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Fairbanks School Board candidates divided on abortion, LGBT policies

AbortionSeptember 22, 2020

Fairbanks School Board candidates hold widely differing views when it comes to abortion, LGBT issues and parental rights. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate. Their responses to some of the most hot-button social issues are published below.

Sullivan implores U.S. Senate to pass law protecting police from violent attackers

PoliticsSeptember 21, 2020

AlaskaWatchman.com Last week, Sen. Dan Sullivan attempted to persuade his U.S. Senate colleagues to pass his Protect Our Heroes Act, saying that respect for law enforcement across the nation is not only fading by “it’s being reversed.” While

Heated debate over regulating Mat-Su shooting ranges resumes Oct. 5

FreedomSeptember 21, 2020

The heated debate over whether to regulate outdoor shooting ranges in the Mat-Su resumes with a public hearing at the Oct. 5 Mat-Su Borough Planning Commission. The proposal to regulate outdoor ranges has been debated for more than a year now. If the Planning

Abortion is the paramount political issue

AbortionSeptember 19, 2020

“The future of Alaska is at stake!” “The future of America is at stake!” Liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats, moderates, radicals, pastors, priests all say this. Every election cycle we hear dire pronouncements over the Permanent Fund

Murkowski could hinder Trump’s chance to appoint pro-life replacement for Justice Ginsburg

AbortionSeptember 18, 2020

With the announcement of the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) has a decision to make. Just last month, she told The Hill that she would not vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee by

Governor reiterates: ‘I have no intention of mandating a vaccination for COVID’ in Alaska

FreedomSeptember 16, 2020

Governor Mike Dunleavy spent an extended amount of time during his Sept. 15 online town hall emphasizing that he does not plan to force Alaskans to take a COVID-19 vaccination if one is developed. “I have no intention of mandating a vaccination for COVID. I

Ballot Measure 2 replaces fair elections with political trickery

OpinionSeptember 16, 2020

You’ve likely heard the saying that politicians are like diapers: they should be changed often, and for the same reason. All joking aside, if we Alaskans want to change public policy, we have to change the people who control it. Voters of all political

Pro-Trump rallies scheduled in Palmer, Big Lake and Homer

PoliticsSeptember 15, 2020

A group called Bikers for Trump is putting on three rallies this month in Southcentral Alaska. Each event features singers Kenny Lee and Stephen Patrick. Lee was recognized by President Trump for his campaign song “Trump Card” during the 2016 presidential

WATCH: Dancing protesters cut loose outside Anchorage Assembly chambers

FreedomSeptember 15, 2020

Who said conservatives couldn’t cut a rug? The twice monthly Anchorage Assembly meetings are turning into quite the party these days. From large protests against health mandates that have destroyed many local businesses, to rolling car rallies, to coming

United we stand – Divided we fall: Race, ethnicity and minority in America

CultureSeptember 15, 2020

In the past, many of my students at Alyeska Central School, the former state correspondence school based in Juneau, and my students at the University of Alaska Southeast, asked me three essential sociological questions: How do you define ethnicity and race?

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