‘Apathetic’ complaining won’t recall leftist Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel
In about a month, Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel is going to win the recall vote. About five months later, she will likely get re-elected. How do I know? Because the people who support her are showing up to vote. They show up to volunteer. They show up
Anchorage mayor blasts media for blocking full truth on COVID mandates, hospital shortages
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is not the type to go silently into the night. In the mayoral election, he was by far the most conservative candidate – so much so that even some fellow conservatives feared he may not be able to attract enough votes to win in
Palmer Mayor wants hand recount of Oct. 5 elections to ensure vote integrity
Palmer Mayor Edna DeVries has submitted a memo asking the city clerk to conduct a hand recount of the upcoming Oct. 5 election in which two new city council members will be elected. “The backbone of our democracy rests on open, and fair elections,” the
Abortion activists to march through Juneau demanding ‘freedom’ to kill unborn babies
Radical abortion activists are planning to march through the streets of Juneau waving Texas flags and demanding the right to kill unborn babies. The Juneau Woman’s March on Reproductive Rights is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2. It is part of a national
AK seeks input on CDC-funded surveillance-data collection plan to push health & equity
The Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is planning to launch what it calls a “Statewide Healthy and Equitable Communities plan.” The strategy entails an expansion of state oversight, contact tracing and public media campaigns. Underwritten
Website empowers Alaska parents to address problems with schools
Amid COVID mandates, critical race theory, LGBT agendas and a litany of other issues playing out in Alaska’s public schools, a new website has been launched to help Alaska parents engage with local school officials. “Be bold, but be kind,” the website
Providence may reexamine whether approved vax exemptions were for ‘appropriate religious reasons’
Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage is granting some religious exemptions to its COVID shot mandate, but not without serious caveats. Last month the Catholic hospital announced that its employees had until Sept. 30 to be fully vaxed. It has allowed
Iditarod imposes vax mandate but most mushers come from largely unvaxed areas
The Iditarod Board of Directors announced this week that it made a very “tough decision” to ban from the 2022 race all mushers and race workers who have declined to get a COVID shot. It’s unclear how the new mandate will impact overall race
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











