EDITORIAL: Alaska’s dismal state health gimmicks need old-school competition
Obesity won’t melt away with another coloring contest, poster campaign and curriculum overhaul. No amount of surveys, or classroom discussions about the ills of sugary snacks will burn calories or strengthen the
OPINION: Two Homer meetings reveal stark liberal/conservative divide
Two recent meetings illustrate the political divide in Homer, AK, and in our country. On one side, liberals want to continue to run things their way and are angry with those who disagree. On the other side, conservatives are abandoning failed policies of the
OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young-adult base
Alaska's GOP should resist the temptation to moderate its pro-family, pro-faith platform in an attempt to appeal to young voters broadly. The data demonstrate that young Trump supporters already embrace family-oriented values rooted in religious conviction;
OPINION: Asleep at the wheel, the coming Trainwreck
I have a first-grader as well as two grown children. My evening time, after I flop down exhausted from owning and managing a marketing company in the process of moving offices, while also being engaged in the affairs and management of the Alaska Watchman,
OPINION: Conservatives cannot long endure without affirming The King
If the Republican Party is to offer a meaningful alternative to the moral collapse of modern progressivism, it must recover a political vision grounded in the present authority of Christ. This is not a call for theocracy, but for clarity.
OPINION: Lessons learned from Homer, Alaska’s angry echo-chamber ‘No Kings’ protest
They must have forgotten that conservatives held their own “No Kings” protest; only we held it last November 5th at the ballot box. We elected President Trump to do exactly what he is
OPINION: Entrenched political interests dissuade AK lawmakers from living within our means
Over the past decade, Alaska’s Legislature has exhibited a pattern of fiscal behavior marked by spending growth, political expedience, and an unwillingness to impose measurable performance accountability on state
Returning to sound money: Why gold and silver matter for Alaska’s future
For too long, we have relied on a paper system detached from reality, a fiat currency that can be printed at will and diluted through inflation. We can see this in the current price of gold. Gold is not going up in value; it just takes more dollars to buy an
A Boom without Beds: Alaska’s coming windfall has a looming blind spot
Alaska workers who live elsewhere don’t invest in local communities. They don’t build generational stability, buy homes, send their children to local schools, or keep their paychecks circulating through local businesses beyond their per diem
OPINION: Alaska to endure more lefty hypocrites railing against ‘Kings’ and all things Trump
Partisan leftists across Alaska and around the country will be holding another “No Kings” rally on Saturday, Oct. 18.
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