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE Alaskans, I’m proud to introduce HB 123, “An Act relating to vehicle rental taxes; relating to the issuance of subpoenas tied to tax records;... Read more.
Drue Pearce: Prioritizing energy means prioritizing infrastructure
By DRUE PEARCE In the early 1980s, I was a bank manager in Kotzebue, Alaska, 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Those were the days of handwritten checks, paper... Read more.
Kendal Kruse: A case for education reform
By KENDAL KRUSE Education is the cornerstone of a thriving society, and in Alaska, our education system is at a critical juncture. The need for comprehensive reform... Read more.
David Eastman: Legislators crossed the line in passing Senate Bill 189
“Neither in this or any other issue can the Constitution protect us if we don’t protect the Constitution.” – Thomas Sowell By DAVID EASTMAN Senate... Read more.
Dave Arehart: Anchorage Assembly’s land acknowledgement is a manifesto of nonsense
By DAVE AREHART I am a life-long Alaskan, working and living in Anchorage for the past 35 years, and retired last year. Now that I have more discretionary time,... Read more.
Valerie Van Brocklin: Presiding judge and chief justice continue to ignore victims’ constitutional rights
By VALERIE VAN BROCKLIN In 1994, Alaskans passed an amendment to our state constitution that guaranteed crime victims the right to “a timely disposition” of... Read more.
Rep. McCabe: What’s the fuss about defined benefits and defined contributions? Here’s what you need to know
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE If there was any real data from the employers who would use a state defined benefits (pension) plan that would indicate that such a plan would... Read more.
Rep. Vance: Education spending and the future of Alaska’s families
By REP. SARAH VANCE As your representative, I want to cut through the confusion surrounding education funding. You deserve the truth. Unfortunately, there’s a... Read more.
Alaska’s Kennedy campaign calls on Murkowski to do what’s right for children & voters — confirm RFK Jr.
By MEGS TESTARMATA Robert F. Kennedy Jr. garnered lots of support from Alaskans who liked what they heard when he declared his independent bid for president. Volunteers... Read more.
Kristen Coletti-Giesler: Pharmacists’ abuse of power threatens patient care and choice
By KRISTIN L COLETTI-GIESLER, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, FAAMFM, ABAAHP Access to specialized healthcare is already limited in many parts of Alaska, and patients face additional... Read more.
Rob Forbes: A call to action for Sen. Lisa Murkowski to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — for health’s sake
By ROB FORBES They say health is wealth, and no phrase rings truer for a nation striving to reclaim its greatness. America cannot be great again if we do not act... Read more.
McCabe: An important update on education funding and what HB 69 would cost over three years
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE There is a new education funding bill on the table from the House Democrats — HB 69. This bill proposes a permanent increase to... Read more.
Barbara Haney: Roundabouts in Fairbanks? Think through the winter traffic patterns first
By BARBARA HANEY, Ph.D. Note: I write as a resident of the Nordale area; I don’t represent the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly in this column. I am registering... Read more.
David Blackmon: 10 things Trump can do in the first 100 days for energy independence
By DAVID BLACKMON | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION President-elect Donald Trump has a big job ahead of him in restoring common sense and sanity to federal energy policy... Read more.
Daniel Sager: Three easy ways to get involved and make a difference in Anchorage
By DANIEL SAGER While the November elections brought many reasons to be energized, it wasn’t without its share of disappointments in our state races. After... Read more.
Robert Moffitt: Pardoning Fauci for perjury would be disservice to him and Americans
By ROBERT MOFFITT | HERITAGE FOUNDATION | REAL CLEAR WIRE It seems President Joe Biden won’t stop at letting his convicted son Hunter off the hook. The White House... Read more.
Censorship industry may face its demise as Trump targets government encroachment on free speech
By KATELYNN RICHARDSON | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION The Trump Administration has a major opportunity to deal a blow to the sprawling censorship industry, both... Read more.
Daniel Dorman: America’s exposed northern flank? Trump should push Canada on Arctic defense
By DANIEL DORMAN In the 1930’s France built the Maginot Line, an array of defenses along the German border to prevent invasion. The Germans, you’ll remember... Read more.
China’s ban on critical mineral exports to U.S. shows why America must fortify itself
By GREGORY WISCHER, MORGAN BAZILIAN, JAHARA MATISEK Last week, China imposed export bans on antimony, gallium, and germanium—all of which are listed on China’s... Read more.
Troy Vincent: Palmer small businesses deserve better from the city
By TROY VINCENT Over the past 10 years, Bear Naked BBQ has proudly operated a successful food truck and catering business based in Palmer. As longtime Palmer residents,... Read more.
Angela Rodell: Juneau residents need to tell leaders what services they want and how they’ll be paid for by a shrinking population
By ANGELA RODELL This is the season of wish lists and holiday dreams, as we eagerly anticipate what Santa—or Amazon—might bring. But soon enough, reality sets... Read more.
University of Utah new course: Feminist cannabis studies
By TATE MILLER The University of Utah is currently offering a course entitled “Feminist Cannabis Studies” through its Gender Studies program. The “upper... Read more.
A message to the Alaska House ‘majority’: The people have, indeed, spoken
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD “The people have spoken!” It’s always interesting to hear who shouts that first and loudest after an election. The statement implies a... Read more.
Terrence Shanigan: Alaska’s vulnerable election system betrays our Constitution
By TERRENCE SHANIGAN This is the first part in a three-part series on Alaska election reform. Alaska is a place where election issues are the norm, not the exception.... Read more.
Adam Ellwanger: An education speech we would welcome from the new secretary
By ADAM ELLWANGER Imagine these words as the first speech delivered by the incoming Secretary of Education. Today, I am here to deliver bitter medicine: American... Read more.
Kevin Scholla: It’s time to add Sarah Palin to Trump team
By KEVIN SCHOLLA President-elect Donald Trump has begun assembling his cabinet posthaste after a smashing victory. His choices are sending shockwaves throughout... Read more.
Recess appointment: How do they work?
By CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE Under the Constitution, the President and the Senate share the power to make appointments to high-level politically appointed positions... Read more.
Rep. Sarah Vance: Alaska’s election integrity crisis
By REP. SARAH VANCE In 2020, Alaska’s lieutenant governor and the Division of Elections assured the public that the state’s election was one of the most secure... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Happy Veterans Day to the next generation
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD As a mother, a veteran, and a public servant, I am deeply aware of the sacrifices that our military families make each day. I have witnessed... Read more.
Marc Bond: The meaning of the 2024 election
By MARC BOND The dust is settling on the 2024 election cycle in the United States. There will be many interpretations of the outcome, and a lot of shuffling in the... Read more.
Rep. Pete Stauber: Stand with Nick Begich for Congress and put Alaska first
By REP. PETE STAUBER Alaska’s position on the national stage is critical for our Nation’s national security and energy independence. Developing Alaska’s vast... Read more.
David Eastman: AFC’s voter guide reflects antipathy for principled conservatives
By REP. DAVID EASTMAN For those looking for a Pro-Family Voter Guide for this election season, I recommend iVoterGuide, put together by the American Family... Read more.
Union membership is split between Democrats and Republicans, but unions give the cash to Democrats
By CHIP ROGERS | WASHINGTON EXAMINER Union members are roughly divided 60% to 40% between Democrats and Republicans, a recent survey by the Pew Research Center... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: About that John Birch Society ‘Freedom Index’
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE One of the most significant issues with the Freedom Index is its inherent lack of objectivity. The Freedom Index is based on the specific ideological... Read more.
Rynnieva Moss: Scott Kawasaki is ineffective
By RENNIEVA MOSS We are being bombarded by politicians and special interest groups with propaganda in the mail and on the radio. Balderdash. The money spent on attacks... Read more.
Lee Smith: Is the Left preparing for war if Trump wins?
By LEE SMITH The propaganda campaign labeling Donald Trump as an aspiring dictator determined to use the military and national security apparatus against his political... Read more.
Pat Martin: Eastman Derangement Syndrome and Alaska Family Council
By PAT MARTIN An unattributed quote on the Alaska Family Council website extols the critical service they provide in keeping “us informed and engaged in the political... Read more.
Paul Fuhs: Give Academies of Anchorage a chance
By PAUL FUHS There was a recent opinion piece in the Anchorage Daily News speaking against the recently adopted “Academies of Anchorage” school program... Read more.
To restore faith in America, both adults and kids need civics lessons
By HANNAH SKANDERA and MICHAEL CARNEY In an era of political polarization and widespread civic illiteracy, an unlikely group is spearheading a movement to reinvigorate... Read more.
Cynthia Erickson: A rural perspective against ranked-choice voting
By CYNTHIA ERICKSON As, an Alaska Native living in rural Alaska, I am concerned about rank choice voting. First of all, when you normally vote yes, on anything that... Read more.
Red sky in the morning, the nation has had its warning
By TOM BURBAGE | REAL CLEAR DEFENSE We are a nation somewhere between the proverbial “Red Skies.” The warning signals have been sent. It remains to be... Read more.
Rep. Jamie Allard: I have faith voters will repeal the ranked-choice wolf in sheep’s clothing
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD When I listen to my constituents, common concerns rise to the surface. People care about their daughters having a fair chance in sports. They... Read more.
Josiah Patkotak: Iñupiaq won’t allow North Slope to be co-opted for purposes not serving our people or our future
By MAYOR JOSIAH AULLAQSRUAQ PATKOTAK, NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH On May 28, the leader of the Native Village of Kaktovik received a letter from Merben Cebrian, the... Read more.
Nick Begich: Protecting Alaska seniors and Social Security
By NICK BEGICH In today’s political climate, social security often comes to the forefront of our political discussions and candidates are highly scrutinized for... Read more.
Paul Raymond: The vote on South Peninsula hospital bond should send a message
By PAUL RAYMOND A recent public vote on the $38.5 million South Peninsula Hospital bond proposal should send a message to those administrating and governing healthcare... Read more.
Ron Johnson: There is a real choice in Wasilla House District 27 with Jubilee Underwood
By RON JOHNSON During this election cycle, all 40 seats in the Alaska House of Representatives are up for election. Most of those seats have more than one candidate... Read more.
Are you being smurfed? Check the list to see if you are a money mule for ActBlue
By TIM MEISBURGER | CHRONICLES OF AMERICAN CULTURE Ever wonder why your representative voted in opposition to an issue supported by a majority of his constituents?... Read more.
Randy Daly: Let’s get the facts straight on Rep. Carpenter’s fiscal plan for state solvency
By RANDY DALY I am writing to address recent claims suggesting that candidate for Senate Ben Carpenter is in favor of a 2% state sales tax. This assertion is misleading... Read more.
Al Smay: Global elitists interfere in Alaska elections more than ever as they push ranked-choice voting
By AL SMAY Every day, new revelations expose the relentless efforts to undermine our republic. From pushing Ranked Choice Voting to attempting to cap ordinary citizens’... Read more.
Mead Treadwell: Missile defense in Alaska marks 20-year milestone with events Friday and Saturday
It all started with President Ronald Reagan’s vision for avoiding nuclear war By MEAD TREADWELL In March of 1983, President Ronald Reagan gave an Oval Office... Read more.
Loren Leman: Ads opposing Ballot Measure 2 are deceptive and lie about our military voters
By LOREN LEMAN During my 18 years in elected office in Alaska, 10 were spent representing Elmendorf Air Force Base, now part of JBER, in the Alaska Senate. Those... Read more.
Sen. Robert Myers: Why I endorse John Coghill for mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough
By SEN. ROBERT MYERS Four years ago, John Coghill and I were adversaries on the ballot. Today, I am proud to endorse him as the next Fairbanks North Star Borough... Read more.
Mikaela Emswiler: The ballot bandits from out of state are undermining Alaska’s elections
By MIKAELA EMSWILER In a dramatic turn of events, the Alaska Democrat Party is now expressing disdain over the ranked-choice voting system with the same fervor that... Read more.
Commentary: It’s time to sting the L.A. Dodgers over their caving to anti-faith transgender ideology
By BRENDA LEBSACK and REBECCA FRIEDRICHS The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” according to Catholic Vote, is “a vile anti-Catholic organization.” Their... Read more.
Jamie Allard: From Reaganomics to Bidenomics, a Labor Day look at contrasting visions and outcomes
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD I recall being just 14 years old when President Ronald Reagan delivered his iconic Labor Day address in 1984 from the Oval Office. Growing up... Read more.
Marcy Sowers: Alaska Native voice for Trump in these perilous times
By MARCY SOWERS Where indeed is the outrage? The Biden/Harris administration has apparently lost track of 291,000 unaccompanied children, or UCs, as they are known.... Read more.
Linn McCabe: Who runs Alaska Gun Rights and what is their major malfunction?
By LINN MCCABE Why do the leaders of Alaska Gun Rights attack conservative, obviously pro-2A legislators such as Representative Mike Cronk, Speaker Cathy Tilton,... Read more.
Jesse Sumner: Open primary and ranked-choice voting is good for conservatives, Wasilla, and Alaska
By REP. JESSE SUMNER I was born and raised in the Mat-Su Valley, am a proud supporter of President Donald Trump, and I believe the open primary and ranked choice... Read more.
Nolan Willis: What is sustainable?
By NOLAN WILLIS In my previous article, “Emissions Reduction or Self Flagellation,” I explained how the modern environmental movement, particularly the climate... Read more.
Sally Pipes: Medicare’s doomsday clock ticks closer to midnight
By SALLY C. PIPES One day, our grandchildren may talk about Medicare the way we talk about Bernie Madoff. Medicare’s trustees recently released their annual... Read more.
Joe Geldhof: It’s time for a change of leadership in Juneau
By JOE GELDHOF The decision by President Joe Biden to remove himself from the current presidential election was momentous. Biden’s decsion to withdraw from the... Read more.
David Eastman: American history will move faster going forward
By DAVID EASTMAN “In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for... Read more.
DEI’s false promises revealed as a rank amateur was able to sneak by Secret Service
By SCOTT STURMAN | REAL CLEAR WIRE
”He who occupies the high ground… will fight to advantage.” —Sun Tzu For over a half century the... Read more.
Greg Adler: Did government tamper with the official record?
By GREG ADLER The coup de grace was when the Board of Equalization board members testified that the role and authority of the board is not to decide if the assessor... Read more.
Norman Rogers: Why wind power is useless
By NORMAN ROGERS Renewable electricity, mostly wind power, is useless in every dimension. It is extremely expensive but is made to look cheap by hiding an 80% subsidy.... Read more.
In a blockbuster First Amendment term, the Supreme Court got the big stuff right
By ANGEL EDUARDO and RONNIE LONDON This term, the Supreme Court heard eight First Amendment-related cases. The Justices ruled on some cases and side-stepped the... Read more.
Bear Paw Festival is coming back to Eagle River next week with Slippery Salmon Olympics
By BRITNEY OLSEN, FESTIVAL CO-CHAIR The annual Bear Paw Festival is back and better than ever in downtown Eagle River! I hope you’ll join us for five days of nonstop... Read more.
Susan Stone’s life to be celebrated July 6 in Ketchikan
Susan Ann Stone of Ketchikan passed away on June 22, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Susan Bullock on July 12th, 1954, in Seattle, Wash.... Read more.
Matt Cole: Five questions Congress should have asked the Climate Action 100+, aka the climate cartel
By MATT COLE My old employer CalPERS just suffered a humiliating defeat in its vote against Exxon’s board of directors. Its losing streak continued last week... Read more.
Dave Bronson: Sales tax – relief or burden for Anchorage?
By MAYOR DAVE BRONSON For decades, Anchorage residents and local government have discussed the idea of a sales tax to alleviate property taxes. As the cost of living... Read more.
Sen. Sullivan: Taking issue with News-Miner’s inaccurate take on Denali flag incident
Editor’s note: This is the unedited version of the response sent by Sen. Dan Sullivan to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in response to an editorial it published... Read more.
Nolan Willis: Emissions reduction or self-flagellation
By NOLAN WILLIS My last column, “A Single Right Step at a Time,” argued that the next right step for Alaska’s energy strategy is to secure the Cook Inlet natural... Read more.
Nolan Willis: A single right step at a time to secure our natural gas supply
By NOLAN WILLIS I have lived in Alaska most of my life and have observed over many years that most of our problems are readily solvable, but we cannot seem to get... Read more.
D-Day: Three brothers, three fates in World War II
By SCOTT MCMURREN | ALASKA TRAVELGRAM Each year, I turn the volume down in my life just a bit as we approach June 6, D-Day. This year, it will have been 80 years... Read more.
EaglExit: Summary of local government options, citizenship, and American Republicanism
By FORREST A. NABORS, PhD Part I of a four-part series A borough charter is a form of a constitution, or, an organic law of a people by which a government is framed... Read more.
