Anchorage School Board candidates’ views on parent rights, curriculum debates, low test scores, sex-ed, gender ID
Anchorage education is in crisis. Test scores are dismal, many students are struggling with school closures and virtual classrooms, and radical social ideologies are creeping into the curriculum. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate running for school
Divisive masking controversy envelopes Alaska Senate
The work of the Alaska Senate is being hamstrung by the leadership’s insistence that all members wear a particular type of face covering during the session. At the center of the controversy is Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) who has worn a clear face
Alaska to get 8,900 doses of abortion tainted Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Alaska will soon begin distributing nearly 9,000 doses of a newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine which have raised serious ethical concerns for Catholics and other pro-life groups around the nation. Both the Diocese of Fairbanks and the
42 years after immigrating to the U.S., they consider me ‘white privileged’
I first arrived in America from the former Soviet Union on Feb. 1, 1978. An agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Service greeted me at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. He gave me $8 for travel expenses, a small booklet titled “Introduction to a
Rep. Young doesn’t vote as House passes anti-religious freedom and pro-abortion Equality Act
The U.S. House passed the Equality on Feb. 25, a comprehensive bill that threatens pro-life laws and advances the radical LGBTQ agenda while undermining fundamental religious freedoms. After lengthy and impassioned debate, the measure passed 224 to 206,
The big picture: Why do Eagle River residents want independence from Anchorage?
Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission by writer Donn Liston. Click here to read more articles by him. Anyone who has lived here any length of time knows the region of the state that includes Eagle River/Chugiak/Peters Creek is a
Mat-Su submits bid to host premier arctic sporting event
Thousands of northern and arctic athletes from across the circumpolar region may be headed to the Mat-Su if the borough’s bid to host the 2024 Arctic Winter Games is accepted. On Feb. 19, the Mat-Su Borough sent in its official bid to host the games, which
ASAA tables plan to punish Alaska student athletes for ‘hate speech’
The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) postponed action to impose severe penalties on any student athlete who uses certain words deemed “hate speech.” The item was up for discussion at the Feb. 22 ASAA board meeting but it was tabled until board
Murkowski is a key vote as Congress aims to pass radical pro-abortion/LGBT Equality Act
The U.S. House in on the cusp of passing an extremely radical bill that would advance the abortion and LGBTQ agenda nationwide. Coined the “Equality Act,” it was introduced, Feb. 18, by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). The
Proposal would punish Alaska athletes for ‘hate speech’
The Alaska School Activities Association, which governs high school sports across the state, is set to vote on a new policy that would impose penalties for “hate speech.” The proposal will be taken up by the board of directors at its Feb. 22-23 meeting.
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