Ex-abortion worker living in Alaska says industry exploits women
I want to share with you today a subject I know very well – abortion. I’ll share what I’ve come to know after working in the abortion industry and how fear and exploitation are at the core of their narrative. FEAR What thoughts or experiences
Editing Sen. Murkowski’s hypocritical COVID speech on ‘kindness’
How much more will Alaskans be able to endure lying and unelected politicians? We endure them on the local, state and national level. They are supported by a lying and arrogant media that stay well within their closed circle of supporters and friends. Lisa
Pride, humility and repentance right here in Alaska
There is a certain instinctive sense that, when it comes to the people in our own neighborhood, we help each other out simply because we share the same view, the landscape, the streets, the local creeks. Proximity creates trust. Even if we do not talk to each
Beloved Alaskan balladeer Hobo Jim faced death with courage, gratitude
It’s easy to lose sight of the heart and soul of life, easy to let the evenings pass in a blur of mediocrity while our hourglass slowly empties. From all accounts James Varsos (better known as “Hobo Jim”) was not this sort of man. Widely beloved as
Rep. Zack Fields demands Zuckerberg algorithmically bury Alaska Watchman
State Rep. Zack Fields, a far-left Democrat who represents downtown Anchorage, has a serious bone to pick with local news outlets with which he disagrees, like the Alaska Watchman. But rather than meet us head on in the public arena of ideas, Fields wants the
Heated Anchorage masking debate continues Monday at 5 p.m.
After three nights of heated testimony on a highly controversial and deeply divisive mask mandate proposal, the Anchorage Assembly is set for round four Monday night. Emotions are high with most testifiers adamantly opposed to the idea of forcing business
It’s time for conservative Alaskans to take decisive action
There’s a lot happening on the local political front over the next few days and weeks, and it is imperative that conservative minded Alaskans mobilize and take decisive action. Tonight, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., the Anchorage Assembly is holding round two of a
Open letter to 4 Palmer City Council members: My opposition is not personal, but based on policy
Editor’s note: At the Aug. 24 Palmer City Council meeting, the writer of this letter, Mike Coons, raised concerns that Council Members Sebrena Combs, Julie Berberich, Brian Daniels and Jill Valerius may have violated the Alaska Open Meetings Act by
Two-Spirited identities are a farcical interpretation of Alaska Native culture
Alaska Native transgenderism is seeping its way into traditional native culture in the form of the fabricated term “two-spirit.” Alaska Natives are generally united in anthropological terms with American Indian (AI/AN). However, historically
Alaskans must not compromise or capitulate on PFD payment or fiscal plan
I keep hearing that the Republicans must compromise in order to gain a fiscal plan for Alaska. Compromise is a virtue in the politically-correct-woke world. I looked at the two issues that are supposedly blocking the enactment of the fiscal plan. First, the
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