Jared Goecker: What I’ve learned by listening to voters in Chugiak-Eagle River
By JARED GOECKER Having knocked on over 3,000 doors in Chugiak-Eagle River, I have some observations about the status of this race and why I believe I will win.... Read more.
What to make of the neo-left Libertarian Party?
By JONATHAN DRAEGER | REAL CLEAR WIRE Throughout former President Donald Trump’s speech at the Libertarian National Convention last week, he was booed more than... Read more.
Battle of Attu: Retaking the Aleutians in May, 1943
Editor’s note: 549 American fighters were killed in battle, some of it hand-to-hand combat. Another 1,148 were wounded, and 1,200 suffered severe injuries... Read more.
Teresa R. Manning: States are leading the revolt against Biden’s gender ideology use of Title IX
By TERESA R. MANNING | AMERICAN GREATNESS American federalism is alive and well after all. On April 19, the Biden Education Department announced its disastrous new... Read more.
Nick Begich: It’s Peltola vs. Alaska on ANWR and NPRA
By NICK BEGICH Opening the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska — if there is one issue Alaskans agree on, this is it. In... Read more.
David Williams: Are electric vehicles the most subsidized product in America?
By DAVID WILLIAMS | TAXPAYERS PROTECTION ALLIANCE Electric vehicles may be the most subsidized product in America. Federal taxpayers shell out $7,500 every time... Read more.
Emily Arthur: Biden’s war on coal
By EMILY ARTHUN The Biden administration’s war on coal came out of the shadows recently, with the release of a new series of regulations that have the clear intent... Read more.
Follow the money: Peltola isn’t only one getting funds from same groups funding anti-Israel campus unrest
By SUSAN CRABTREE | REALCLEARPOLITICS For President Biden and congressional Democrats, the fierce party division over the campus protests and the war in Gaza is... Read more.
Hilcorp Alaska: Powering Southcentral Alaska’s past, present, and future
By LUKE SAUGIER For over a decade, Hilcorp Alaska has been proud to be the driving force in the Cook Inlet basin, investing significantly in Southcentral Alaska.... Read more.
$7.9 million and 85 burned Catholic Churches later, no unmarked graves found at Indian residential school ‘mass graves’ site in Kamloops, BC
By MADALAINE ELHABBAL | CATHOLIC VOTE According to the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations in Canada, no human remains have been discovered at the site of an... Read more.
Mary Ann Pease: All options should be on the table for Southcentral and Interior energy crisis
By MARY ANN PEASE Alaskans need all options on the table as we weigh each one’s ability to deliver results for Railbelt consumers, especially given the critical... Read more.
Michael Shevock: Coast Guard Academy is making a big mistake with DEI indoctrination
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Bidenomics has been a disaster for Alaskans
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Dave Bronson: A call for Assembly action on Anchorage’s homeless crisis
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David Eastman: Alaska’s Ethics Committee engages in election interference, violates ethics laws
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Column: It’s time to help victims, improve justice, and at no cost to the state
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Dan Sullivan: Biden helps Iran, hits Alaska
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Eric Carter: Homeschoolers, close ranks!
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Larry Norene: Too many exemptions for politically connected developments’ property taxes
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Alaska Republican Party major donors like Mike Robbins for GOP chairman
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Hardworking Carmela Warfield will represent us well as Alaska GOP chair
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Ryan Sheldon: Alaska belongs to the unified
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Randy Ruaro: Exposing the shadowy grip of Arabella Advisors, New Venture Fund in Alaska
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We support Carmela Warfield for GOP chair
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The $1,000 tax hike on middle class families
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Trump put his trust in Jerry Ward, and Alaska GOP can too
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David Eastman: Progressives weaponize Legislative Ethics Committee against conservatives
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Tuckerman Babcock: What is treason?
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Alaska author book release: ‘Pride and Privilege’
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Column: The heroic sacrifice of John Eastman
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Jamie Allard: Chugiak Eagle River, it’s time for us to show up and vote for Bronson
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Art Hackney: Vote for Chris Tuck for mayor
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Bethany Marcum: Don’t get fooled by imposter group posing as freedom-loving patriots
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Lani Kass: Media is sowing the wind with Orwellian ‘newspeak’ about dangers of ‘white nationalism’
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Michelle Traxler: An aborted baby named John Anthony is why I support defining life in HB 107
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Rematch: Both Trump and Biden have the delegate counts needed for presumptive nominees
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David Eastman: Corruption on full display in Alaska during Ethics Committee confirmation
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Stan English: All you need is a reset
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U.S. government funnels taxpayer funds to an organization filled with Hamas terrorists
By ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI | REALCLEARWIRE Topline: The U.S. government has given $1.2 billion to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency since April 2021, according... Read more.
Lisa Dixon: Is ranked-choice voting friend or foe to minority representation?
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Washington Free Beacon: Why is Renewable Energy Alaska Project demanding Chugach Electric fork over all of its customers’ data?
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Dan Sullivan: National security bill strengthens our country’s withered defense base
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Aaron Lojewski: Don’t let Fairbanks politicians overturn a popular tax cap
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Joe Geldhof: Juneau school enrollment has been shrinking for decades. Status quo is not going to solve our budget problem
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Trump trial analysis: Democrats destroying democracy to ‘save democracy’
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Robert Seitz: Let’s use positive motivations to encourage renewable additions to power grid
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Dave Donley: A call for greater transparency in Anchorage School Board meeting minutes
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Printer Inkgate: Homeland Security cited false allegation to censor New York Times reporter
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Joseph Allen: Plan to lower drug costs may actually hurt U.S. legacy of innovation
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Kassie Andrews: Alaska ‘Green New Deal’ lurks as a camel’s nose under the tent
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Don Smith: Defined benefits would bankrupt Alaska
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Rep. Kevin McCabe: The pervasive sacrifice of truth in favor of an agenda
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Newt Gingrich: This will be an historic campaign year
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Mark Littlefield: I’d be honored to represent Chugiak-Eagle River on the Assembly
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Michael Chambers: CO2 emissions — the first victim is the truth
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John Haxby: Alaska Railroad is neither feral or fair
By JOHN HAXBY I’ll take issue with John Shively’s characterization of Alex Gimarc’s column as a hit piece. The Alaska Railroad is acting as though they... Read more.
Wayne Heimer: Compliance or common sense? The feds and their harassment of local miners
By WAYNE HEIMER I’ve often written about regulatory overreach by the central government. It’s a target-rich environment, and I’m at it again. This... Read more.
Vince Bielski: Education’s great reset downward
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Bob Griffin: Why it was right to recalibrate Alaska education test standards
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John Shively: Alaska Railroad — feral or fair?
Recently, in his second hit piece on the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Alex Gimarc accused the corporation and its Board of Directors of being “feral.” Not... Read more.
Curtis Schube: ‘Natural Asset Company’ scheme by Securities Exchange Commission invites fraud
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Evelyn Dutton: Education freedom and the case for school choice in Alaska
By EVELYN DUTTON From the moment I embarked on the quest for the ideal preschool for my firstborn in 2003 to now, two decades later, as a parent to five biological... Read more.
Kassie Andrews: ‘Green’ rate case puts Chugach Electric vs. ratepayers and taxpayers
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Tom Boutin: A few words in favor of Chris Tuck for Anchorage’s next mayor
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Alaska case at Supreme Court to test public employee right to not pay union membership dues
By OLIVIA JOHNSTON | THE CENTER SQUARE A case pending before the Supreme Court of the United States has the potential to enhance the First Amendment rights of workers... Read more.
Jack Spencer: Time for nuclear energy
By JACK SPENCER | REAL CLEAR WIRE The silver lining of this month’s United Nations COP28 global warming conference is the growing consensus that nuclear energy is... Read more.
How tax-exempt nonprofits skirt U.S. law to turn out the Democrat base in elections
By STEVE MILLER | REAL CLEAR WIRE Even as Democrats such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse warn of “right-wing dark-money network seeking to undermine the future of democratic... Read more.
America’s busiest northern border sector has had a 550% increase in illegal entries, mostly Mexican
By BETHANY BLANKLEY | THE CENTER SQUARE The busiest northern U.S. border area, called the Swanton Sector, saw a 550% increase in apprehensions in one fiscal year,... Read more.
Phone call sheds light on why Biden Admin delayed response to Chinese spy balloon over Alaska
By MICHAELA BURROWS | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION A Jan. 27 phone call between the top U.S. general at the time and Gen. Glen VanHerck, head of North American Aerospace... Read more.
John Maxwell Hamilton: A new test of the news
By JOHN MAXWELL HAMILTON “It is admitted that a sound public opinion cannot exist without access to the news. There is widespread and growing doubt whether there... Read more.
Renewed trust in public health agencies lies in a return to science, not special interests
By MICHAEL CHAMBERLAIN | PROTECT THE PUBLIC’S TRUST Among the direst casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic is Americans’ trust in public health authorities.... Read more.
Iowa vs. Minnesota: The future of state fiscal policy
By JOHN HENDRICKSON | REAL CLEAR WIRE “A tax-cutting wave is sweeping over America’s states,” The Economist claims in a recent feature, and... Read more.
Eric Forrer: How about ‘no’ to gas production tax credit?
By ERIC FORRER Gov. Mike Dunleavy has said that our State needs everybody to say yes to everything. For the governor’s purposes, “everything”... Read more.
That time Democrats removed Abe Lincoln from the ballot
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Thomas Smith: On abortion, one size won’t fit all
By THOMAS SMITH The Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision did not outlaw abortion. The decision asserted that there... Read more.
Michael Brown: To accuse Israel of genocide is scandalous
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John Morris: Why Alaska healthcare community sued the state’s insurance division over 80th percentile rule
By JOHN MORRIS A broad coalition including physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, podiatrists and more — representing the vast majority of healthcare... Read more.
Censorship 101: Details on how social media and the Department of Homeland Security locked arms to suppress free speech in 2020’s election cycle
By BEN WEINGARTEN During the 2020 election, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) partnered with the Election Integrity... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Do we have what it takes to become the next Greatest Generation?
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD Dec. 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy, the United States of America was thrust into World War II following the attack at Pearl Harbor.... Read more.
Who is really behind ranked-choice voting? The usual suspects
By TRENT ENGLAND and JASON SNEAD Democracy is not “heads I win, tails you lose,” but some left-leaning reformers want it that way. When they disagree with election... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: On STAND podcast, Ambassador Ric Grenell talks about Germany’s inadvertent role in Russia-Ukraine war
By KELLY TSHIBAKA The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a tragic and complex issue that warrants a comprehensive analysis of the various factors at play. While... Read more.
Jay McDonald: Campaign finance laws must not be weaponized
By JAY MCDONALD On Nov. 16, the Alaska Public Offices Commission held a hearing on campaign-related complaints that have recently been filed with the commission.... Read more.
NewsGuard, the government’s surrogate censor
By LEE FANG | REAL CLEAR WIRE In May 2021, L. Gordon Crovitz, a media executive turned start-up investor, pitched Twitter executives on a powerful censorship tool. ... Read more.
Declaration of Independence built a theistic republic
By STEELE BRAND Mike Johnson opened his tenure as Speaker of the House with a speech citing the creator God mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. The speech... Read more.
Brenda Josephson: Haines, there ought to be a law
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Anchorage Assembly continues to attack the executive branch and, in fact, entire community
By LAURA TEMPLE The Assembly continues to say that Mayor Dave Bronson has no authority to create policy and that it is only a function of the legislative branch.... Read more.
Biden gave Palestinians $1 billion, proposes another $260 million, after Trump had cut aid to zero
By ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI | REAL CLEAR WIRE The administration of President Joe Biden has sent more than $1 billion in aid to Palestinians, and proposes sending another... Read more.
Ron Estes: Biden’s election gimmick with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve undercut security
By RON ESTES | REAL CLEAR WIRE The chaotic turn of events around the globe in the past weeks has shown that history repeats itself. Fifty years ago when the Yom... Read more.
Trump says he will end funding hotels for homeless immigrants, focus on veterans in need
By SHIRLEEN GUERRA | THE CENTER SQUARE Former President Donald Trump said he would end the funding for homeless immigrants in hotels if elected president. “Under... Read more.
Jeff Goodson: Flood the Gaza tunnel system
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Scott Atlas: Today’s public health emergency is restoring trust in FDA, CDC
By SCOTT ATLAS, MD | REAL CLEAR WIRE The public health emergency of the SARS2-CoV pandemic ended long ago, but America faces a new emergency. Faith in health agencies... Read more.
Brian Lee Crowley: Biden chose Venezuela over Canada and the USA
By BRIAN LEE CROWLEY The United States needs more heavy oil for a whole series of reasons. President Joe Biden could have chosen to have that oil come from a close... Read more.
The Orwellian use of ‘geofencing’ by government snoopers
By MAGGIE MCFARLAND PHILLIPS As worshippers gathered at the Calvary Chapel in 2020, they were being watched from above. Satellites were locking in on cell... Read more.
Dave Donley: School district persists in keeping secrets from parents
By DAVE DONLEY At the Anchorage School Board Sept. 19 meeting, over 20 community members and parents testified for parental rights and against current the district... Read more.
Club Fed: Labor Secretary gave federal workers an extra three hours off for Indigenous People’s Day
By ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI | REAL CLEAR POLITICS In yet another example of what we’ve dubbed “Club Fed” because of generous vacation, salary and other benefits... Read more.
Bruce Abramson: A time for moral clarity on campuses
By BRUCE ABRAMSON | REAL CLEAR WIRE Events of the past week have brought clarity in many areas. Perhaps the one that hits closest to home for many Americans is the... Read more.
Curtis Schube: Time to overhaul Freedom of Information Act
By CURTIS SCHUBE | REAL CLEAR WIRE When it comes to the federal government and responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, it is so commonplace for... Read more.
Brenda Josephson: Haines, we have a problem
By BRENDA JOSEPHSON This is the story of how Alaska’s property tax assessment process has failed the Haines community. This issue affects everyone. We all... Read more.
Sarah Vance: Strengthening ties and standing against discrimination
THE CASE FOR ALASKA ADOPTION OF ISRAEL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT By REP. SARAH VANCE An Israeli family of five, including twin 6–year–old girls and their 4-year-old... Read more.
Meet the activist couple who lead the war on J-6 MAGA Republicans
By JULIE KELLY | REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS Attorney General Merrick B. Garland is the public face of the government’s unprecedented effort to identify, arrest,... Read more.
Joe Geldhof: The question of paying for new city hall looms over election
By JOE GELDHOF Juneau’s local election voting concludes on Oct. 3. Various hot-button issues are being kicked round by the candidates for office this year,... Read more.
Parker Thayer: Voter registration charities are an overlooked scandal
By PARKER THAYER | REAL CLEAR WIRE “Nonprofit voter registration” doesn’t sound interesting. Yet nonprofit voter registration, or the use of tax-exempt charitable... Read more.
Tom Boutin: Assembly is wrong to try to force new city hall on voters again
By TOM BOUTIN I urge voters to once again turn down the full faith and credit long-term bond ballot measure for a new City Hall. A project requesting the leveraging... Read more.
Two Proud Boys members sentenced for seditious conspiracy
By SHIRLEEN GUERA | THE CENTER SQUARE Former leaders of the Proud Boys organization, Joseph R. Biggs and Zachary Rhel, were sentenced for seditious conspiracy and... Read more.
Charles Lipson: What if Biden decides to drop out of 2024 reelection bid?
By CHARLES LIPSON | REAL CLEAR WIRE President Biden has declared he’s running for a second term, but it’s far from certain he actually will. His infirmity and... Read more.
House committee asks for flight manifests that have Joe, Hunter Biden on them during Obama years
By PHILIP WEGMANN | REAL CLEAR WIRE Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have requested that the National Archives turn over all documents and flight manifests... Read more.
Niki Tshibaka: A better way to commemorate 60th anniversary of Dr. King’s dream
By NIKI TSHIBAKA This week, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. There is a timeless power to... Read more.
Brooke Cusack: We can, and we must unleash Alaska’s energy
By BROOKE CUSACK This spring, Gov. Mike Dunleavy hosted the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference: a three-day showcase of how the 49th State is leading on the... Read more.
Passing: Diane Louise Winchester
Diane Louise Winchester died Saturday, Aug. 12 surrounded by the warmth of her family. Despite extensive health struggles and an exhaustive quest pursuing medical... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Superintendent fails a key test of commitment and judgment
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD The Anchorage School District is a crash course on the failure of our public schools. It has some of the worst academic performance in the nation.... Read more.
