I live in Nikiski, which has a large, exclusively rural population, but there are almost 6,000 people who live here, depending on how you measure the arbitrary designations of unincorporated ...

While most government-funded schools have stripped traditional and religious references from of their “winter concerts,” homeschool students at Mat-Su Central School put on a rousing holiday ...

For all our frontier independence, Alaska’s system for appointing judges looks less like a republic and more like a professional monopoly. Under Article IV of Alaska’s Constitution, three of the seven ...

Alaska State Troopers Garrett Stephens and Nathan Hollenbeck were honored by Gov. Mike Dunleavy for bravely risking their own lives to save two Alaskans from drowning in frigid waters. “Alaskans rely ...

With GOP leaders irate by the Alaska House Minority Caucus’ hasty election of new leaders, freshly seated Minority Leader Rep. DeLena Johnson (R-Palmer) is promising to hold another vote. The ...

The Kenai School District is experiencing the effects of a profound shift impacting government-run education across Alaska. Students are leaving, budgets are shrinking and the old model is rapidly ...

The University of Alaska (UA) system has long been a cornerstone of our state’s education and economy. From training homegrown nurses and engineers to leading cutting-edge Arctic research, UA’s ...

While more than 80% of American households now opt for plastic Christmas trees that are largely made in Communist China, Alaskans are being encouraged to shoulder an axe, tromp onto state lands and ...

Alaskans who have ideas on how the state might improve its struggling public education system are being encouraged to weigh in on a host of topics such as charter schools, curriculum, sex ...

Alaska House District 33 Republicans passed a resolution on Dec. 1, calling on Congress to end federal funding for Taliban terrorists. The resolution from District 33, which covers the North Pole area ...

The ongoing battle over sexually explicit books in Mat-Su Borough Libraries is headed for the Borough Assembly Chambers on Dec. 2, where the Mat-Su Library Citizens’ Advisory Committee will give a ...

In an effort to ensure the Mat-Su is represented in key leadership and committee assignments in the Alaska State House, GOP party chairs are urging lawmakers to hold off on these critical decisions ...