EDITORIAL: Alaska’s dismal state health gimmicks need old-school competition
Obesity won’t melt away with another coloring contest, poster campaign and curriculum overhaul. No amount of surveys, or classroom discussions about the ills of sugary snacks will burn calories or strengthen the
OPINION: Two Homer meetings reveal stark liberal/conservative divide
Two recent meetings illustrate the political divide in Homer, AK, and in our country. On one side, liberals want to continue to run things their way and are angry with those who disagree. On the other side, conservatives are abandoning failed policies of the
OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young-adult base
Alaska's GOP should resist the temptation to moderate its pro-family, pro-faith platform in an attempt to appeal to young voters broadly. The data demonstrate that young Trump supporters already embrace family-oriented values rooted in religious conviction;
Alaska’s ‘radical social studies standards’ blasted by national conservative media
The [Alaska Education] department’s regular personnel have failed so completely to provide adequate social studies standards that Alaska’s policymakers should step in and appoint an independent commission to draft depoliticized, content-rich social
Transgender activist “woman” to receive Alaska Governor’s Arts & Humanities Award
A biological male who identifies as a transgender “woman” will be honored for his contributions to art and culture during the Oct. 28 Alaska Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards at the Anchorage Museum. According to the award website, MoHagani Magnetek
Gov., D.C. delegation praise Trump for unlocking King Cove Road, natural resource development
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, along with Rep. Nick Begich in praising the Trump administration’s actions to unlock Alaska resources and honor a promise made to Native Alaskan Vietnam
Palmer postpones ordinance to curtail illegal camping on public property
The hard-left ACLU of Alaska has been drumming up opposition to the ordinance, and celebrated the council members’ decision to put off a final vote until the Oct. 28 city council
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,
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
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