‘Robert L. Peters’ Biden may have used secret name as vice president
By PHILIP WEGMANN While vice president of the United States, Joe Biden allegedly used an alternate email account, and now, House Republicans want to read all his... Read more.
Carone Cobden: The last flight of America’s cowboy-philosopher Will Rogers, and aviator Wiley Post
By CARONE COBDEN Last week, while visiting Sedona, a friend came by with an unexpected gift. He had stumbled upon a unique treasure during a recent outing to an... Read more.
Justice Shrugged: The persecution of Donald Trump
By FRANK MIELE | REAL CLEAR POLITICS Here’s what I dream of Donald Trump saying when he stands trial on bogus charges proffered by his political opponents: “I... Read more.
Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ gives authentic voice to populist fury
By CHARLES LIPSON | REAL CLEAR WIRE Oliver Anthony’s beautiful, angry song about the people who run roughshod over ordinary Americans and seek to control their... Read more.
Cold tech war emerges between U.S. and China
By NICOLE ROBINSON AND GRACE PHILLIPS | REAL CLEAR WIRE The Sino-U.S. “cold tech war” is reaching new heights—or rather depths—as tensions are building... Read more.
Alaska task force says at least $67 million needed to alleviate state’s dependence on food imports
By MERRILEE GASSER | THE CENTER SQUARE The Alaska Food Strategy Task Force said it would take at least $67 million to alleviate the state’s dependence on imports... Read more.
Sarah Vance: You can run for office, too
By REP. SARAH VANCE From homemaker to lawmaker. Just. Like. That? On this day, 6 years ago, I submitted my declaration of candidacy to run for the Homer City Council.... Read more.
David Blackmon: Texas should look north to Alaska to see what happens when feds shut down production
By DAVID BLACKMON | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION What would happen to Texas if it’s the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to restrict its oil and gas industry... Read more.
The story behind the Jeep Grand Cherokee stuck on Knik Glacier
By CALEB JONES | THE DRIVE You might have seen by now that a first-gen Jeep Grand Cherokee wandered off an Alaska trail and had to be retrieved via helicopter... Read more.
Pentagon accounting error: How they came up with the $6.2 billion figure
By ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI | REAL CLEAR WIRE A previously-reported Pentagon accounting error has more than doubled, as new reports show what was thought to be a $3 billion... Read more.
Tshibaka: New poll shows main cause of 2022 low voter turnout in Alaska
By NIKI AND KELLY TSHIBAKA Thomas Jefferson observed that ours is not a “government by the majority,” but rather a government by the “majority who participate.”... Read more.
Frank Miele: We need a constitution that means what it says
By FRANK MIELE Some U.S. senators have famously kept a pocket Constitution handy to use as a prop at political rallies; a few may have even read it. But at this... Read more.
What happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
By MICHAEL W SMITH Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors,... Read more.
Joe Geldhof: Juneau Assembly is out of touch with the taxpayers
By JOE GELDHOF If you pay attention to the workings of the City and Borough of Juneau, one hears a great deal about sustainability and diversity. This is especially... Read more.
ESG’s green promise doesn’t hold up to a forensic deep dive
By RUPERT DARWALL Two years ago, efforts by climate activists and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investors to block investment in oil and gas production... Read more.
Column: We need committed dads to quiet our cultural chaos
By DR. KEVIN ROBERTS and DELANO SQUIRES Dads across America are receiving something this Father’s Day that we have never sought but desperately deserve: vindication. ... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Our flag unites us as Americans, embracing our differences
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD On Flag Day we pay tribute to a symbol of freedom that is known the world over as a beacon of hope and justice, that sweet Old Glory, our American... Read more.
Matthew Brouillette: No one, even unions, should be above the law
By MATTHEW BROUILLETTE On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174. The... Read more.
Gatekeeper in Biden doc removal was figure in Bill Clinton-era Chinagate
By PAUL SPERRY | REALCLEARINVESTIGATIONS The custodian of Joe Biden’s vice presidential records, a key witness in his classified documents probe, was caught up... Read more.
By the numbers: Highlights of Alaska’s 2023 legislative session
By ERICK CORDERO GIORGANA, BETHANY MARCUM, AND CARMELA WARFIELD The first regular session of the 33rd legislature adjourned on May 17, with a one-day special... Read more.
Harry McDonald: Legislature deserves credit
By HARRY MCDONALD While the recently completed legislative session was at times messy, the final outcome was a good one: a balanced budget, a reasonable and... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Why I celebrate on Memorial Day
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD Sometimes the solemnity of remembering our fallen soldiers can make it hard to accept the word “celebrate.” As I plan my Memorial Day celebrations,... Read more.
Jim Lakely: Durham Report exposes deep state
By JIM LAKELY | HEARTLAND INSTITUTE The New York Times and The Washington Post won Pulitzer Prizes for their “Russia Collusion” stories in 2018, stories based... Read more.
Julie Coulombe: The illusion of compromise
By REP JULIE COULOMBE In coming to Juneau, I had every intention to approach the legislature with an open mind, build bridges, and work toward consensus. It is important... Read more.
Sean Murphy: Eaglexit and the authority of school boards in Alaska
By SEAN MURPHY | EAGLEXIT This is the second part of our series of articles to describe an education model for the new Chugach Regional Borough. As we have discussed... Read more.
Kreig and Vazquez: Who to vote for in Chugach Electric board elections
By RAY KREIG and LIZ VAZQUEZ If the takeover of the Chugach Electric Association Board by Outside-funded activists succeeds, get ready to pay much, much more for... Read more.
Glen Biegel: Choose your school wisely
Before I discuss schools, let’s cover some “‘”forbidden topics.” I have a good family culture, one worth defending. I want my kids... Read more.
Doug Vincent-Lang: Yet another unjustified attack by feds on Alaska
By DOUG VINCENT-LANG The National Park Service is once again dividing Alaska by unjustifiably undermining the state’s sustainable management of Alaska’s wildlife.... Read more.
Stephen Moore: Saving Alaska from the biggest tax hike in state history
By STEPHEN MOORE | HERITAGE FOUNDATION Alaska is America’s Saudi Arabia when it comes to bountiful energy resources, but thanks to Biden’s anti- drilling and... Read more.
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys new border force to fight ‘catastrophic disaster’ as Title 42 ends
By BETHANY BLANKLEY | THE CENTER SQUARE Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he is deploying a tactical border force ahead of the public health authority Title 42... Read more.
Corri Feige: ‘Bait and switch’ tax policies are killing Alaska’s reputation
By CORRI FEIGE Alaska has a credibility problem. We have a habit of attracting investment, especially in our oil and gas sector, and then changing the rules after... Read more.
Bronson and Johnson: Let’s make year-round shelter a priority
By MAYOR DAVE BRONSON AND ALEXIS JOHNSON Wednesday’s weather was a strong reminder that winter is always nearby. Snowfall in May seemed like an impossible feat,... Read more.
Hans Rodvik: The need for servant leaders in politics
By HANS RODVIK What do Lao Tzu, Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, and... Read more.
Jeremy Carl: Who is Montana’s rogue Rep. Zooey Zephyr?
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Sean Murphy: Eagle River exit, creating Chugach Regional Borough and the new school district
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Op-ed: Alaska has bright future if we keep oil taxes competitive
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Nutrition: Major government fail?
By CHRIS EDWARDS | CATO INSTITUTE Americans are getting used to failures by government experts. Government economists have a dismal forecasting record. Government... Read more.
Jay McDonald: Anchorage School District marred by culture of secrecy
By JAY MCDONALD There is a controversy stirring around Robert Service High School, but parents eager to make sense of what their children are telling them have been... Read more.
Ron Klein: 50 years since oil embargo of 1973, no American policy for energy independence
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Ted Leonard: I’d be honored to have your support for MEA Board
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Leigh Sloan: Anchorage Assembly resolves to extinguish discourse
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Gender dysphoria fad shows no sign of abating
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Fake parking fee scam in Honolulu linked to ghost business registered in Alaska
By JACK TRUESDALE | HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT A phantom organization incorporated in Alaska just weeks ago appears to have orchestrated the hundreds of fraudulent parking... Read more.
Hayden Ludwig: Non-ERIC states do better at removing ineligible voters
By HAYDEN LUDWIG If the Left ignores you, keep digging. When the Left tries to gag you, you’re onto something. Nothing better illustrates that fact than the recent... Read more.
King County spent $11.6 million to buy 36 apartments for homeless
By TIMOTHY SCHUMANN | THE CENTER SQUARE King County has spent $11.6 million on a property in Seattle to house the homeless. The property in question resides at... Read more.
John Yelland: The hazards of a cashless society
By JOHN YELLAND | LIBERTAS INSTITUTE My wife and I recently took our son to the movies. As we walked through the door, I noticed a prominently displayed sign. It... Read more.
‘Mismanagement’: ActBlue, notorious fundraising platform for Democrats, terminates employees after they unionize
By TREVOR SCHAKOHL and MUST READ ALASKA The prominent Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue, which has been unveiled as having questionable fundraising techniques... Read more.
Amy Demboski: Jim Arlington fails the honesty test
By AMY DEMBOSKI As I watch this election cycle in the Municipality of Anchorage shape up, I can’t help but draw from my own experiences as a candidate and a former... Read more.
Allen Hippler: Repeal the ’80th Percentile Rule’
By ALLEN HIPPLER Alaskans have a huge opportunity: We can eliminate an unnecessary regulation that has caused price inflation and turmoil in the healthcare market... Read more.
Sean Murphy: Eaglexit prepares to send packet to Local Boundary Commission for incorporating new city
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Taylor, Yundt: Anchorage bond rating was downgraded in November, but more bonds are on the ballot
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Judicial Watch: What you need to know about ERIC
By JUDICIAL WATCH The media is condemning officials in Republican-led states for withdrawing from a controversial data-sharing consortium that purports to help manage... Read more.
Bob Maier: Ballot neglects to tell voters that Proposition 14 will add about $68 in taxes to home worth $400,000
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Jamie Allard: Our girls shall not be erased by Hershey
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How Alaska became one of fentanyl’s deadliest frontiers
By CARA TABACHINICK | CBS NEWS An influx of fentanyl into Alaska in the last two years has vexed law enforcement, overwhelmed health systems and deeply affected... Read more.
One city in California charges $1,000+ for a carry permit, more than the average cost to buy a pistol
By JAKE FOGELMAN | THE RELOAD Residents of one Los Angeles County suburb will have to shell out big bucks to exercise their right to carry a firearm. On Thursday,... Read more.
David Eastman: Where have all the girls with Down syndrome gone?
By REP. DAVID EASTMAN Author’s Note: By now you probably heard that I was condemned by the Alaska House last week for asking a question in a committee. This is... Read more.
Steve Goreham: Green energy — the greatest wealth transfer to the rich in history
By STEVE GOREHAM | MASTER RESOURCE We are in the midst of history’s greatest wealth transfer. Government subsidized support for wind systems, solar arrays, and... Read more.
Russell Biggs: Anchorage Assembly has passed more than 30 emergency orders in three years. It’s time for change
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Jamie Allard: Washington, Lincoln were trailblazers; it’s time for us to blaze a new trail in education
By REP. JAMIE ALLARD When I was a little girl, I always thought it was pretty cool that my own birthday was a day before Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. We wrote essays... Read more.
Investigation: State Department, Soros support group that secretly blacklists conservative media outlets
By GABE KAMINSKY | WASHINGTON EXAMINER An advertising company owned by Microsoft that subscribes to a left-leaning group’s secret blacklist for conservative... Read more.
Patrick LeMay: Newtok, the time to relocate is now
By PATRICK LEMAY Newtok Village has experienced two newsworthy events within the last four months. In September 2022, flooding and erosion severely impacted the... Read more.
Dave Bronson: Everyone needs a place
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One third of senators and representatives took money from corruption-marred FTX executives
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Derkevorkian: Vote for Peter Micciche for Kenai mayor
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‘When you’re flying an aircraft, you need 3 things: Altitude, air speed, and ideas.’ The pilots were running out of all of them.
By ALASKALINE NEWSLETTER Editor’s note: Must Read Alaska is noting here a unique weather event that almost took down a commercial flight leaving Juneau 30... Read more.
In case you didn’t know: ‘Objectivity has got to go,’ and other views from leaders of nation’s news organizations
By MARY LOU MASTERS | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION Leaders of prominent news organizations are turning away from journalistic objectivity, claiming it is antithetical... Read more.
Yute Commuter Service probable cause report shows safety issues, lax procedures, decisions: NTSB
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Rep. Kevin McCabe: Defined benefit, golden handcuffs, and HB 22’s hidden fiscal dangers for the future state budget
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE With defined-contribution plans, employers promise to invest a certain amount of money each year. Defined contribution promises are short... Read more.
Ted Spraker: National Park Service rule on hunting in park preserves is a big lie
By TED SPRAKER “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” This famous saying, attributed to many, is a fitting... Read more.
Rick Whitbeck: A neighbor weaponizes climate change to drive wedge between parent, child
By RICK WHITBECK My son is only eight years old, and already it is time for the talk. No, not that talk; a talk that shouldn’t be happening, let alone... Read more.
Coordinated attack on estates, capital gains: Seven states have new wealth tax legislation this year
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Patrick LeMay: My business was attacked by a blog associated with Ship Creek Group, but here are the facts
By PATRICK LEMAY On Aug. 15, 2018, during the Berkowitz administration, my company (LeMay Engineering & Consulting, Inc.) submitted a competitive bid to the... Read more.
Rep. Jim Banks: Fighting the woke agenda in Congress
By REP. JIM BANKS | THE AMERICAN MIND We no longer live in a normal America. The issues that Congress used to take up, like healthcare, the economy, or our withdrawal... Read more.
Judy Eledge: Who are we as Republicans?
By JUDY ELEDGE Recently several decisions made by Republicans in the Republican Party, Alaska State Senate and U.S. Congress have led me to this question. Who are... Read more.
David Eastman: January 6 – a day Americans can never forget
By REP. DAVID EASTMAN Washington, D.C. – On Oct. 1, 2021, Dinesh D’Souza said the quiet part out loud when he wrote, “I wonder if history will view January... Read more.
CDC pushes LGBTQ curriculum for schools
By TYLER O’NEIL | THE DAILY SIGNAL Just days after Christmas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention republished a “self-assessment tool” urging... Read more.
Starlink rescues rural Alaska using satellite broadband, without subsidies
By SHAWN WILLIAMS It’s finally here. Customers in rural Alaska are checking the mail and setting up their Starlink. What this means for rural Alaska residents... Read more.
Omnibus has millions for study of Alaska fisheries
By KIM JARRETT | THE CENTER SQUARE The $1.7 trillion spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden includes millions for Alaska’s fisheries... Read more.
Mayor Dave Bronson: Year-end report to Anchorage
By MAYOR DAVE BRONSON As we round out 2022, I want to reflect on the progress we have made over the last year to make Anchorage a more vibrant city to live, work,... Read more.
Commentary: Service members who refused Covid vaccine and were discharged should be made whole
By JAMES D. MUHAMMAD and THOMAS L. REMPFER Over the past year American troops who exercised their legally protected medical rights were wrongfully sidelined over... Read more.
Can’t make this stuff up: Embarrassed by his Tesla, liberal considers selling it or remaining a hypocrite
An opinion published in the Los Angeles Times reveals the angst experienced by environmentalists who bought Teslas, and who now suffer from embarrassment because... Read more.
Rick Whitbeck: AIDEA needs your vocal support
By RICK WHITBECK | POWER THE FUTURE This state agency is self-sufficient and profitable, returning nearly half a billion dollars in dividends to the State of Alaska... Read more.
Mike Dunleavy: Alaska’s map to clean hydrogen leadership
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY Alaska, at the Northwest corner of the U.S., and hydrogen, at the top left of the periodic table, share more than a common location on their... Read more.
Marine Corps going post-gender, may ditch ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’
A new academic report on efforts to integrate Marine Corps boot camp recommends dropping gender-specific salutations for drill instructors, but service leaders... Read more.
Fifth Circuit rejects Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors and their employees
By THE CENTER SQUARE The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling blocking the Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine... Read more.
Grand jury investigations into OCS continue to be hijacked
By DAVID IGNELL In early 2017, Rep. Tammie Wilson (R-North Pole) accused the Alaska Attorney General’s Office of “hijacking” her requested grand jury investigation... Read more.
Victor Davis Hanson: Two antithetical billionaires
The hatred of the accomplished Elon Musk and the worship of the hollow man Sam Bankman-Fried are sad commentaries on how liberalism has descended into progressivism... Read more.
Federalist: Case in Alaska puts First Amendment on trial
By JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON | THE FEDERALIST The case of Alaska State Rep. David Eastman is bizarre and unprecedented, but it isn’t complicated. Put simply, left-wing... Read more.
