Tag: Chugach Alaska

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 “Seward’s Folly.” A century and a half later, the punchline has become prophecy. The territory Washington once shrugged off now sits at the hinge point of a […]

On July 23, 2026, community leaders, families, educators, and Alaska’s top elected officials gathered this week to celebrate the ribbon-cutting for Thomas More Classical School, the state’s first K-12 classical school using Hillsdale College’s K-12 curriculum. For the first year, the new school welcomes Alaska scholars in grades K-6 with plans to incrementally expand through […]