OPINION: Alaska Long Trail raises concerns over land rights, federal control, state priorities
If the Long Trail becomes a federal scenic trail, we’ll lose our states’ rights on those lands, just like when President Jimmy Carter confiscated 54 million acres from Alaska to create eight National Parks back
Alaska drag queens plan to target kids with sexualized ‘Pride’ events in Valdez
LGBTQ activists in Valdez are hosting multiple “all-ages” events over the next week, which are tailored to expose residents, including children and families, to myriad sexual proclivities, identities and gender-bending
Denali National Park response to flag fiasco marked by evasion, half-truths and redirection
The story has generated unprecedented views and comments on the Watchman website, as well as criticism about my reporting. For these reasons, I’d like to explain how this story developed over the past week, and what I hope will occur in the days
Assemblyman calls out Mat-Su Health Foundation for ‘taxation without representation’
Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Rob Yundt in introducing a resolution to highlight what he sees as oppressive operational practices by the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF), an enormously wealthy organization that was originally founded to promote the health and
Old Glory convoy headed to Alaska’s Denali National Park in wake of flag ban on construction trucks
In the wake of park officials’ decision to bar U.S. flags from construction vehicles, Alaskans are planning a patriotic convoy to the park’s main
Sen. Sullivan demands account for why bridge crew was barred from flying U.S. flag in Denali National Park
In a quickly escalating controversy, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is now asking the director of the National Park Service to give a full accounting for why a construction crew in Denali National Park was ordered to take down the American flag from their trucks and
Endangered Outdoorsmen: Fewer Alaskans buy fishing and hunting licenses
While Alaskans may have a reputation for landing salmon and shooting moose, caribou and bear, the percentage and overall number who purchased resident fishing, hunting or trapping licenses in is markedly lower than it was just 10 years
Denali National Park bridge crew ordered to stop flying American flags
According to the contractor, Denali National Park Superintendent Brooke Merrell contacted the man overseeing the federal highways project, claiming there had been complaints about the U.S. flags, and notifying him that the bridge workers were no longer
Ruling against homeschool expenditures may threaten the Alaska Performance Scholarship
While the state is challenging Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman’s ruling, the rationale behind his opinion threatens another state-funded program that allows students to spend scholarship money at private and religious colleges throughout
Homeschooler and career tech grad are Alaska’s 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars
The only two Alaska students to be named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars were a homeschooler from Anchorage and a career and technical graduate from the Mat-Su. These students opted to forego the traditional, neighborhood public school model for a more
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