Sen. Ron Johnson convenes panel on C-vax side effects
By LINDA BOYLE, MSN, DM, ALASKA COVID ALLIANCE By now, most Americans have been inundated with information on the Covid virus. But the actual facts have... Read more.
David Ignell: If ethical rules matter to Dunleavy, his attorney general must resign
By DAVID IGNELL On Dec. 1, I sent a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy requesting the resignation of Attorney General Treg Taylor. For the complete basis of my request,... Read more.
Andrew Satterfield: Councils, boards, commissions and how I learned to stop griping and love the process
By ANDREW SATTERFIELD My first foray into the government sphere has been a flurry of experiences. Thanks to these experiences, I can tell you that it is absolutely... Read more.
Sheldon Fisher: LDS views Respect for Marriage Act represents as a balanced approach
By SHELDON FISHER The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that each of us is a literal spirit son or daughter of God, created in His image. We call... Read more.
Victor Davis Hanson: How corrupt is a corrupt media?
THE MEDIA HAS CEASED TO EXIST, SO THE PUBLIC ASSUMES THAT WHAT THE MEDIA SUPPRESSES IS TRUE, AND WHAT IT COVERS IS FALSE By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON | AMERICAN GREATNESS... Read more.
Counterpoint: Sen. Mike Lee’s speech on Respect for Marriage Act warns of profound consequences for people of faith
A lightly edited version of Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s speech on the Senate floor regarding the religious liberties that are endangered by the Respect... Read more.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy: Alaska refunded the police
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY Since the beginning of civilization, the primary purpose of government has been to protect public safety. The Founders acknowledged this in... Read more.
Free Beacon analysis: What in the actual F— is wrong with these people?
By ANDREW STILES | WASHINGTON FREE BEACON You can’t make this up. Earlier this month, some dough-faced dork named Sam Bankman-Fried—an MIT grad and son of... Read more.
David Ignell: Fight for judicial reform and elimination of Democrat cartel controlling our courts, Round 2
By DAVID IGNELL Many of us fighting for judicial reform in Alaska were disappointed by the result of the constitutional convention vote (Ballot Measure 1). Our efforts... Read more.
Tristan Justice: Re-electing McConnell was the best gift establishment GOP could give to Trump
By TRISTAN JUSTICE | THE FEDERALIST Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was re-elected to another term as GOP conference chief on Wednesday after an underwhelming... Read more.
Bryan Scoresby: Alaska elections are laughingstock of the nation, but it doesn’t have to be that way
By BRYAN SCORESBY Alaska elections have become the laughing stock of elections throughout the country right now. I have been in Alaska for only 30 years, missed... Read more.
David Eastman: Constitutional convention? Definitely, maybe
By DAVID EASTMAN As a legislator, I am frequently asked whether or not Alaskans should vote this week to hold a state constitutional convention here in Alaska. As... Read more.
David Eastman: The Left’s dogma can change on a dime, as Kowalke v. Eastman shows
The Left’s plan for those who don’t subscribe to its ever-changing ideological orthodoxy hasn’t changed much since the days of Lenin. To dissent from the Left’s... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Lisa morphed into a Biden-loving Democrat, so it’s time for a change in U.S. Senate
By KELLY TSHIBAKA Although Sen. Lisa Murkowski wishes it were not so, an election is the people’s performance review of the incumbent representing them. In... Read more.
Shelley Hughes: David v. Goliath on state constitutional convention question on the ballot
By SEN. SHELLEY HUGHES | SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Alaskans, I respectfully implore you to recognize that the flood of paid advertisements you’ve been hearing about... Read more.
Scott Ogan: Sen. Shower was point man to repeal SB 91, and worked hard to win a full PFD for Alaskans
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Ben Carpenter: A vote for constitutional convention is a vote for justice for all Alaskans
By REP. BEN CARPENTER Alaskans have been asking for justice from our judicial system for a long time. Too many Alaskans see the law applied to protect those with... Read more.
Bob Griffin: Alaska Reads Act is up for the challenge shown by national reading assessment scores
By BOB GRIFFIN The nation’s report card has been released. The National Assessment of Educational Progress was posted on Monday. Alaska has a lot of work to... Read more.
Charlie Pierce: Let’s talk about the 3,000 children in state custody and our obligation to address this issue
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Bob Griffin: Anchorage voters rejected Inlet View school proposal, and district has too much school property
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Randy Ruedrich: What it means to ‘rank the red’ for conservatives in November
By RANDY RUEDRICH The 2020 Ballot Measure 2 eliminated Alaska’s Republican primary. The 2022 General Election with ranked choice voting requires: Conservatives... Read more.
David Ignell: Support justice and vote yes for a constitutional convention to restore justice in Alaska
By DAVID IGNELL In 1956, Alaska’s founders expected that subsequent constitutional conventions would be necessary. Fairbanks delegate Warren Taylor said, “I... Read more.
Dan Kendall: Vote yes for a constitutional convention
By DAN KENDALL My family moved to Alaska in 1956. I spent my childhood in Valdez, my teenage years in Spenard, and the rest of my life in Chugiak. The constitution... Read more.
Paulette Schuerch: It’s my choice behind voting curtain
By PAULETTE SCHUERCH When I turn the television on these days, the only thing I see are negative ads, and they’re all aimed at Republican Senate candidate Kelly... Read more.
Mark Sowers: The vacuous vandals of Van Gogh
By MARK SOWERS There have been instances over the last few days of climate activists committing acts of vandalism and destruction as a form of protest. It’s happened... Read more.
Jason Snead: The Left, having remade Alaska elections, targets Nevada for jungle primaries, ranked choice voting
By JASON SNEAD | HONEST ELECTIONS PROJECT ACTION The left’s latest ploy to remake elections is a complicated scheme called “ranked-choice voting” (RCV). Advocates... Read more.
Doug Massie: Statements about me are wrong, egregious
To the voters of Senate District O (House District 29 and 30), One of the greatest dangers in politics is when we put a specific political agenda above the concerns... Read more.
Rod Arno: Alaska Outdoor Council endorsements for Nov. 8 include Nick Begich III, Kelly Tshibaka, Mike Dunleavy
By ROD ARNO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALASKA OUTDOOR COUNCIL Alaskans’ opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities and harvest a wildfood source on public lands/waters... Read more.
Ben Carpenter: Military voices for Rep. David Nelson
By MAJOR BEN CARPENTER (RET) My military career spanned five presidential elections and four mid-term elections. Four of those elections I was enrolled in a military... Read more.
Washington Times: Mitch McConnell should butt out of Alaska’s intraparty senate race
WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD “Alaska Republicans should resent Mr. McConnell’s gratuitous interference in the race and the way Ms. Murkowski has manipulated... Read more.
J.H. Snider: Why is calling a constitutional convention on the ballot this November?
By J.H. SNIDER Once per decade — next on Nov. 8 — Alaska’s constitution grants the people the right to call a constitutional convention via a statewide referendum.... Read more.
Courage in medicine: Cornell U. doctor admits he was wrong about vaccine mandates
By JON MILTIMORE | FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION The great martial artist Bruce Lee reputedly said that all mistakes are forgivable—if one has the courage... Read more.
Colorado baker defends another legal attack by LGBT
Jack Phillips doesn’t belong in a courtroom, according to his legal defense team at Alliance for Defending Freedom. He should be baking and decorating cakes at... Read more.
Fact check: Murkowski ads against Kelly Tshibaka tell lies about her position on birth control pills through the mail
By ROBERT FARLEY | FACTCHECK.ORG A super PAC supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski claims in several TV ads that her top challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, “wants to ban birth... Read more.
Bethany Marcum: What pet projects are Alaskans paying for?
By BETHANY MARCUM While the bulk of state expenditures occur via the operating budget, the capital budget is a separate lever policymakers often use to... Read more.
Paulette Schuerch: Rural Alaskans always adapt, and right now it means changing our U.S. senator
By PAULETTE SCHUERCH As Typhoon Merbok bore down on Northwest Alaska, we in the Northwest Arctic Borough braced for impact as the storm made a beeline for us. Tensions... Read more.
Jim and Faye Palin: Who is Nick Begich III and why should we all support him for Congress?
By JIM AND FAYE PALIN Nick Begich III is a 44-year-old conservative Republican running for Alaska’s only seat in the US House of Representatives. He and his... Read more.
David Eastman: The Left’s relentless campaign to make loyalty to Constitution ‘unconstitutional’
By DAVID EASTMAN In a day when professional athletes are encouraged not to stand for the national anthem, and pundits declare that Americans everywhere should... Read more.
Wayne Heimer: Populism, pluralism, democracy
By WAYNE E. HEIMER After pondering present presidential pronouncements of the great “threat to our democracy,” I’ve come up with a hypothesis: What if the... Read more.
Murkowski to podcaster: Voters should trust FBI decision to raid Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
MUST READ ALASKA | BREITBART Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski appeared on an Anchorage podcast saying Alaska voters should not question the FBI’s decision to raid former... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Leaders motivate people to do what’s right
By JAMIE ALLARD Great leadership is not about having all the answers, it’s about motivating people to do what’s right. Great leaders will listen to the concerns... Read more.
Allen West: The dangers of a ‘woke’ U.S. military
By ALLEN WEST The motto of the U.S. Army is “This We’ll Defend.” In the modern Armed Services of the U.S. military, we all take an oath to support and defend... Read more.
Pants on fire: Documents show climate czar Gina McCarthy lied, said there was ‘lack of interest’ in Cook Inlet leases
By KEVIN SCHMIDT | AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY When White House national climate advisor Gina McCarthy accidentally emailed a reporter that a key oil and gas lease... Read more.
Paid to not teach: Anchorage School District reports second-highest non-performance hours paid nationwide
By SARAH MONTALBANO | ALASKA POLICY FORUM Should public school teachers be paid not to teach? School districts and other government bodies often pay employees... Read more.
Matt Barth: Rank the Red or we lose our seat in Congress
By MATT BARTH Let me start by saying I am no fan of ranked-choice voting, and I believe we should work to repeal it. In the meantime, it is the system we have. We... Read more.
Donna Celia: For a conservative win in November, we must lay down our arms and become strategic voters
By DONNA CELIA Alaska conservatives are doing what they always do. Less than a week after our eye-popping defeat in the special election, Alaska conservatives are... Read more.
Donna Celia: Cynical view of Palin’s loss and what we voters can do about it
By DONNA CELIA We have just experienced the fruits of our first ranked choice vote and it is proof positive that Republicans can, and will, steal defeat from the... Read more.
Carol Carman: Polls and data reveal high-negative Palin is unelectable vs. Peltola, but Begich wins vs. Peltola
By CAROL CARMAN With 60% of the voters choosing Republicans (Sarah Palin and Nick Begich) in round 1 of the ranked choice voting system now being used in Alaska,... Read more.
Letter: Vote for Kelly Tshibaka, support our military
Editor, Many TV ads falsely credit Sen. Lisa Murkowski with helping the military. Because of her voting approximately 90 percent of the time with Obama and Biden, ... Read more.
It’s not just Anchorage: From book shelves to psychosis and food stamps, librarians confront a new workplace
RACHEL SCHEIER | KAISER HEALTH NEWS For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, particularly her final seven years... Read more.
Leigh Sloan: The rise of choice schoolers
By LEIGH SLOAN Post Covid-19, the the way people view education has changed significantly. Many parents faced schooling their kids at home for the first time ever.... Read more.
Zuck bucks have been playing in Alaska’s elections
By SARAH MONTALBANO | ALASKA POLICY FORUM Election integrity is the cornerstone of nations, states, and communities that truly represent the will of their people.... Read more.
Schools vs. parents: Anchorage public schools secretly affirmed a student’s transgender leanings
THINGS CAME TO A HEAD WHEN THE MOM FOUND THE DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL ID WITH HER NEW MADE-UP NAME By KELSEY BOLAR | INDEPENDENT WOMEN’S FORUM On a small, unassuming... Read more.
Voter management system used in Alaska tied to leftist activists and Democrat operatives
By VICTORIA MARSHALL | THE FEDERALIST A prominent voter-roll management system used by 31 states, including Alaska and the District of Columbia has politically compromised... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: It’s time for a change in Senate
By KELLY TSHIBAKA Since I first announced my candidacy for the U.S. Senate, I’ve traveled enough miles within Alaska to circumnavigate the globe. The overwhelming... Read more.
Federalist: Murkowski and 19 other Republicans who voted for Merrick Garland owe America an apology
By ELLE REYNOLDS | THE FEDERALIST After Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice oversaw an FBI raid on the private home of former President Donald Trump, the... Read more.
Jarrett Bryantt: Focusing on the big goals for schools, and keeping things simple
By DR. JARRETT BRYANTT Hello, Anchorage! I hope you are enjoying this last stretch of summer break. My name is Dr. Jharrett Bryantt. I am humbled and eager to work... Read more.
Kristina Woolston: Tshibaka is too extreme for Alaska
By KRISTINA WOOLSTON In an opinion piece published by Must Read Alaska, U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka accuses U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her supporters... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Murkowski lies to voters about birth control because she can’t run on her record
By KELLY TSHIBAKA As the Aug. 16 U.S. Senate primary approaches, Lisa Murkowski and her allies have decided to launch countless dishonest and deceitful attacks... Read more.
Gimarc: Sen. Murkowski shares Anchorage hallway with Alaskans for Lisa and Ballot Measure 2 author Scott Kendall. There’s nothing fishy about that?
By ALEX GIMARC Alaskans for LISA is pro-Lisa Murkowski Super PAC currently running ads attacking Kelly Tshibaka for wanting to shut down by-mail birth control pills,... Read more.
Sen. Mike Shower: Why Alaskans should want a citizen Legislature
By SEN. MIKE SHOWER I’m often asked how difficult it is working multiple jobs as a citizen legislator. No surprise, it’s challenging. While some people think... Read more.
Deb Haaland used her authority as Interior Secretary to campaign for Native midterm vote for ‘progress’
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland has gotten involved in the election season in an unusual way — she’s written an op-ed in an Indian-focused news blog... Read more.
Greg Brush: Facts matter, and so do Kenai kings
By GREG BRUSH It’s really quite simple. It’s not easy… but it’s simple: Remove all emotion and focus on the facts alone when making difficult decisions that... Read more.
Rodney Dial: Earth 41, a cautionary tale (that could never happen here)
Editor’s note: What follows is the purely fictional story of Earth 41, located far away in a parallel universe. By RODNEY DIAL On Earth 41, the population... Read more.
Wayne Heimer: Understanding Alaska’s U.S. senators
By WAYNE E. HEIMER Both Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan voted for the first infrastructure bill because it included “good things” for Alaska. ... Read more.
Kristen Faulkner, Alaskan from Homer, competes on world stage for women’s cycling at Tour de France
Women’s professional cycling has reached a tipping point, enjoying rapid gains in popularity, media coverage, and parity in pay. With the first multi-day women’s... Read more.
Mayor Bronson: Report on one year of significant progress in Anchorage
By DAVE BRONSON Since I took office last year on July 1, 2021, significant progress and advancement have been made on the priorities established at the onset of... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: When bill amendments are weaponized against fellow conservative legislators, Republicans lose
REP. KEVIN MCCABE Transparency in government is one of the most important values a legislator can have. Educating constituents and Alaskans on “how the sausage... Read more.
Charlie Pierce: No more excuses for Alaska’s students being at the bottom in education
By CHARLIE PIERCE In one word, the state of education in Alaska is “pathetic.” Finger pointing, arguing and blaming everything except the structure of the... Read more.
‘Go’ evacuations expanded along Parks Highway
“Go” evacuations were expanded on Thursday for all properties accessed by roads, trails, and driveways off either side of the Parks Hwy between MP 273 and... Read more.
Ben Carpenter: Alaska’s grand jury system has been compromised by the judicial system that controls it
By REP. BEN CARPENTER On this day, 246 years ago, the American colonies took the first steps toward self-governance and independence from the British Empire with... Read more.
Rick Whitbeck: Celebrating the 4th is going to cost us a lot more, because elections do have consequences
By RICK WHITBECK | POWER THE FUTURE As we approach our nation’s 246th birthday, we should have a lot to celebrate. Let’s start with the end of pandemic... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Lower 48 and DC elites are funding Murkowski’s campaign
By KELLY TSHIBAKA As Alaskans, we are keenly aware of the condescension shown to us by the Lower 48, mostly from those who have never even visited our amazing state.... Read more.
Congessman Charlie Crist says justices should be impeached; Pelosi, Schumer say justices lied to them
By BETHANY BLANKLEY | THE CENTER SQUARE Democratic Congressman Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida who’s running once again as a Democrat... Read more.
