Our Military Children: Strength, Resilience, and Sacrifice
As someone deeply appreciative and connected to military life, this month and day holds incredible meaning. My office is unique in that each of us…
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Sharing Values and Life’s Principles with Our Youth
Education and Sharing Day occurred this year on April 9, 2025, but what it represents, we should carry with us every day. Communities across the…
Happy Report
The Food Security Workshop in Palmer on Saturday, February 22nd was a smashing success! An estimated 130 attended, coming from as far as Willow and…
Is SB 24 a Door to Social Engineering in Our Schools?
SB 24 is a bill that would add “mental health education” to the K-12 curriculum in public schools. I had tremendous reservations about the bill…
Evil Lurks – Trafficking Is Occurring in Alaska
WE MUST PASS HB 68 The topic of trafficking in the US ramped up last summer after the film release of The Sound of Freedom…
SB 173 Safe Schools Act Will Deter Active Shooters Taking Lives
Concealed Carry Job Duty Assigned to at Least One Qualified, Trained Individual per School Shortly before we gaveled in for session, I pre-filed SB 173…
The Perfect Pitch
2023 Business Plan Competition Keynote by Senator Shelley Hughes The Perfect Pitch was the grand finale event of the UAA College of Business and Public…
Sitting on the Sidelines Is Not An Option
We Need to Rally for Public Accommodation Sanity I received a report this weekend, and I will state right up front, as of this writing,…
Education and Sharing Day 2023
Let’s Extend This Significant Day Throughout the Year “Education and Sharing Day is set aside each year to remind us that it is our duty…