Cliff Murray drops campaign to avoid diluting conservative vote
In an effort to avoid diluting the conservative vote, Anchorage School Board candidate Cliff Murray has suspended his campaign in the current mail-in election and thrown his support behind fellow conservative Mark Anthony Cox. Cox is attempting to unseat
AK Senate Majority Leader: Biological males will destroy women’s sports
Editor’s note: The following is the opening statement which Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes delivered March 3 to introduce Senate Bill 140, which would ban biological males from competing in women’s sports. Hughes statement was made in the Senate Education
Anchorage School Board candidates’ share views on CRT, parental rights, sex-ed, LGBT issues, homeschool & more
In an effort to find out where Anchorage School Board candidates stand on some of the most controversial and critical issues facing public schools, the Watchman sent survey questions to each of the eight candidates running for two seats on the Anchorage
Will you take 5 minutes to help protect women’s sports in Alaska?
The left is almost always more vocal when it comes to rattling cages down in Juneau. Community activism runs in the blood of liberals and those who worship at the altar of Big Government. That rarely means their opinion is in the majority. That’s
AK athletes, coaches back bill to protect girls’ sports from biological males
Editor’s note: Below is a letter written by dozens of former and active Alaskan coaches, athletes, sports officials and others urging Alaska lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 140. The legislation aims to protect women’s sports from gender-confused biological
Parents aim to sue Anchorage School Board members over mask mandate
Anchorage School Board members who voted to impose mask mandates on more than 42,000 area students may soon be in legal trouble. A group of concerned Anchorage parents is employing an innovative legal strategy to hold the six left-leaning members of the
Alaska abortion giant opposes bill to protect girls’ sports from biological males
While claiming to be a champion of women’s rights by aborting unborn babies, sterilizing wombs and pushing contraceptives to teenage girls, the Alaska chapter of Planned Parenthood is actively undercutting an effort to protect women’s sports from
Hearing set for Alaska bill to protect girls’ sports from transgender males
On March 4, Alaskans are invited to weigh in on a bill aimed at banning males who identify as transgender” from competing against biological females in high school sports. The bill aims to ensure fairness for Alaska’s female athletes. Introduced last
Fairbanks set to cut 70 teachers amid mass exodus from public schools
Facing a dramatic and continuing decline in student enrollment, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District voted earlier this month to shutter three elementary schools. Now, it is set to eliminate nearly 70 full-time teacher positions for next year.
Fairbanks mom reports trans biological male who entered girls’ locker room
Johanna Ray planned a winter birthday party for her six-year-old son during the Feb. 22 open swim time at the Hamme Pool in Fairbanks. What was supposed to be a family friendly environment was quickly shattered when a transgender biological male entered into