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1.21 > Murkowski and the E.R.A.

CultureJanuary 21, 2021

Introduced in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment (or ERA) required 38 states to ratify it before 1979. Only 35 states agreed before the deadline had passed. But that hasn’t stopped liberal activists from pushing the agenda. Last year Virginia became the 38th

Mat-Su School Board set to vote on policy clarifying parental rights in education

EducationJanuary 19, 2021

A proposed policy update by the Mat-Su School Board would make it abundantly clear that parents have ultimate authority over the education of their children in public schools. On Jan. 20, the board is scheduled to vote on a proposed update clarifying parental

Marriage is the first cell of society, and it’s dying

CultureDecember 31, 2020

One of our top priorities at the Watchman is to defend the traditional pillars of a healthy society. These have long-been understood as faith, marriage and a strong personal commitment to our neighbors and local communities. As these foundational building

Inhuman hospital COVID protocols lack compassion for our dying

End of LifeDecember 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The following message was originally posted on Facebook by Elizabeth Welsh, one of the organizers of the Open Alaska group which advocates rolling back many of the oppressive COVID mandates in Anchorage. This is what she would have said to

2020 exposed a festering disease in America

CultureDecember 10, 2020

This past winter the world began to change before our very eyes as the specter of an unknown global pandemic struck fear into the hearts of men. Lockdowns and closures – unthinkable in modern America – reshaped our lives overnight. Whole sectors of

Court ruling may doom Anchorage’s ban on LGBTQ counseling

AbortionNovember 24, 2020

Last week, the 11th Circuit struck down a South Florida ban against counseling that help youth overcome unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. The court ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights of counselors were violated. The

AK Native women say Justice Carney’s rulings put children at risk

FamilyNovember 2, 2020

Editor’s note: This letter is signed by Alaska Native women from all over the state who believe Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney’s ruling to weaken Alaska’s sexual predator registry puts children and families at risk. Alaskans have the

Mat-Su conservatives to hold rally during feminist march on Saturday

AbortionOctober 15, 2020

A group of Mat-Su feminists who are set to march through Palmer on Oct. 17 will likely meet a group of MAGA-hat-wearing conservative patriots who support Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Organizers of the Palmer March for Justice state that the

Watchman endorses conservatives for Fairbanks School Board elections

EducationSeptember 28, 2020

This is it Fairbanks! You already pleaded with your school board members to reject the introduction of highly controversial sexual ideology in your schools. You came out in force to meetings this year, wrote hundreds of letters and emails and gave passionate

Still unable to see ailing daughter, father urges Anchorage to protest outside hospital

CultureSeptember 23, 2020

For nearly two weeks Marvin Abbott has sat, prayed, slept and peacefully protested outside the main entrance to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. His daughter Rachelle was medivacked from Kodiak on Sept. 6 after suffering a major asthma attack.

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