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Alaska Ranked-choice foes win 1st round in case seeking to block repeal question from Nov. ballot

FeaturedJune 8, 2024

Alaska Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin rejected claims that Alaska’s Division of Elections violated statues and regulations in certifying a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the state’s controversiial ranked-choice voting system, which did away

OPINION: The bear vs. squirrel dispute offers insight into today’s cultural wars

CultureJune 8, 2024

But you wasted your time and efforts in trying to convince a stupid squirrel about something that is so obvious to all of us. You cannot rationalize someone who is brainwashed, irrationally stubborn and believe in the squirrel’s narrow-minded

OPINION: Who do you believe in the changing accounts of the Denali National Park flag flap?

CultureJune 7, 2024

Who are you going to believe in the ever-changing story about the construction crewmen in Denali National Park who were told to remove the American flag from their

Mat-Su kicks off 3-day celebration of 1935 arrival of agricultural colonists

CultureJune 7, 2024

The original 1935 Palmer colonists have a special place in the heart of Mat-Su residents, who are celebrating the 89th anniversary of the year when 203 original farming families carved out an agricultural community in

OPINION: ‘Dangerous gender altering drugs and surgeries do not prevent suicide’

FeaturedJune 6, 2024

"Gender reassignment interventions — cross-sex hormone injections and/or transgender surgeries, abbreviated as “GR” in the report — have “not been shown to reduce even suicidal ideation, and suicidal ideation is not equal to actual suicide

Graffiti urges drivers to ‘Run Over Protestors’ outside Anchorage abortion clinic

AbortionJune 6, 2024

The Anchorage Police Department has received a report of vandalism along the public sidewalk outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on Lake Otis Parkway, where someone spray painted, “Run Over

OPINION: What can Alaskans do when they are unlawfully persecuted by state government?

FamilyJune 2, 2024

Facts revealed to the public in an independent grand jury report go hand in hand with our other remedies. Those facts help inform voters and can help generate the necessary support for initiatives and

Mat-Su School Board has removed 7 books deemed ‘obscene’ with many more under review

EducationMay 31, 2024

In the ongoing effort to protect Mat-Su children from obscene and sexually explicit books, the Mat-Su School Board has voted to remove seven titles from area schools with dozens more still under

EDITORIAL: Denali Park flag story sparks outrage, villainization and redemption

CultureMay 31, 2024

It’s been a crazy week at the Alaska Watchman, ever since we reported that construction crewmen, working on a bridge in Denali National Park, were told they could no longer fly the American flag from their trucks because park officials thought the flags

Federal agency confirms National Park was behind removal of U.S. flags from trucks in Denali Park

CultureMay 31, 2024

The Federal Highway Administration has confirmed that the National Park Service was behind the effort to prohibit construction crewmen in Denali National Park from flying the American flag from their trucks while driving through the

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