Glen Biegel: Vote for candidates who are pro-life and will help slow down the abortion machine
After I endorsed Nick Begich for U.S. Congress, I received a panicked call from a relative. “Nick is not pro-life! People are saying YOU aren’t pro-life!” ... Read more.
Kevin Meyer: Don’t believe misinformation about elections
By KEVIN MEYER As the special primary election to fill Alaska’s vacant seat in Congress is wrapping up, and the final votes are being counted and certified, I... Read more.
Andrew Klavan: The big white lie of leftism
By ANDREW KLAVAN | CITY JOURNAL The thing I like best about being a conservative is that I don’t have to lie. I don’t have to pretend that men and women are... Read more.
Dave Bronson: A path forward as Sullivan Arena shelter operations close
By ANCHORAGE MAYOR DAVE BRONSON After more than two years, Covid-19 sheltering operations in Anchorage will come to an end on July 1. At the forefront of this discussion... Read more.
Charlie Pierce: When politics gets dirty
By CHARLIE PIERCE Alaska politics, like politics around the country does indeed have its dark side. So, let me step out front and dispel the already debunked false... Read more.
Questioning Biden’s mental fitness
By RICHIE MALOUF | THE CENTER SQUARE White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed concerns regarding President Joe Biden’s possible reelection... Read more.
Jan. 6 committee gets caught in a whopper
By JOHN SOLOMON | JUST THE NEWS The Donald Trump era has brought countless examples in which Democrats, bureaucrats, and the establishment news media wove a sensational... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Restriction of speech is red flag of tyranny
By JAMIE ALLARD Freedom of speech: Is there any right more paramount to a free society? Without freedom of speech, there is no freedom of thought. And without freedom... Read more.
Paulette Schurech: Why rural Alaska is leaving Murkowski
By PAULETTE SCHURECH In 2010, when Sen. Lisa Murkowski needed help for her write-in campaign, I thought enough of her to run that effort in rural Alaska. If her... Read more.
Business Insider: Palin short on cash going into last days of special primary election
By GRACE PANETTA | BUSINESS INSIDER Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is short on cash compared to her some of her main Republican rivals for an open US House seat,... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Murkowski handed us Haaland, and the two have been a disaster for Alaska
By KELLY TSHIBAKA There is perhaps no other state for which the identity of the Secretary of the Interior is as important as it is for Alaska. Most people in the... Read more.
Tom Boutin: Join me in voting for John Coghill
By TOM BOUTIN A number of people have called to ask me how in the world Alaskans can choose from among the 48 candidates running to fill the late Congressman Don... Read more.
Poll: 62% of Americans support LNG exports to Europe to help countries reduce dependence on Russian energy
European countries, which are heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas, could benefit by diversifying its energy sources. Some 61% of Americans surveyed by the Pew... Read more.
Biden prepares to hand over health sovereignty to WHO
By BETHANY BLANKLEY | THE CENTER SQUARE Delegates from 194 countries, led by the United States, are expected this week to vote to relinquish their respective country’s... Read more.
How did gun legislation fare this session?
At midnight on Wednesday, the Alaska Legislature adjourned from its 2022 Legislative Session. Second Amendment legislation — both pro-gun ownership and anti-gun... Read more.
Rob Forbes: Downtown project will revitalize Anchorage
By ROB FORBES For decades, politicians, Anchorage Assembly members, and mayors have talked a big talk about the revitalization of Anchorage – and more specifically,... Read more.
Free Beacon: Leaker, liar, turncoat, nut job
STEVE SCHMIDT’S ABASEMENT MAKES PUBLIC WHAT WE’VE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME By WASHINGTON FREE BEACON No Books. No Money. Just the Truth. That’s the... Read more.
Jodi Taylor: Private school, state reimbursement, and family choice is available to parents in Alaska
By JODI TAYLOR Alaskan parents have a legitimate right to choose the school that is the best fit for their children, even if that is a private school. There is an... Read more.
Bernadette Wilson: More than most states, Alaska is vulnerable to billions in unexpected pension costs
STATE STILL OWES $5.5 BILLION TO THE PRE-2007 LEGACY PENSION PROGRAM By BERNADETTE WILSON Two pieces of legislation currently before Alaska lawmakers, House Bills... Read more.
John Sturgeon: Safari Club International walks the walk for conservation and hunting in Alaska
By JOHN STURGEON As the president of Safari Club International Alaska, I would like to respond to some of the claims made in an opinion piece in Must Read Alaska... Read more.
The Federalist: Alaska election is template for how the Left wants to rig the vote
By JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON / THE FEDERALIST Next month, Alaskans will vote in a special primary election for the state’s single congressional seat, left vacant by... Read more.
Elaina Spraker: Not so fast, Mr. Pettyjohn, on characterizing Safari Club International
By ELAINA SPRAKER As we enter into a prickly political season, campaign rhetoric will do its best to persistently persuade. It may be difficult to determine the... Read more.
Opinion: Sarah Palin quit on Alaska for fame and fortune, but now wants a second chance
By RYAN NELSON In national politics, Sarah Palin is a household name as a firebrand who can get a Lower 48 crowd of conservatives engaged and excited with her word-salad... Read more.
Catlan Sardina: The Supreme Court leaked opinion on Roe v. Wade and the journalists who covered it
By CATLAN SARDINA This week the U.S. Supreme Court had a significant information leak of a draft opinion on a continuing case. The draft opinion strongly suggests... Read more.
Lyda Green: HB 55 public pensions would be far too expensive for Alaska’s budget
It’s been 16 years since Alaska lawmakers moved away from an increasingly expensive and debt-riddled pension benefit to a more financially sustainable retirement... Read more.
Linn McCabe: The truth about FACL is that it’s not conservative
By LINN MCCABE As most Alaskans know, the Alaska House of Representatives has been in disarray for at least the last six years. Recently, a couple of conservative... Read more.
Lance Roberts: FACL holds politicians accountable
By LANCE ROBERTS There have been some interesting developments in the broken Alaskan House minority caucus. This is supposed to be the caucus of the conservatives,... Read more.
Column: Vote yes on homeless navigation center
By MAYOR DAVE BRONSON, ASSEMBLYMAN FELIX RIVERA, FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN JOHN WEDDLETON This week, the Anchorage Assembly will consider plans to construct a homelessness... Read more.
Cassie Lawver: Ranked choice voting and my conversation with Sarah Palin
By CASSIE LAWVER My philosophy is: If you have a question for someone, go ask them. When I read an article stating that Sarah Palin called the Republican Party... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Covid was the perfect Trojan horse for leftist ideological control over your life
By JAMIE ALLARD Two weeks to slow the spread. We’re all in this together. It’s just two weeks. It’s just a mask. I wear my mask because I care. Wear it for... Read more.
Bruce Campbell: My prediction for top four in congressional special election
By BRUCE CAMPBELL The top four candidates for Congress will be Republicans come Nov. 8. Must Read Alaska has made a prediction on the top four candidates for Congress,... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Alaska voters say it’s time for a change in the Senate
IF MURKOWSKI WON’T STAND UP AND RAISE HELL WHEN SOMETHING IS BAD FOR ALASKA, SHE SHOULD CLEAN OUT HER DESK By KELLY TSHIBAKA As the Alaska Republican Party... Read more.
Bob Bird: Alaskan Independence Party convention, a chance to learn about unique political movement
By BOB BIRD In Alaska’s political history, the Alaskan Independence Party holds a unique place. Founded by the embittered genius Joe Vogler... Read more.
Charlie Pierce: Poorly managed bycatch is an Alaska tragedy
By CHARLIE PIERCE During my visits with communities throughout Alaska a number of concerns are discussed. One major concern, common to many communities is the... Read more.
Jim Crawford: Our Permanent Fund dividend, Alaska Legislature, and the need for a constitutional convention
By JIM CRAWFORD When you make a deposit at First National Bank of Alaska or Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, whose money did you deposit? It’s a simple concept... Read more.
Pam Melin: The recall of the Palmer Three and the meltdown of Councilman Brian Daniels
By PAM MELIN After Tuesdays theatrics at The Palmer City Council, the public has a clear indication that the recall of the three council members who violated the... Read more.
Hayden Ludwig: Watch out, Alaska, more partisan news is coming your way
By HAYDEN LUDWIG The latest front in the Left’s battle for the states is Alaska. If you haven’t heard of States Newsroom, you soon will—the network of left-leaning... Read more.
Glen Biegel: It’s time to put up or shut up about Anchorage Assembly and School Board
By GLEN BIEGEL It’s the day of reckoning: Tuesday, April 5, 2022. I need your vote for Anchorage. No, not for me, but for those who will stand in front of... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: No representation until late August, thanks to Lisa Murkowski
By KELLY TSHIBAKA When 49-year Congressman Don Young passed away on March 18, he left a hole the size of the Yukon in the fabric of Alaska. With his unvarnished... Read more.
Randy Sulte: Everything isn’t ‘fine’ in Anchorage, so vote like your life depends on it
By RANDY SULTE The people of Anchorage know our city should function better — much better. What has occurred during the past three years, the decline and decay... Read more.
Bob Griffin: Why I won’t picket Alaska Airlines
By BOB GRIFFIN On April 1, some of my fellow Alaska Airlines pilots will be picketing to protest of our ongoing contract negotiations. I will not be joining them. ... Read more.
Opinion: Josh Revak lied, your PFD died, and now he wants an upgrade?
By RYAN NELSON Josh Revak could have been at one time considered the Alaska Republican Party’s greatest gift. Now reported to be running for Congress, Revak... Read more.
Jamie Allard: It’s time to protect women’s sports with SB 140
By JAMIE ALLARD It is in our very recent history that women — and the men who champion them — have had to fight for women’s rights and equality in... Read more.
Stephanie Taylor: I’m ready to serve Anchorage on the Assembly for East Anchorage
By STEPHANIE TAYLOR I am a 51-year resident of Alaska, with 46 of those years in Anchorage. I am on the ballot for Anchorage Assembly in District 5, currently being... Read more.
Jim Wojciehowski: What a long, strange trip it’s been, navigating the Assembly’s bizarre Covid mandates
By JIM WOJCIEHOWSKI I doubt any of us expected to be thrown into a line from the Grateful Dead, but here we are two year later: “What a long, strange trip... Read more.
Jodi Taylor: Time to focus on kids, not bonds and buildings; vote ‘no’ on Proposition 1
By JODI TAYLOR We all want our kids to have the best chance of success in life. Our public schools play a vital role in that outcome. Unfortunately, we are hobbling... Read more.
Tuckerman Babcock: The Scott Kendall Ballot Measure 2 election nightmare — special election edition
By TUCKERMAN BABCOCK Scott Kendall, former 2016 campaign legal counsel for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and later chief of staff to former Gov. Bill Walker, has designed... Read more.
Notes from Homer: Packed with Republicans, endorsing Begich, learning about ranked choice voting, getting ready for state convention
By CASSIE LAWVER With 102 Republicans in attendance, District 6 Convention — Homer, Alaska — was a picture of momentum for Republicans as they ready... Read more.
Ray Kreig: Russian invasion of Ukraine is Europe’s 9-11
By RAY KREIG Recently propagated by Republican members of the Alaska Legislature are two narratives about which they should know better: • First, that George... Read more.
Randy Ruedrich: New ranked choice voting explained
By RANDY RUEDRICH Alaskans will soon encounter a new primary and general election process. No Alaskan Republican primary exists to select a Republican... Read more.
Jim Wojciehowski: Vaccine mandates and the ‘silent nine’
By JIM WOJCIEHOWSKI In November of 2020 I became active in attempting to communicate with the Anchorage Assembly and then-acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson concerning... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Elections, the race racket, and the important mission of school resource officers
By JAMIE del FIERRO ALLARD Americans are tired of politicians shouting “racism” to stir up emotions and create a scapegoat for their failed policies. It’s... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Lisa Murkowski and Elvi Gray-Jackson make two Biden Democrats to choose from on the ballot
By KELLY TSHIBAKA With the entrance of State Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, there are now effectively two prominent Democrats for voters... Read more.
Rep. Kevin McCabe: We need a regional port authority to be ready for commerce, defense, and disaster
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE The Port of Alaska today serves three core functions: Commerce, national defense, and earthquake/disaster resiliency, response, and recovery.... Read more.
Colleen Sullivan-Leonard: Tyranny in the House
By COLLEEN SULLIVAN-LEONARD As a former Mat-Su legislator, and, long-time armchair quarterback, I have been involved with the Legislature and legislative process... Read more.
Dave Bronson: Let’s invest in Alaska with GO bonds
By MAYOR DAVE BRONSON Alaska’s economy needs a reboot. Alaska and Anchorage, as the economic hub of the state, have struggled to regain the jobs lost due to the... Read more.
Michael Duxbury: Alaska law enforcement never forgets murdered or missing Native women and children
By MICHAEL DUXBURY It was with sorrowful satisfaction that I saw the news three days ago of Steven Downs’ conviction and the justice served in the Sophie Sergie... Read more.
Ronna McDaniel: Media willfully distorts RNC statement on Jan. 6, Cheney, Kinzinger
By RONNA MCDANIEL If corporate news media wants to know why Americans don’t trust it anymore, they should look no further than the shameful, outrageous, and patently... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Alaska Freedom Convoy 2022
By JAMIE ALLARD You would have had to live under a rock to not be impacted by the pandemic. We all know that some have been affected more than others. Some have... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: What do we really know about the Oath Keepers?
By KEVIN MCCABE I am very concerned about the alleged issues surrounding Rep. David Eastman and his membership in the Oath Keepers. I am, however, far more concerned... Read more.
Failure to pay the dividend according to statute has created political chaos
By JOE GELDHOF AND JUANITA CASSELLIUS For a long time, significant issues about our Permanent Fund have been bungled and avoided. How long? Too long — since 2016,... Read more.
Mead Treadwell: PRO Act must not be revived, as it will harm Alaska businesses
By MEAD TREADWELL A particularly dangerous idea has haunted at least two proposed laws in D.C. over the past year. It first appeared in the PRO Act, and when that... Read more.
Dave Bronson: Resolving the Port of Alaska crisis is essential to food security
By MAYOR DAVE BRONSON When I came into office, resolving the homelessness crisis in Anchorage was my number one priority. However, as my team and I assessed the... Read more.
Leigh Sloan: State’s hold harmless provision rewards schools for losing students
By LEIGH SLOAN It’s no secret that Alaska’s educational system leaves much to be desired. We currently have the 4th lowest standardized test scores in the nation... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Joe Biden, worst president in history, brought to you by Lisa Murkowski
By KELLY TSHIBAKA Joe Biden is the worst president in the history of the United States. He could not have accomplished this humiliating “achievement,”... Read more.
Ken Koelsch: Stop over-collecting from Juneau taxpayers
By KEN KOELSCH Inflation is at a 39-year high and the local price for lettuce is over $5 a head. How can the City and Borough of Juneau lower our cost of living? It... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Religious Freedom Day takes on new meaning in a time of mandates
By JAMIE ALLARD Religious Freedom Day is something I never thought I’d be thinking about. Like many Americans, it is a freedom I’ve taken for granted... Read more.
Tshibaka: 2021 proved Murkowski has abandoned Alaska
By KELLY TSHIBAKA As we enter 2022, it’s time to examine the record of Alaska’s senior senator, Lisa Murkowski, over the last year. After strongly opposing... Read more.
Joe Geldhof: A trip-report letter to San Francisco Mayor London Breed
December 21, 2021 London N. Breed, Mayor City and County of San Francisco City Hall, Room 200 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 94102 ... Read more.
Randolph Wagner: ‘Twas the night before Christmas … and the kids were lost in a snowstorm on Mt. Alyeska
(Editor’s note: A Christmas Eve memory by a lifelong Alaskan, worth reading aloud tonight.) By RANDOLPH WAGNER “….the horse was lean and lank, misfortune... Read more.
Laddie Shaw: We lay Wreaths across America in honor of fallen warriors
By REP. LADDIE SHAW This past weekend my wife and I participated in “Wreaths Across America” at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery. It is a ceremony whose... Read more.
Jamie Allard: My Christmas wish is that we defend our freedoms and treasure our humanity
By JAMIE ALLARD With this Christmas season upon us, let us pause and reflect on our moments of joy and growth from the past year: Moments of victory, and moments... Read more.
Lucas Smith: Marxism makes inroads in schools under guise of mask ‘science’
The Municipality of Anchorage Assembly, the Anchorage School Board, and the Alaska Coalition of BIPOC Educators are an ideal match for the American Academy of Pediatrics’... Read more.
