Conservative Juneau candidates share opinions on hot-button issues
The Alaska Watchman sent some hard-hitting questions to all candidates running for local office in Juneau. Our intent is to give voters a clear sense of who the socially and fiscally conservative candidates are, especially in regard to some of the most
Open letter to 4 Palmer City Council members: My opposition is not personal, but based on policy
Editor’s note: At the Aug. 24 Palmer City Council meeting, the writer of this letter, Mike Coons, raised concerns that Council Members Sebrena Combs, Julie Berberich, Brian Daniels and Jill Valerius may have violated the Alaska Open Meetings Act by
ELECTION INTEGRITY: Despite declining population Alaska has skyrocketing voter rolls
Alaska’s election system has been plagued by bloated voter rolls for years. The mounting problem is rife for election fraud, especially with regards to absentee voting. The difficulties are perhaps most clearly illustrated when contrasting Alaska’s
Dunleavy rejects media calls to impose mask and vaccine mandates, urges cooperation
Gov. Mike Dunleavy held a Sept. 22 press conference in which he fielded a barrage of questions from reporters asking why he won’t implement masking and vaccine mandates as well as other restrictions on society to deal with COVID. The governor admitted that
Kenai candidates open up on hot-button issues as Oct. 5 election nears
Alaska Watchman sent a list of hard-hitting questions to all candidates running for local office in Kenai, including borough assembly, school board and city council. Our intent is to give voters a clear sense of who the socially and fiscally conservative
Mayor blasts Anchorage Assembly’s attempt to reimpose mask mandate
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson adamantly opposes an attempt by the Anchorage Assembly to bypass his authority and reimpose a citywide mask mandate on nearly every resident. The mayor issued a strong condemnation of a draft ordinance introduced by the liberal
Alaska crime rates plummet in 2020
The 2020 Crime in Alaska report shows a dramatic drop in crime over the last year. Published by the Department of Public Safety, the new report shows that instances of reported crime dropped by 18.5% in 2020, and were at their lowest number since 1975.
Museum pushes historically suspect ‘2-Spirit’ film to queer Alaska Native culture
The Anchorage Museum will feature a new film next month that aims to introduce LGBTQ themes into Alaska Native culture. “Dear Kin” is a storytelling project that highlights so-called “Two-Spirit” natives through video portraiture. “Each person
Providence hospital investigates faith of employees who request religious exemption to vax
Providence Alaska Medical Center, a Catholic hospital and one of the largest private employers in Alaska, is investigating the sincerity of employees’ spiritual beliefs before granting religious exemptions to COVID shots. Last month, the Catholic hospital
On drafting mothers and daughters to fight our wars
The U.S. House is expected to vote very soon on whether America should, for the first time ever, begin forcibly drafting our daughters and mothers to fight our wars. If the current Defense Authorization Act passes the House – as is expected – it will head
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