Fairbanks School Board candidates divided on abortion, LGBT policies
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
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
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
“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
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
Animal rights extremists howling as plans for 2021 Iditarod underway
Planning for the 49th Iditarod Sled Dog Race has begun, and one of the nation’s most extreme animal rights activist groups is furious. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been on a mission to tarnish the reputation of the popular race for
9.21 > Equity versus Equality
There is a stark difference between equity and equality in our deranged political climate. We unpack the difference, and lay bare the end goal of equity-based policy, which is nothing more than Machiavellian calculation to stack groups of influence with
9.18 > Fixing Local Politics
Like it or not, the Governor and his cabinet are not going to go into your town and start overriding local elected officials, even if their mandates and policies are blatantly unconstitutional. You elected your mayor, your assembly, your city council. May
The ‘equity’ police are really after political power
Both in Alaska and around the country we hear a lot these days about the quest for “equity” in city council meetings, ordinances, proclamations and protest marches. Certain elected officials in Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks have jumped on the equity
Newly installed Alaska archbishop denounces divisions in church
Pope Francis’ personal ambassador to the United States was in Anchorage on Sept. 17 for the installation of Archbishop Andrew Bellisario as the first archbishop of the newly formed Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. Representing the Vatican, Archbishop
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