Gov. Dunleavy: Delivering on our public safety responsibilities to Alaskans
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY On Dec. 15 my administration fulfilled both our legal responsibility to present a balanced budget for the next fiscal year, as well as our... Read more.
Gwen Adams: As a consequence of Covid policy, home-alone children are now at greater risk for sex trafficking
By GWEN ADAMS At this time of year, the subject of sex trafficking does not seem to fit. Admittedly, it could be the reason I do not get invited to many Christmas... Read more.
Fritz Pettyjohn: The PFD and the constitutional convention
By FRITZ PETTYJOHN Why does our Constitution give us the chance, every 10 years, to call for a constitutional convention? The answer is in Article I, sec. 2,... Read more.
Fritz Pettyjohn: The indestructible Don Young
By FRITZ PETTYJOHN Don Young has run for Congress 25 times, and lost once, in 1972, to incumbent Nick Begich, who was killed in a plane crash three weeks before... Read more.
Leigh Sloan: Family Partnership Charter School faces Anchorage School Board decision on renewal of charter
By LEIGH SLOAN Family Partnership Charter School is a homeschooling charter program that is part of the Anchorage School District. Among the several homeschool charters... Read more.
Infrastructure bill good for miners, but reconciliation bill casts shadow
By SHANE LASLEY / NORTH OF 60 MINING NEWS The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act brightens an otherwise gloomy outlook when it comes to federal... Read more.
Paulette Simpson: The party is over for ferries
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in Must Read Alaska in September, 2021, and is reprinted due to the current situation with the Alaska ferries. By... Read more.
Fritz Pettyjohn: Taking a look back at the original Rep. Nick Begich
By FRITZ PETTYJOHN Nick Begich III seeks to represent Alaska in Congress, as his grandfather did from 1970 to 1972. Even though young Nick is a conservative Republican... Read more.
Randy Ruedrich: This is an action item — return your voter information card
By RANDY RUEDRICH Anchorage municipal voters, it is your time to act. This past week the Muni Election Office sent a voter information card to every Muni voter on... Read more.
Sean Murphy: Eaglexit’s focus on education
I became the chair of Eaglexit on Nov. 2. With this new responsibility, I am eager to begin focusing our efforts on an answer to the question as to our collective... Read more.
Biden’s war on Alaska will benefit Russia
AFTER CEDING AFGHANISTAN TO CHINA, WILL JOE CEDE ALASKA’S ENERGY RICHES TO RUSSIA? By DUGGAN FLANAKIN Joe Biden’s war on fossil fuels has taken perhaps its... Read more.
Jamie Allard: 400 years since the first Thanksgiving, a time to reflect on community coming together to thrive
By JAMIE ALLARD A lot has changed since that first Thanksgiving. At that time, I doubt the people knew the historical weight of their actions, or that their feast... Read more.
Austin Preshko: Enforcing mandate with informants will encourage false reports against those who engage in ‘wrong think’
By AUSTIN PRESHKO / TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION “Eva, dear, did your father teach you anything last night?” My grandmother, Eva Hahn, received this question... Read more.
Scott Atlas: How panic spread in the early days of Covid-19
SCOTT W. ATLAS, MD Adapted from A Plague Upon Our House by Scott Atlas, MD, due out from Bombardier Books on Dec 7. It was February 2020, and news accounts had... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Voters sent a message this month about government overreach, but Alaskans already get it
By KELLY TSHIBAKA Earlier this month, voters across the country delivered a strong message that they are tired of government overreach and want a change in direction.... Read more.
Mark Mellman: Are independents really so independent? The voter files say they think and vote like partisans
By MARK MELLMAN / MELLMAN GROUP People repeat it regularly. “Partisanship is in decline. Independents are the booming segment.” Political partisanship entails... Read more.
Ronna McDaniel: RNC will fight the Biden vaccine mandate
By RONNA MCDANIEL, CHAIR, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Just two days after a red wave swept state and local elections across the nation, Biden released the... Read more.
Rodney Dial: I stand with those unwilling to allow their rights to be turned into privileges
By KETCHIKAN MAYOR RODNEY DIAL Today the Alaska Municipal League is holding a multi-day conference in Anchorage. This event brings hundreds of elected... Read more.
Dave Donley: Proposed six-year plan for Anchorage includes building 3 new schools
By DAVE DONLEY State law requires Alaska school districts to have a six-year capital plan; that includes major maintenance projects such as new roofs, large remodeling... Read more.
Leigh Sloan: Parents’ rights in education shall not be infringed
By LEIGH SLOAN Terry McAuliffe, the recently comfortable Democrat governor of Virginia, thought he had his reelection in the bag. It had been over 10 years since... Read more.
Rob Myers: Permanent Fund dividend is a symbol of all our problems
By SEN. ROB MYERS Since I entered the government arena last year, I have been saying that the Permanent Fund dividend is not our only problem but that it is a symbol... Read more.
Sean Murphy: Eagle River needs to have this discussion about incorporating separately
By SEAN MURPHY I joined Eaglexit two years ago this February. I donate monthly, attend meetings, and now am the chair for the group. Michael Tavoliero, former... Read more.
Mayor Charlie Pierce: Alaskans are losing faith in election process. It’s time to act.
By KENAI BOROUGH MAYOR CHARLIE PIERCE Open Letter to Elected State Senators, State House and Lt. Governor: People are losing trust in the election processes and... Read more.
Ben Carpenter: Biden mandate defies logic and our moral obligations
By REP. BEN CARPENTER The president of the United States, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) arm of the federal government, has declared that... Read more.
Rep. Vance: Early treatment saves lives
By SARAH VANCE Life is precious. My heart goes out to so many of you who have lost family and friends to Covid-19. I want to do everything in my power to help you... Read more.
Gov. Dunleavy: ‘No, Joe, mandates are not the answer’
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY By now it should be clear to anyone paying attention that President Joe Biden, with the help of many in Congress, is attempting to transform... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Founding Fathers would be appalled at Anchorage Assembly overreach
By JAMIE ALLARD I am thankful for the wisdom of our Founding Fathers who gave us a representative republic, where the rights of the minority are protected from the... Read more.
Alex Gimarc: Murkowski-style feminism is a negative lifestyle choice for Alaska
By ALEX GIMARC Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski styles herself as a champion of feminism. Since she has been in the U.S. Senate, her default position has been to support... Read more.
Wayne E. Heimer: On Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a no vote is what’s best for Alaska
By WAYNE E. HEIMER Years ago the late Kathleen “Mike” Dalton gave me custody of a pair of cufflinks allegedly commissioned by then-freshman U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. ... Read more.
Tshibaka: Murkowski votes to undercut women’s safety and domestic violence protections
By KELLY TSHIBAKA Alaska has an extraordinary number of vulnerable people, particularly women who are homeless or victims of domestic abuse and sexual abuse, but... Read more.
Loren Leman: H.R. 4 and S. 1 — federal takeover of elections — would be bad
By LOREN LEMAN AND KEN CUCCINELLI Legislation the U.S. House has passed and the Senate is considering would override Alaska’s election laws, abolish voter I.D.... Read more.
Jon Faulkner: Why you should fight for your Permanent Fund dividend
By JON FAULKNER We have reached a tipping point where our rights as free people — rights deemed to be sovereign and beyond the reach of government —... Read more.
Kathleen Sgamma: If we don’t drill for oil on federal lands, we’ll have to buy it from Russia
By KATHLEEN SGAMMA / WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE The budget reconciliation bill before Congress would, if passed with all the public lands provisions, drive oil and... Read more.
Bob Maier: Chugach Electric, now owning ML&P, is in trouble with revenue shortfall
By BOB MAIER That did not take long: 253 days after closing the sale for the purchase of Municipal Light and Power by Chugach Electric Association, Chugach has filed... Read more.
Jamie Allard: This emergency ordinance is a gross abuse of Assembly authority
By ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLYWOMAN JAMIE ALLARD I oppose Anchorage Emergency Ordinance 3, the mask ordinance. It is a gross overreach of this Assembly not only into the... Read more.
Jab or no job XIII: Anchorage woman questions why local hospitals, with nearly two years to prepare, are doing so poorly
This is the 13th in a series of stories of people being fired from their jobs because they have declined to take the required Covid-19 vaccination. The identities... Read more.
Russell Biggs: How did we get here? Part 2, the Left’s twisting of ‘Save Anchorage’
By RUSSELL BIGGS The Anchorage Assembly is entering Act Three of the summer’s biggest blockbuster disaster. Six months ago, there was a recall of hard-left Anchorage... Read more.
Lucas Smith: A few history lessons about ‘dilatory’ for the Anchorage Assembly
By LUCAS SMITH As many witnessed Thursday evening, Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance, with the aid of the majority leftist Assembly, voted to prohibit public... Read more.
ICU nurse: Let’s stop demeaning unvaccinated Alaskans
By ALASKA ICU NURSE / FIRST PERSON I am a small-town, born-and-raised Alaskan. I am an ICU nurse. I’ve worked in an Anchorage ICU taking care of Covid patients... Read more.
Letter: Alaska businesses cannot afford the PRO Act
After the past year and a half, Congress should be working overtime to support and strengthen local businesses like mine (Roundtable Pizza). Instead, some Washington... Read more.
Louis Imbriani: Anchorage Assembly has disrespected the public, and the people are not amused
By LOUIS IMBRIANI In case you missed Tuesday night’s Anchorage Assembly meeting, don’t worry, you didn’t miss much. It was business as usual, except with... Read more.
Mayor Dave Bronson: Support freedom, support health, support healthcare solutions
By ANCHORAGE MAYOR DAVE BRONSON The Anchorage Assembly is proposing a mask mandate that will pit neighbor against neighbor, shop owner against customer, and friend... Read more.
Dan Smith: Done with our Anchorage Assembly trial subscription to tyranny and socialism, and am ready to cancel it
By DAN SMITH Thank you to those on the Assembly who put forth the proposed re-masking ordinance. To be clear, I am only addressing those Assembly members who continue... Read more.
Brian Stanley: My doctor fired me because I won’t take the vaccine
By BRIAN STANLEY On Sept. 8, 2021 I had a routine checkup with my general practitioner. After six years of having this person as my doctor, she turned into a medical... Read more.
Louis Imbriani: Assembly has gone rogue with its mask ordinance
By LOUIS IMBRIANI If you haven’t already heard, Assembly Members Zaletel and Peterson of the Anchorage Assembly introduced a new “Public Health and Safety Measures”... Read more.
Nial Williams: Arrested, jailed because I wouldn’t wear mask at school board
On Sept. 7, 2021 I was signed up to testify at the Anchorage School Board meeting as the #7 speaker before the board. I was harassed by Stephen C. Brown and two... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Biden’s vaccine mandate is bad for Alaska, travel restrictions would be worse
By KELLY TSHIBAKA It’s as simple as this: The decision to get the COVID shot is one for individuals to make, in consultation with their healthcare providers. Nevertheless,... Read more.
Rodney Dial: The freedoms you surrender now will never be returned
By MAYOR RODNEY DIAL / KETCHIKAN BOROUGH On Sept. 13, I was scheduled to travel to Haines, along with other elected officials in our community, to attend the 2021... Read more.
Jim Minnery: Why a church ambassador network is needed in Alaska
By JIM MINNERY / ALASKA FAMILY COUNCIL On Sept 17, 18, and 20, Alaska Family Council will be hosting dinners for ministry partners in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Soldotna... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Sept. 11 was a taste of tyranny, but have we learned our lesson, America?
By JAMIE ALLARD On Sept. 11, 2001, the heart of America was broken, but our spirit stood strong. As we suffered the pain and shock from the violence against our... Read more.
Rep. Kevin McCabe: Disaster declarations — the cure that’s worse than the ailment
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE After celebrating fleecing Alaskans of their Permanent Fund dividends yet again, the House Democrat Coalition and its allies began the drumbeat... Read more.
Bob Bird: Is it time for a constitutional convention?
By BOB BIRD Recently the mainstream media has become interested in the 2022 decennial vote, “Shall there be a constitutional convention?” Lately, the Radical... Read more.
Michael Tavoliero: Will Alaska wake up to the Marxist party takeover, or is it too late?
“Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.” – attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal In a time when the ancient Roman government provided... Read more.
Bernadette Wilson: Alaskans want to work with their civil liberties intact
By BERNADETTE WILSON To say I was frustrated as an employer is an understatement. Since May, I have been trying to fill an open position in our Anchorage office.... Read more.
Kelly Tshibaka: Afghan refugees must be vetted before they are admitted to U.S.
By KELLY TSHIBAKA While the United States’ involvement in Afghanistan needed to end at some point, President Biden’s reckless withdrawal plan was an epic failure... Read more.
James Kaufman: My vote on HB-3003
By JAMES KAUFMAN As an elected State Representative who has been in the middle of the big debate about the fiscal policy of the State of Alaska, including the PFD... Read more.
Jay McDonald: Freedom can be easily lost, and we see that happening all around us
By JAY MCDONALD A great threat has arrived in our homes. I am a combat veteran. I spent two years in Afghanistan and I earned the Bronze Star for valor under fire.... Read more.
Rick Whitbeck: Alaska should have known better
By RICK WHITBECK / POWER THE FUTURE Alaska should have known better than to be bullish on a development project when Judge Sharon Gleason is sitting in her US District... Read more.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy: The temptation of tyranny is what the Founders warned us about. Will we heed their warning?
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY “It is not by the consolidation or concentration of powers, but by their distribution that good government is effected,” wrote an elderly... Read more.
Susan Fischetti: Murkowski must continue to oppose Big Labor bill
By SUSAN FISCHETTI Democrats in Congress are once again pushing radical proposals that would hurt the average Alaska worker and decimate small businesses. This... Read more.
Laddie Shaw: In memory of Extortion 17
By REP. LADDIE SHAW August 6 is an important date in American military history for many reasons; among other things, today is the 76th anniversary of the Hiroshima... Read more.
Dave Donley: Why I voted against masking the kids
By DAVE DONLEY / ANCHORAGE SCHOOL BOARD The two school districts geographically contiguous to the Anchorage School District, Kenai and Mat-Su, have rejected mandatory... Read more.
Dan Sullivan: How to advance Alaska’s interests in the new hostile territory of D.C.
By SEN. DAN SULLIVAN I. Lessons from the Korean War A few weeks ago, Julie and I, and many members of our family, were up at our fish camp on the Yukon River,... Read more.
Tom Williams: A remaining leadership opportunity for Gov. Dunleavy
By TOM WILLIAMS Last December, I penned an MRAK column challenging Gov. Mike Dunleavy to ensure his administration accomplishes a critical infrastructure project... Read more.
Jesse Sumner: How to fix a defective budget
By JESSE SUMNER How to Fix a Defective Budget After two special sessions to create a smart and functional budget, one would think Alaska legislators would have used... Read more.
Pam Bondi: If you care about the First Amendment, this class action is for you
By PAM BONDI Last week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki candidly stated that President Joe Biden’s administration was “making sure social media platforms... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Ready for independence! Taking back our city means keeping our focus, staying courageous, and true to our course
By JAMIE ALLARD The founders of our nation fought hard for freedom. They risked, they bled, and they died for freedom. “We Mutually Pledge To Each... Read more.
The plea deal of Ashley Johnson-Barr’s murderer also requires something from our society to consider: The signs were there
By MICHAEL DUXBURY When the plea deal announced, I awoke at 3:30 am to get ready for work and saw the news: Ashley Johnson-Barr’s murderer pleaded guilty... Read more.
Wayne Heimer: Good luck, Washington state, as Dudgeon heads your way
By WAYNE HEIMER One man’s trash is another man’s treasure / What give one man pain brings another man pleasure / The best example of this in my life... Read more.
Jim Crawford: Simple math on the PFD
By JIM CRAWFORD We hear a constant barrage from folks who want to decrease the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend and reinstate the personal income tax. With the... Read more.
Dan Sullivan: Another Permanent Fund plan
By DAN SULLIVAN As the State Legislature grapples with how to deal with the future of the Permanent Fund, I propose a solution that is a hybrid of some of the ideas... Read more.
How the Left exploits tribal hypocrisy on oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
By TRISTAN JUSTICE / THE FEDERALIST President Joe Biden continued to follow through on his campaign pledge to enact leftist environmentalism this month when he suspended... Read more.
Kevin McCabe: What went wrong? The ineffective budget and PFD trick bumps up against the Alaska Constitution
By REP. KEVIN MCCABE It’s time Alaska’s government was honest with its people. It’s time we started following our laws. Symbolic of our problem is the “do... Read more.
John Morris: Next steps in addressing homelessness in Alaska’s largest city
BY DR. JOHN MORRIS Homelessness is the foundational problem of our city. Not because it stands in the way of downtown revitalization and economic development, adds... Read more.
