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Safe & Fair: Thanks to Alaska Board of Education for resolution to protect girls’ sports

EducationMarch 20, 2023

Many of you have been begging me to file my bill from last year to protect girls’ sports (SB 140). Oh, did I ever want to, because I knew the matter of safety and fairness for all students needed to be settled. But I also knew the Senate President

Breaking down exactly how Alaska funds K-12 education

EducationMarch 19, 2023

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Understanding K-12 education financing is important for taxpayers to know where their money is going and how it is being used to provide a quality education for Alaska’s children. The “Citizen’s Guide to K-12

OPINION: Equipping Alaska’s Christians to engage, redeem and build culture

ApologeticsMarch 18, 2023

Editor’s note: The following article was written as a joint effort between Greg Schmidt, Frank Johnson and Gretchen Moreland. A few mornings ago, I woke up to a text from a friend who shared the following joke. “A priest, at rabbit and a minister walk

WARNING: Prop. 14 is a ‘Trojan Horse’ to raise Anchorage property taxes

FeaturedMarch 17, 2023

By BOB MAIER – OPINION Proposition 14 on the April 4 Anchorage Municipal Ballot proposes to amend the Municipal Charter by removing the taxation on marijuana from the tax cap calculation. In Anchorage the terms for the sale and marketing for marijuana

EDITORIAL: Conservative voters need a chain reaction to swing Anchorage election

FeaturedMarch 17, 2023

Ballots were mailed out to registered Anchorage voters last week for yet another mail-in-only election. While there’s nothing to be done about the fact that in-person voting was tossed out seven years ago, conservatives can, and should, flood the election

Honoring St. Patrick of Ireland: Fearless defender of Truth

ApologeticsMarch 17, 2023

Today, many Alaskans are joining the 31 million Americans who claim some degree of Irish ancestry in celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day, which remains one of the most popular holidays in America. While this day is certainly known for its shamrocks, periodic

Tucker Tapes put leftist ‘madhouse’ on its heels

COVIDMarch 17, 2023

Tucker Carlson’s release of the heretofore suppressed footage of the January 6 security video prompts valid speculation. A “Deep State” operation was already suspected on that very day with abundant evidence and, of course, analyzed only in the

EDITORIAL: Alaskan protesters to demand justice from state Supreme Court

CrimeMarch 13, 2023

Momentum is building for what could be the most consequential grassroots Alaska protest in recent memory. As reported by the Alaska Watchman and precious few others, the constitutional rights of citizen grand juries to investigate corrupt public

Chemical abortion: The latest threat to the unborn and their moms

AbortionMarch 10, 2023

How much longer will women be blinded and exploited by the evil of Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry? The use of chemical abortion pills, also called the DIY or self-managed abortion, is on a significant upward rise, offering a more insidious

EDITORIAL: Is Gov. Dunleavy signaling a willingness to fight?

FeaturedMarch 10, 2023

While the Alaska Watchman has been critical of Gov. Dunleavy’s often lackluster approach to engaging in hot-button cultural issues, we were pleasantly surprised to see him offer a bill that would strengthen parental rights against the aggressive LGBTQ

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