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Status of the Alaska Watchman

On Monday, March 11, the Watchman is prepared to fully resume the mission of providing Alaskans with local news, columns and information that can inspire and equip residents to defend and advance a robust pro-life, pro-family and pro-freedom

What the Alaska Watchman is and is not

We started the Alaska Watchman a little over three years ago with a clear goal. It was not to entertain, provide idle gossip or offer a platform for angry armchair quarterbacks to pontificate while refusing to enter the public arena and contend for the good,

11.25 > An Attitude of Gratitude

If you watch the news, or listen to it, or read it with any amount of discernment, you will notice if there is one thing missing in the world, above all else, it is gratitude. While we raise the lamp and stand up for conservative principles and the powerful
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One year of being on watch for Alaska

This past Friday marked one year since we took a leap of faith and launched the Alaska Watchman. Since the moment our website went live, it has been a whirlwind year. We expected to have our hands full reporting on the growing threats to the moral foundations
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The Watchman is for you – and it needs you!

I’m writing to you today because the Alaska Watchman needs more financial supporters. Our dynamic website is running smoothly with a steady stream of engaging articles, videos and columns, and our readership is expanding across the state. Since launching in
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Why does Alaska need a Watchman?

Why indeed? This is a question I have asked myself time and again throughout the process of developing and launching this news agency. For years I have traveled in many overlapping political circles. I have friends who fall on polar opposite sides of
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Please consider financially supporting the Watchman

Amid constant assaults on faith, family and traditional family values the Alaska Watchman provides a unique, grassroots media alternative for Alaskans. In establishing the Alaska Watchman, we deliberately chose to forgo nonprofit status in order to have the
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Our Angle on the News

Most journalists I’ve met like to believe they are objective and balanced in reporting all the news fit to print. This mindset is so deeply ingrained and fiercely protected that reporters just take it for granted — of course they’re objective. In