Chris Nyman: Inflation, national debt, suspending the dividend
By CHRIS NYMAN As I reflect on our situation post-pandemic and wonder “what the heck just happened? Was it worth all this suffering to defeat President Trump?”... Read more.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy: If we’re going to save the dividend, it will have to be this year
By GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY Support for protecting the Permanent Fund dividend in the Alaska Constitution has reached unprecedented levels. Nearly 100 Alaskans called... Read more.
Tim Barto: Spring baseball in Alaska: Story of recovery
By TIM BARTO A couple months ago, Must Read Alaska was kind enough to share my lamentations as I began a trial separation from Major League Baseball (MLB); the latter... Read more.
Alaska deserves a senator who will unleash fullness of our energy potential
By KELLY TSHIBAKA In many ways, Alaska’s lands are sacred; they have been blessed with rich resource endowment, which have always been the key to our subsistence... Read more.
Jamie Allard: Memorial Day – Bearing witness to the sacrifice of fallen warriors
By JAMIE ALLARD It is our most solemn day of the year: Memorial Day, a time to remember those who died while in active military service to our nation. This... Read more.
Rick Whitbeck: Biden telling America’s Miners they matter less than Canadians, Australians
By RICK WHITBECK You’d think the Covid-19’s supply chain issues might have been a wake-up call to America. You remember it, right? Shortages of hand sanitizer. ... Read more.
Kristie Babcock: Only rural person of color denied opportunity by Chief Justice Bolger
By KRISTIE BABCOCK Chief Justice Joel Bolger, like many lawyers, is good with words, but the words have no real meaning. This is the lesson I learned during my first... Read more.
Todd Peplow: Taking a stand
By TODD PEPLOW My 7-year-old granddaughter was very proud when I became, as she called it, “president of the union hall.” It is more important to me that my... Read more.
Randy Ruedrich: This election is in the books
By RANDY RUEDRICH The Anchorage Election Commission completed the 2021 Mayoral Runoff Election Canvas at 11:36 pm on Friday, May 22. The runoff election generated... Read more.
The purchase that changed the course of American history
By DAVID MCMAHAN In 1867, after more than a century of occupation, Russia sold her Alaska holdings to the United States. The transfer ceremony took place on the... Read more.
The wisdom of the electorate: The Marxist vs. the marketplace
By MIKE ROBBINS I, too, was surprised at the tone the Anchorage Daily News took toward Mayor-elect Dave Bronson this weekend, telling him that he doesn’t have... Read more.
Bert Stedman: American Rescue Plan requires federal spending guidance
By SEN. BERT STEDMAN The American Rescue Plan was passed by Congress and signed by the Biden Administration a few months ago. Many people have already received their... Read more.
Two questions on the municipal tax cap
By BOB MAIER L = (T – d – e) x (1 + C + P) And that, dear mathematicians, is the formula for the annual Anchorage Tax Cap calculation as codified in AMC... Read more.
Randy Ruedrich: Too many ballots cast? Hardly.
By RANDY RUEDRICH The 2021 Anchorage Municipal Regular Election is wrapping up with another 6,000 ballots or so to be counted today, April 13. I have a couple of... Read more.
Climate change: Stop punishing the Arctic
By PAUL FUHS It’s become very fashionable lately for politicians and ‘environmental’ groups to advocate against resource development in the Arctic, supposedly... Read more.
Why time didn’t begin on Wednesday, but still has a chance this June
By TIM BARTO Last Wednesday was opening day of the Major League Baseball season. In years past, I would have secretly listened to my team’s first game during... Read more.
Alexander Dolitsky: From around the world, opinions about the doctrine of ‘white privilege’
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY I want to share my correspondence from various people around the world who expressed their feelings, voices and beliefs about the concept of... Read more.
Bob Bell: Welcome to the land of free money
By BOB BELL Let’s take a look at this “free” money from the stimulus plan. The $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan is touted as what the American people want... Read more.
Dave Bronson is ready to lead Anchorage out of the deep hole it’s in
By EMILY DEGLER Two years ago, when my husband and I were planning to make a move from Texas, our home of most of the last 16 years, to Alaska, it did not even occur... Read more.
Mead Treadwell: The next mayor of Anchorage should be Robbins
By MEAD TREADWELL Voting is going on now in the Anchorage Mayor and School Board election and by mid-summer, Anchorage will have a new mayor. I’m supporting Mike... Read more.
Mayor Dan: Why I’m voting for Bill Evans for Anchorage mayor
By DAN SULLIVAN If you’re like me, you generally wait until Election Day to vote. Thousands of ballots that have been mailed out to virtually everyone and... Read more.
Glen Biegel: I’m voting for Robbins
By GLEN BIEGEL Sitting in my chair this afternoon, I am oddly energized by the endless attacks on classical liberalism (our founding ideals) and western culture... Read more.
Senator Sullivan is on track for Alaska
By BOB BELL I have read several letters to the editor in the Anchorage Democrat Daily News demonizing Sen. Dan Sullivan for being a Republican Party lapdog... Read more.
Reclaim Midtown: How did we get here in Anchorage? Through repression of dissent
By RECLAIM MIDTOWN For anyone paying attention over the last 10 months, it’s clear the Anchorage Assembly meetings have become an absurd caricature of democracy,... Read more.
Anchorage School Board candidate questions, and who I am voting for
By DAVE DONLEY Four of the seven seats on the Anchorage School Board are up for election April 6. Ballots go in the mail on March 15. Typically, only two and... Read more.
Taking or taxing the PFD completes the socialist model
By TUCKERMAN BABCOCK The socialist urge is always strong. Perhaps without even realizing it, Chris Nyman did a fine job in his recent column arguing for Socialism... Read more.
Historic doesn’t mean Haaland is qualified for DOI
By RICK WHITBECK I’ve read a number of news articles, letters to the editor and social media posts these past few weeks about how Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM)... Read more.
Chris Nyman: It’s time to suspend the dividend
By CHRIS NYMAN The “illusion of truth effect” is the tendency to believe false information to be correct after repeated exposure. Many may also be... Read more.
Tavoliero: One vote wonders
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO One vote. What difference can one vote make? I’m not a history buff, as some of you are, so I am sure there are other stunning examples in... Read more.
Why we censured Rep. Kelly Merrick in District 14
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO On Feb17, 2021, the Alaska Republican Party District 14 (Eagle River) unanimously passed a resolution to censure D14 House Rep. Kelly Merrick. ... Read more.
I got early treatment with experimental Bamlanivimab
By WILLIAM SATTERBERG Many of the Must Read Alaska readers may not be of the younger generation and may not understand that, with age, comes what are termed “comorbidities.” ... Read more.
Alaskans own the Permanent Fund, and 50% of earnings lawfully belong to them
By JIM CRAWFORD Tim Bradner, an otherwise reasonable person, made a couple outrageous statements is his column printed in the Anchorage Daily News. It... Read more.
Rest in peace, Anchorage tax cap
By BOB MAIER Standing true to their mantra of “housing first” for the homeless, Anchorage municipal government is also providing permanent housing for... Read more.
I’m voting for Bill Evans
I am a life-long Anchorage resident, husband, father of four, former candidate for Assembly, former chair of the municipal budget advisory commission, and former... Read more.
ADN’s court historian Stephen Haycox is challenged to a debate
By BOB BIRD I grow weary of the court historian of the Anchorage Daily News, UAA Professor Emeritus Stephen Haycox. Alaskans have observed his Leftism spewing forth... Read more.
Time to cancel the mainstream media
By JIM MADISON Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several years you might have noticed a rather stark trend in America – there is no objective,... Read more.
COVID’s upside — healthier?
By CRAIG MEDRED What if one of the side effects of the SARS-Co-V-2 pandemic was to make some people healthier? Crazy as it sounds, there is some reason to believe... Read more.
ARP Chairman: Republicans will never give up or give in
By GLENN CLARY Republicans will never give up or give in. Although we suffered a couple of election losses in 2020, our political spirits remain steadfast and resolute... Read more.
Letter: How I could have done better with my words
Editor: I recently wrote an open letter advocating for reopening our businesses and refocusing our city’s resources on helping both the employees and employers... Read more.
When do the people have a right to rebel against their government?
By BERNADETTE WILSON For better or for worse, history has been made this week. Lost in all the commotion is a most critical question that deserves a thoroughly contemplated... Read more.
Letter: A time to rebuild
Hello and Happy New Year to friends, neighbors, and constituents, With 2020 in our rearview mirror, we can see the New Year as a chance to rebuild what has been... Read more.
Letter: Alaska Family Council’s year-end message
From the Desk ofJim MinneryPresidentAlaska Family Council Fellow Alaskan, Dec.... Read more.
Letter to the editor: A time to fight for our republic
This is an open letter to Must Read Alaska in response to one article in your End of Decade newsletter, Dec. 30 edition, specifically the “Dozen in drive-by... Read more.
Letter: A need for our Republican leaders to take a stand
To the readers of Must Read Alaska, We are disillusioned, disappointed, and angry that the attacks on President Donald Trump by Democrats and their allies... Read more.
A doctor’s open letter
By JOHN MORRIS, MD Do no harm, the foundation of modern medicine since Hippocrates, the creed that taught physicians treatments better than shamans, witch doctors,... Read more.
Jim Crawford: Begin the PFD debate
By JIM CRAWFORD Gov. Mike Dunleavy is right: “We need the full dividend to stabilize the Alaska economy.” When Gov. Jay Hammond appointed the Investment Advisory... Read more.
Slippery slope of government schools as family substitute
By TIM BARTO At a recent Kenai School Board meeting, and as reported in Must Read Alaska, an impassioned argument was made to get young students back into the... Read more.
Tom Williams: Leadership and integrity, or smoke and mirrors on Cascade Point?
By TOM WILLIAMS Last May I was a signatory to a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy asking the governor to direct the Department of Transportation to sign a lease with... Read more.
Bill Sheffield to be awarded honorary doctorate by UAA
The University of Alaska Anchorage will award Democrat Gov. Bill Sheffield an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at the Fall 2020 commencement ceremony on Sunday,... Read more.
Pebble Mine and ANCSA’s intended framework for self-determination
By LISA REIMERS Many people have speculated that the Alaska Natives Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, was an experiment in federal Indian policy. In 1971, Congress... Read more.
Carver: These Anchorage lockdowns are reckless
MANY HAVE COVID IMMUNITY, BUT SUFFER FROM LOCKDOWNS By MARTHA CARVER, RN An open letter to Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson, Do not shut down our city for the... Read more.
An American Thanksgiving reset: Freedom is worth the risk
By BERNADETTE WILSON Your chances of surviving COVID-19 are greater than 99%. Take a break from all the headlines, the press conferences and the emergency alerts,... Read more.
Crawford: Looking for $1 billion for budget? Power Cost Equalization Fund has it
By JIM CRAWFORD “Defunding power cost equalization would gut a lifeline for rural Alaska” was published by the Anchorage Daily News on Nov. 10. Meera Kohler... Read more.
Petition: It’s time to open schools before children are further harmed
By JODI TAYLOR Concerned parents are asking that Anchorage School District begin in-class school immediately. Not only are many schools across the U.S. and... Read more.
John Moller: Lies about Sullivan must be answered with truthfulness
Lies and mischaracterization of Sen. Dan Sullivan by Alan Gross have prompted me to write this response. I worked with Dan while he was Alaska’s Attorney General... Read more.
The rock solid case against Ballot Measure 2
By JOHN STURGEON “How are you voting on Ballot Measure 2?” It’s a question many Alaskans have yet to answer. You’ve probably heard it has something... Read more.
This ‘John Doe free pass’ judge deserves a ‘no’ vote from Alaskans who care about violent sex crimes
By TOM ANDERSON, G. SCOTT CAMPBELL, TOM CLEMONS, JOHN MURPHY, AND JOHN TIDWELL, JR. Susan Carney has served on the Alaska Supreme Court for just four years. But... Read more.
Ballot Measure 2 destroys ‘one person, one vote’
By CHARLIE AND BECKY HUGGINS This September, our nation celebrated the 233rd anniversary of the signing of our Constitution, the best and most consequential political... Read more.
Breitbart: Ranked choice ballot measure is funded by out-of-state billionaires
By SEAN MORAN / BREITBART NEWS On Nov. 3, Alaskans will vote on Ballot Measure 2, which would force Alaskans to vote for their political leaders on so-called “ranked-choice... Read more.
Ken Koelsch: Alan Gross campaign lacks decency, class, and even facts
By KEN KOELSCH We got our first television in the late 1950s on our family farm. After the evening chores were done, the family would gather by the TV instead... Read more.
The tale of two candidate forums in Homer-District 31
By CASSIE LAWVER / CORRESPONDENT Rep. Sarah Vance and candidate Kelly Cooper took part in two very different forums on Wednesday, as candidates for... Read more.
Paulette Simpson: Hoping to come through in the clutch
REJECT BOTH BALLOT MEASURES, KEEP OUR DREAM TEAM TOGETHER By PAULETTE SIMPSON Election fatigue is setting in, so my media fast has begun. Radio and TV are off. Facebook... Read more.
Why I’ll be a ‘No’ vote on Ballot Measure 1
By CHAD HUTCHISON Respectfully, I’m voting “no” on Ballot Measure 1. “All or nothing” direct initiatives are generally an unwise way to change complex... Read more.
Letter: Vote for Mike Cronk
Editor: Rarely do I get involved directly in our District 6 politics. This year I have to make an exception. A spoiler has entered our District 6 race as a so-called... Read more.
With Sullivan in DC, Alaska can be first again
By KELLY TSHIBAKA I was born and raised in Alaska, believing this was an exceptional state that provides unlimited opportunity. Alaska changed the course of my family’s... Read more.
Amy Coney Barrett should be confirmed by Senate
By SEN. MIA COSTELLO As the national spotlight shines on Amy Coney Barrett during her traverse to the United States Supreme Court, amid protests in DC and calls... Read more.
Defend our democracy: Ballot Measure 2 is flawed
By PETER ZUYUS As an advocate for senior citizens and a senior myself, this November I will be voting no on Ballot Measure 2. I urge you to do the same. As seniors,... Read more.
Alaska is not broke
By JIM CRAWFORD Let me say that again: “Alaska is not broke.” As a banker in Alaska for about 50 years prior to retirement, I have a time-consuming habit... Read more.
Coghill: I do not support Ballot Measure 2
I am not supporting Ballot Measure 2. Let me make that more clear: I support any effort to defeat Ballot Measure 2. First, I believe in the right of... Read more.
Environmentalists took down Alaska logging, don’t let them destroy Alaska oil
VOTE NO ON BALLOT MEASURE 1 By TOM BOUTIN As part of Gov. Hickel’s administration over 26 years ago I was asked to accompany him on a trip to Ketchikan during... Read more.
Nyman: End the dividend
By CHRIS NYMAN It’s time to end the Permanent Fund dividend. Why would I write this really unpopular opinion? Only because I feel a sense of duty to our town,... Read more.
Alaska government spent too much, saved too little
By CLEM TILLION Growing up in the period between the first and second World Wars, the language we used included some old-fashioned terms. Expressions like “cash... Read more.
Liberals should love Barrett
By KELLY TSHIBAKA Liberals should love Amy Coney Barrett. As an independent woman who has held prestigious positions in legal academia, private practice and the... Read more.
Bear doctoring
By CRAIG MEDRED What killing a bruin has to do with getting things done for your state in the U.S. Senate is hard to say, but candidate Dr. Al Gross is campaigning... Read more.
Schierhorn, Jansen: Make no mistake, Ballot Measure 1 is an attack on our state
By JOE SCHIERHORN AND JIM JANSEN The Vote Yes on 1 crowd wants us to believe that this initiative is a fight between the oil industry and Alaskans. Nothing could... Read more.
Evans: Anchorage perfects the art of money laundering
By BILL EVANS J. Bruce Ismay was the chair and managing director of White Star Line, owners of luxury passenger ships, including the Titanic. As such,... Read more.
Special report: Pebble, and the reality of life in the region for those without commercial fishing permits
By SANDY SZWARC / FOR MUST READ ALASKA Pebble Mine is a story of Alaskans and Native peoples being prohibited from using their natural resources. The mine is of... Read more.
Special report: Pebble Mine, the people’s story spanning more than two decades
PART 1: A CASE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY By SANDY SZWARC / FOR MUST READ ALASKA Pebble Mine is just weeks away from clearing the last hurdle to a federal permit −... Read more.
Special Pebble report: A permitting process favoring mining opponents
By SANDY SZWARC / FOR MUST READ ALASKA (Part II of a three-part series. See Part 1 here.) After a decade and unprecedented amounts of effort, Pebble Mine was ready... Read more.
