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Is Soviet-style censorship rearing its head in America?

CultureOctober 19, 2021

Many of my friends during my upbringing in the former Soviet Union were students from various educational institutes, striving for knowledge, wisdom, academic curiosity and freedom of intellectual expression. We constantly challenged each other during our

Mayor Bronson: Anchorage Assembly continues to break the public’s trust

FeaturedOctober 13, 2021

Editor’s note: On Oct. 13, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued the following statement in response to the Anchorage Assembly’s Oct. 12 vote to pass an emergency mask mandate without public notice or open testimony. MAYOR BRONSON’S STATEMENT We

There is no ‘racist mob’ at the Anchorage Assembly meetings

FeaturedOctober 11, 2021

A time-worn tactic of a disingenuous debater is to undermine the character of his opponent without honestly engaging the issue at hand. This is exactly what’s happening in the debate over whether to impose a citywide mask mandate on the citizens of

Ex-abortion worker living in Alaska says industry exploits women

AbortionOctober 11, 2021

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’

FeaturedOctober 8, 2021

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

FeaturedOctober 7, 2021

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

CultureOctober 6, 2021

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

FeaturedOctober 4, 2021

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.

FeaturedOctober 2, 2021

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

FeaturedSeptember 29, 2021

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

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