Controversial issues spark heated debate at Fairbanks School Board
After a lengthy and heated discussion over whether teachers should be given a mandate to interject controversial issues into Fairbanks classrooms, the Fairbanks School Board unanimously struck down a proposed revision to its policy last week. The conservative
Training session to help conservative Alaskans win future elections
Alaska Family Council is one of the leading organizations in Alaska that fights for the unborn, defends traditional marriage and advocates for parental rights. Next month the faith-based nonprofit will partner with Imperial Independent Media to host a
Defeated conservative candidates look at what’s next for Anchorage & how to turn the tide
With strong leftist majorities still firmly in control of the Anchorage Assembly and School Board following the April 5 Municipal election, the Alaska Watchman reached out to several conservative candidates who lost their elections to find out whether they
Vast majority of passengers & crew enjoy mask free flights, as Biden appeals ruling
For the past three days, the vast majority of airline passengers, flight attendants, pilots and airport staff in several airports across the nation have enjoyed breathing freely – mask free. The Watchman has conducted several in-person polls at airports
AK Airlines implements cross-dressing, gender bending corporate policy
Alaska Airlines has now given its official corporate stamp of approval to employees who wish to cross-dress, sport gender-nonconforming hairstyles or wear makeup and nail polish to appear as the opposite sex. Last month, the airlines proudly announced new
Why I left the Republican Party
No political party is perfect. It is a matter of reading the platforms, understanding the issues, learning the ropes and then – literally – picking your poison. All parties have subtle differences within them, but they are also united by common core
AK Senate bill bans forced speech in schools, requires curriculum transparency
The Alaska State Senate is considering a bill that would require government-run schools to display on their websites all training material used for teachers, curriculum and school procedures, as well as the title and author of materials, and any organizations
Chickaloon tribal police expansion to serve local and rural communities
Chickaloon Native Village is in the early stages of revamping and expanding its tribal police force with the long-term goal of providing a unique law enforcement arrangement to Alaska Native tribes in areas where policing is historically limited or
Anchorage Assemblyman Weddleton concedes to conservative challenger
John Weddleton, a member of the Anchorage Assembly’s leftist majority for the past six years, has conceded to conservative challenger Randy Sulte. At the last official vote count, on April 8, Sulte was ahead by roughly 450 votes over Weddleton – 7,924 to
The wisdom I gleaned along a Kiev river reverberates today
Anatoly Mikhailovich Mikisha was a talented and accomplished mathematician in his late 30s. He was a rocket scientist, working in the Moscow Aviation Institute in the 1960s and 1970s – the years I knew and communicated with him. At that time, it was the
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