John Sturgeon: Ballot Measure 2 replaces fair elections with trickery
By JOHN STURGEON You’ve likely heard the saying that politicians are like diapers: they should be changed often, and for the same reason. All joking aside, if... Read more.
Unveiling Brena’s falsehoods about Ballot Measure 1
By JEANINE ST. JOHN It’s time for supporters of Ballot Measure 1 to come straight with Alaska. For months now, they have been feeding Alaskans one mistruth after... Read more.
Anchorage schools failing at delivering online courses
By MARY E. I am probably not the only parent who has had enough with the Anchorage School District. I have two students: One in immersion 5th grade and one in 7th... Read more.
Democrat candidate parrots ‘fair share’ taxes on oil
Democratic candidate Sue Levi, running for House District 24, is campaigning on a platform that says Alaska’s oil industry “has to pay its share.”... Read more.
It’s time to end the emergency declaration
By REP. BEN CARPENTER Like most business owners, I have been concerned about when our government response to the current viral outbreak will come to an end, as it... Read more.
18 months of bargaining: Fair offer for Mat-Su teachers is on the table
By RANDY TRANI Over the past week, childrens’ joyous laughter and the calm guiding voices of teachers have drifted on the late summer breezes from school play... Read more.
Ballot Measure 1 is a result of hate and greed; vote no
By MURRAY WALSH I have been watching the initiative process in Alaska for 44 years. Each and every one of them has been based on hate or greed. Ballot Measure... Read more.
Anchorage Assembly, do what’s right and do it now
By KRISTEN BUSH We’ve all had one of “those” Thanksgivings; the turkey got burnt, Uncle John got drunk, that wayward rebel nephew showed up, and your mother-in-law... Read more.
Oops: Gross admits on private call he’s with the Democrats all the way
The problem with lying to voters is that eventually they’ll find out. They always do. In this case, Alaska Senate candidate Al Gross found that out early.... Read more.
Great train robbery ahead with school COVID closures, payment of teachers, staff
By FRANK MCQUEARY On Aug. 18, the Anchorage School Board will meet to approve a new COVID-19-influenced agreement for returning to the classroom. Under this... Read more.
What is ‘white privilege’?
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY This is the second part of the series by Alexander Dolitsky of Juneau. This is a response to recent comments on my column, “White Privilege... Read more.
White privilege in America
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY I first arrived in America from the former Soviet Union on Feb. 1, 1978. An agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Service greeted me... Read more.
Who benefits from Alaska’s binding caucuses?
By LANCE ROBERTS We’ve had many interesting legislative sessions in Alaska this last decade, but these last two years have really highlighted a unique situation... Read more.
Anchorage Baptist Temple is here to serve all people, all ethnicities without partiality
A DIVERSE CHURCH AND SCHOOL RESPONDS TO CRITICISM By RON HOFFMAN, SENIOR PASTOR As the new senior pastor of Anchorage Baptist Temple and Anchorage Christian Schools,... Read more.
Keep D.C. politics out of fish and game management
By EDDIE GRASSER Late in President Obama’s final term, the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) circumvented Congress by... Read more.
Ratepayers need full disclosure on ML&P and Chugach Electric deal
WHAT THE RCA APPROVED IS NOT WHAT WE VOTED ON By BOB MAIER “The transaction as conceived by ML&P and Chugach was not straightforward.” So states the Regulatory... Read more.
Faces of betrayal
By MATT STEELE Benedict Arnold was a general officer in the Continental Army best known for his treasonous betrayal of George Washington and the American Revolution.... Read more.
University faces tough choices in June
By SHERI BURETTA The University of Alaska is facing immediate and significant financial headwinds brought on by state budget cuts, enrollment and tuition declines... Read more.
Why I sued the state over release of COVID-19 funds
By ERIC FORRER On May 14, I filed suit against the commissioner of the Department of Revenue. The state was preparing to release in excess of one $1 billion of federal... Read more.
Samaritan’s Purse sets up field hospital in King Salmon
Samaritan’s Purse, a faith-based organization based in North Carolina, has committed one of its emergency field hospitals to King Salmon, Alaska, as the commercial... Read more.
Context: With courage and compassion, we must not yield our civil liberties
By REP. BEN CARPENTER This weekend there has been a firestorm of comments and concern regarding my part in an email conversation between Alaska legislators. My email... Read more.
When America blinked
By DAN SULLIVAN The year 2020 will be studied, analyzed and debated by political scientists, sociologists, judicial scholars, health experts and economists for many... Read more.
Rags or riches?
By DICK RANDOLPH Let’s take a look at the magnitude of the amount of oil wealth we have spent–not invested–since the advent of oil production. As I... Read more.
For eco-extremists, today’s Alaska is what they have been advocating for
IT’S EARTH DAY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR JOB IS? By RICK WHITBECK According to the latest statistics, 40,000 unemployment cases were opened in a three-week period... Read more.
Save lives, but save the economy at same time
By REP. LANCE PRUITT “It is time! It is time to start the process of opening our economy back up.” This is a common theme I am hearing every day as I’m talking... Read more.
ADF&G has plans in place to manage this year’s fisheries
By DOUG VINCENT-LANG Alaska’s fisheries are world-renowned. They feed Alaskans through subsistence, sport, and personal use fishing. Our commercial fisheries feed... Read more.
Alaska is in free fall, while legislative hoarders hoard
By TUCKERMAN BABCOCK Alaska and Alaskans are in economic free fall: Forty thousand are suddenly unemployed, oil prices are crashing, new work is coming to a standstill,... Read more.
Tough decisions ahead for state budgets
By SENATOR LORA REINBOLD State government remains too big, and too expensive; we are faced with tough choices. Government needs to make the tough decisions to reduce... Read more.
Now is the time to pay the full PFD to Alaskans
By JESSE SUMNER Earlier this month, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced this year’s budget reductions, following through with what fiscal conservatives have said must happen... Read more.
A devastating decision
By RALPH SAMUELS I was born and raised in Alaska and have had a job since I was 15-years-old. I don’t recall ever crying at work. Until yesterday. I work for Holland... Read more.
Rep. Johnston apologized for saying what she believes
By DAN FAGAN Anchorage Rep. Jennifer Johnston apologized. So what? What else could she do? Double down on her position that rural Alaskans can’t handle two stimulus... Read more.
An infection of fear
By CRAIG MEDRED About 2.8 million people per year die in the United States from heart disease, cancer, injuries and various other illnesses, according to data compiled... Read more.
Help Alaskans. Pay the full dividend now
By JIM CRAWFORD Alaska’s fishermen are going to be financially hurt as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Restaurant workers are being furloughed. Tourism... Read more.
April fools – joke is on you with ML&P, Chugach Electric
By BOB MAIER Filed on April 1, 2019 with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Chugach Electric’s application to purchase Municipal Light & Power remains unresolved... Read more.
Story of Alaska: The worst of times brings out our best
By KEN KOELSCH “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness. It was the spring of hope; it... Read more.
Back PFD payments are the stimulus Alaskans need now
By SEN. MIA COSTELLO As Alaskans face the current COVID-19 outbreak, we face a lot of uncertainty about how severe the disease’s spread will be. We hope that the... Read more.
Political judges invite political pressure
By LOREN LEMAN The Alaska Supreme Court has received an unusual amount of criticism lately, as it grapples with litigation challenging the effort to recall Governor... Read more.
This is our ‘rainy day’: Alaskans need the PFD now
IF NOT NOW, WHEN? By JOE GELDHOF, GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Alaska is at a critical point. Oil prices have tanked. The threat from the COVID-19 virus is obvious. Our... Read more.
Justice Bolger’s neutrality is in question, so he needs to sit this one out
By ANN BROWN Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger’s ability to participate impartially in the recall case has been called into question by a group... Read more.
I’m a survivor of abortion and I can speak for myself
By REP. KELLY MERRICK I’ve always wondered what went through my 16-year-old mother’s mind when she found out she was pregnant. Did a doctor tell her how easy... Read more.
Stroll through Alaska’s startling education statistics
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO This column is the first of four-part series exploring current data presented on the Department of Education and Early Development website.... Read more.
In defense of the unborn, where are Republicans?
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO On January 29, 2020, nine Alaska Republican House members voted against moving HB 178, an act which would interpret the right-to-privacy clause... Read more.
Democrats and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO The Democratic Party has for a long time said and done the same things over and over: Accuse conservatives of racism. Grow government to solve... Read more.
Education solution: Give parents freedom of choice
ALASKA SCHOOLS ARE PRODUCING A FAILED SOCIAL ORDER By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO Our public education system no longer promotes the goal of teaching our children how to think... Read more.
Ranked choice voting? Why progressives want it here
By ANN BROWN The day before the Independence Day holiday last summer, local progressives filed a petition ironically named “Alaskans for Better Elections,”... Read more.
Brighter side of warm winter: Lower heating bills
By CRAIG MEDRED After an unusually warm fall, Alaska’s urban core is heading into the winter season looking wholly unseasonable, but there could be a Christmas... Read more.
For a thriving economy, government spend must come down even more
By DONNA KAURANEN One year ago, Gov. Mike Dunleavy submitted a budget representing the starting place for his budget challenge, a gap of $1.5 billion dollars on... Read more.
The Alaska Republican Minority-Majority
“We can agree to disagree. A diversity of viewpoints makes us stronger.” By SENATOR MIKE SHOWER In 2018, Alaskans turned out and cast their votes for... Read more.
Time to let go and get it right
By SEN. SHELLEY HUGHES The sound of the crowd is at fever pitch. The intensity is explosive. “Reduce the budget”vs. “find new revenues” is... Read more.
A governor under seige
By JIM DEMINT In 2018, Alaska elected conservative state Sen. Michael Dunleavy as the state’s 12th governor. Dunleavy’s story is pretty straightforward: He legislated... Read more.
Resigning, but optimistic
By BRUCE TANGEMAN I know this message may be getting old for some, but many Alaskans have lost perspective on the positive position we find ourselves in. Yes, we’ve... Read more.
Hey, Congress: Stop messing with our internet
By ANITA HALTERMAN Over the past couple of decades, Alaska has seen significant technological improvements, specifically in relation to the Internet and connected... Read more.
Veterans: Your sacrifices matter to a grateful nation
By CONGRESSMAN DON YOUNG Every year on Veterans Day, Americans across the nation wrap themselves in the flag, listen to patriotic music, and thank veterans for... Read more.
Time for elected sheriffs? A long-term solution
By LARRY WOOD Gov. Michael Dunleavy has started his comprehensive public safety plan by putting an end to the insanity that was SB91. However, the plan has yet... Read more.
Recall effort harms Alaska’s ability to right its fiscal ship
By CRAIG RICHARDS I have been retained to represent a group that opposes the recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy. I was surprised when reading the recall application.... Read more.
Let’s get real about Anchorage homelessness
By PAUL FUHS The issue has received a lot of attention lately. Rightly so. Across a wide spectrum of Anchorage residents, people have had enough... Read more.
Sarah Palin and the collapse of the Democrats
By GORDON WYSONG The Democrats don’t have lousy Presidential nominee candidates merely because the good ones were keeping their powder dry. A Black Swan candidate... Read more.
Why did UAA Faculty Senate vote to suspend UA president?
By FORREST NABORS FACULTY SENATE HAS SOUNDED THE ALARM FOR MONTHS On Oct. 4, the UAA Faculty Senate passed a resolution asking the Board of Regents to suspend President... Read more.
State will work to protect employees’ rights
By COMMISSIONER KELLY TSHIBAKA In June 2018, the United States Supreme Court held in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, that state governments violate the First Amendment... Read more.
On the subject of ‘RINOs’
By PETER J. CALTAGIRONE, ESQ. Alisha Hilde recently penned an article for this publication that asks what it means, these days, to be a Republican. To quote Ms.... Read more.
What does it mean to be a Republican these days?
By ALISHA HILDE What does it mean to be a Republican? It seems there is some confusion on what it means to be a Republican these days. Being a Republican means... Read more.
Why I’m voting ‘no’ on Juneau’s Proposition 3: The JACC Racket
BY PAULETTE SIMPSON GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Juneau is a jewel of a town. With just 31,000 residents, it’s also our country’s fifth smallest capital city in terms of... Read more.
Will patriotism die in Anchorage schools?
By DAVE DONLEY On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Anchorage School Board will vote on whether the Star Spangled Banner and Alaska Flag Song should be played at least once... Read more.
Sen. Sullivan, on 9-11
“Through the darkness on that September morning 18 years ago, the brightest quality of America shined through – people of different creeds, races and backgrounds... Read more.
‘Green New Deal’ would cost Alaskans lots of green
By RICK WHITBECK When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others rolled out the “Green New Deal” to America on Feb. 7, they hailed their resolution as... Read more.
Fashion review: Patagonia wants to own camo as ‘bear witness’ color
By CRAIG MEDRED CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS Patagonia – the California-based clothing company that last winter announced its new corporate mission is to “Save the Planet”... Read more.
Why we changed from ‘undeclared’ to Republican
By PAUL AND SUZETTE HUBER We have always been conservative, but originally did not want to be limited to vote for one specific party. We preferred to consider the... Read more.
Challenging the courts is long overdue
By STEPHAN KRASON CRISIS MAGAZINE Governor Michael Dunleavy of Alaska made national headlines with his novel challenge to a decision by state’s supreme court,... Read more.
A half PFD opens the door to further concessions
By LARRY WOOD GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Gov. Michael Dunleavy is facing a critical point in his administration with his forthcoming decisions on the budget. It is not the... Read more.
Holding out for $3,000 PFD is no way forward
ADVICE FOR THE GOVERNOR FROM A PFD DEFENDER By JOE GELDHOF Alaskans have achieved noteworthy accomplishments over the years. Among these are the adoption of a... Read more.
Letter: Alaska Psychiatric Institute workers have turned it around
By GLEN KLINKHART Many people are not aware that in January of this year I was asked to go and to work at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) as an interim executive... Read more.
Choose Respect revived by Alaska’s Attorney General
By KEVIN CLARKSON You may know it as the “Golden Rule.” Some will recognize it as the words of Christ: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”... Read more.
The real legacy of Chris Birch
By SARA RASMUSSEN Alaska was rocked with news Wednesday evening and Thursday morning of the passing of Anchorage’s beloved, and universally-respected state Senator... Read more.
University budget cuts will harm Alaska’s economy
By MARK MYERS Alaska’s economy is facing a serious threat due to the governor’s cuts to the University of Alaska. While these effects are very broad-based,... Read more.
There’s a new sheriff in town
ADF&G photo: Doug Vincent-Lang By GREG BRUSH Acting responsibly. Embracing culpability for one’s actions. Admitting mistakes of the past and making conservative,... Read more.
Private sector, not government, drives the economy
By BRUCE TANGEMAN GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Despite what you might read in some recent media publications, Alaska’s economy is recovering. Jobs have increased every month... Read more.
Tshibaka: State has made numerous concessions; IBU has dug in
By KELLY TSHIBAKA COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION The Department of Administration, of which I serve as commissioner, is responsible for negotiating state... Read more.
Dunleavy has a point: University of Alaska needs to reinvent itself
By RICHARD VEDDER FORBES MAGAZINE Governor Michael Dunleavy of Alaska caused quite a stir in American higher education when he used his line item budget power to... Read more.
University of Alaska: A culture of coverup and failure
By MAE MARSH “When…” asked the crisis management consultant, “are you going to address your culture of failure and cover-up?” That question was asked back... Read more.
Dunleavy veto holds judges accountable
By JIM MINNERY, ALASKA FAMILY COUNCIL The ACLU of Alaska has filed a lawsuit challenging Governor Dunleavy’s veto of just under $335,000 from the Alaska Court... Read more.
The university crisis and Alaska politics
By FORREST NABORS I am grateful for the generosity of Must Read Alaska in allowing me to air the views of many of my colleagues on faculty at the University of Alaska... Read more.
The whine critic
A GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED RANT CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS Once Alaska was home to the toughest, most adaptable people on the planet. And then the white folk showed up. Since then... Read more.
The graph that tells the story
TAXES WON’T KEEP UP WITH GOVERNMENT GROWTH By LANCE ROBERT Just when you think you’ve seen the worst year of government in Alaska, you find out you were... Read more.
Micciche: There are pathways forward
BY SEN. PETER MICCICHE Due to the large volume of correspondence I have recently received, I thought it may be helpful to share this perspective with my constituents... Read more.
Letter: How about furlough Fridays?
Dear Editor: Alaskans are divided between a Permanent Fund increase and budget cuts. Many Alaskans demand a $3,000 PFD. Conversely, many Alaskans maintain government... Read more.
