Murkowski joins Dems to confirm Biden’s pro-abortion, pro-jab pick to run FDA
Sen. Lisa Murkowski once again broke ranks with her Senate Republicans to help Democrats narrowly approve another far-left nominee for President Joe Biden. This time, Murkowski was one of five Republicans who joined 45 Democrats on Feb. 15 in support of Dr.
The Alaska VA’s disgraceful treatment
We published a story today about the malicious treatment of veterans with chronic pain by the Alaska VA and one Dr Cynthia Joe who is responsible. The Alaska Watchman was contacted by a group of surgeons who are at their wits end with the Alaska VA and are
Sullivan blasts Biden’s FCC nominee for calling conservatives ‘white supremacists’
On Jan. 9, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan had a series of hard-hitting questions for President Biden’s far-left nominee to serve on the powerful Federal Communications Commission. Biden tapped Gigi Sohn to fill the fifth and final seat on the FCC, the federal
Alaska VA refuses veterans an alternative to opioids, class action lawsuit looms
Alaska’s Veterans Affairs (VA) office is refusing to cover an effective, non-opioid treatment for veteran soldiers who now live in prolonged and excruciating pain. This is the experience of Alaska surgeons and medical device suppliers who have grown
Alaska Supremes uphold state’s forced quarantine of Covid-positive man in 2020
A recent Alaska Supreme Court ruling upheld the right of the state to forcibly isolate and quarantine a Bethel man who tested positive for Covid in October of 2020. Chief Justice Daniel Winfree, Peter Maassen, Susan Carney and Dario Borghesan signed the Jan.
AK pastor: Martin Luther King, Jr. was not on board with Critical Race Theory
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series on critical race theory and the Black Lives Matter movement by Anchorage pastor Prince Nwankudu. Read part one here. MLK did not view the U.S. as fundamentally racist but called for the check of freedom and
How Alaska’s Russian Old Believers preserve their language, culture & faith in the modern world
Russian Old Believer language and stories reflect their life in the North, the picturesque landscapes and their economic contacts with non-Russian nationalities. Some elements of the Siberian way of life, however, and vocabulary persist only in the
Constitutional Convention Debate
On February 1, 2022, Bob Bird and John Coghill squared off in a friendly but fiery debate on the call to action as well as the caution of voting to hold a constitutional convention. At the end of the debate and Q&A, the in-person ballots totaled 62 for,
Alaska’s homeschool interest is tops in the nation, study finds
Amid the growing national movement toward homeschooling, Alaska leads all states in terms of interest, according to a newly released study. Entitled “Which States Are Seeing the Biggest Interest in Homeschooling Amongst Parents?” the study was conducted
‘We hold you responsible for damaging our children’
Editor’s note: The following testimony was written by Sitka resident Brett Wilcox and read before the Sitka School Board at its Feb. 2 meeting. Sitka students are currently required to mask throughout the entire school day (except to eat) regardless of
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