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,
Mat-Su residents praised for compassion and courage in saving young girl in distress
At the Oct. 21 Mat-Su Borough Assembly meeting, Mayor Edna DeVries presented two extraordinary members of the community, Maud and Russell “Eddy” Edmonds with a “Citizen Life Saver Award” for a quick response in a moment of crisis by providing
Trump approves disaster declaration, $25M, to help Alaska typhoon victims
“President Trump was deeply concerned with the wellbeing of Alaskans who lost their homes and livelihoods to this historic storm,” Dunleavy stated on Oct. 22. “I want to thank him and his administration for approving the disaster declaration because
Mat-Su voter guide covers free speech, DEI, parent rights, taxes, weed, abortion, LGBT policy
The voter guide asked all candidates for Borough Assembly and School Board to weigh in hot-button cultural issues that deal with free speech, DEI, critical race theory, parental rights, taxation, marijuana, abortion, LGBTQ policies, sex-specific bathrooms and
Missed the talks? Alaskans 4 Personal Freedom videos now online
Alaskans 4 Personal Freedom talks cover the hidden costs of AI, taking charge of their personal health, ways to treat vaccine injuries, the changing vaccine guidelines, school choice options, how to resist medical oppression and defend personal liberties, the
Pro-Life Alaska endorses Mat-Su Assembly and School Board candidates
Pro-Life Alaska, the statewide branch of The National Right to Life, has issued candidate endorsements for the Mat-Su Borough Assembly and School Board races. Early voting began on Oct. 20 and goes until Nov. 3. Election day is Nov. 4. Voters will decide the
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.
Mat-Su election could add conservatives to Assembly and School Board
Early voting began on Oct. 20 for three Mat-Su Borough Assembly seats and three School Board seats that are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election. The election will either strengthen the existing conservative majorities on these bodies or weaken them with
Americans for Prosperity-Alaska names new state director
Veteran public policy expert Brett Huber has been named the new state director of Americans for Prosperity-Alaska, the local arm of a national conservative organization founded in 2004 by the Koch brothers to promote smaller government, deregulation, lower
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
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