AK legislator derides mask ‘charade,’ then booted from chamber for not masking
Rep. Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla) gave a blistering speech against the Alaska House rules requiring all members to wear facemasks while in the Capitol Building. Kurka’s March 15 address on the House floor called the protocols “little more than a thinly
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
COVID-hype victims and the denial of medical treatment
I don’t like assuming the role of “victim.” That is best left to liberals and socialists. But in all the worry about this non-crisis, only thin, reedy voices have mentioned that the loss of medical treatment due to “fears” is real. Lynette Clark, my
Conference will train AK librarians to advance radical identity politics
If the topics and speakers for the upcoming Alaska Library Association Conference are any indication, local librarians are being strategically trained and recruited to advance a litany of hard-left cultural and political aims. The Alaska Library Association
TODAY: AK Independence Party chairman to speak in Wasilla on future of ‘new-look AIP’
Alaska Independence Party Chairman Bob Bird will speak at the Menard Sports Center on Saturday, March 13 at 2 p.m. to discuss how the rapidly growing political party is changing as it attempts to provide a strong third-party alternative for independent
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
Trump reiterates vow to visit Alaska next year to help oust Murkowski
Former President Donald Trump reiterated on March 6 that he plans to visit Alaska next year to help unseat Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the 2022 midterm elections. In the statement issued to POLITICO Trump noted that he would not endorse Murkowski “under any
Sen. Reinbold says Gov. Dunleavy’s letter aims to ‘intimidate those who question him’
Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) held a March 4 press conference in which she addressed a scathing letter which Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent Feb. 18 accusing her of abusing her public office by mischaracterizing his administration’s response to COVID-19.
Alaska’s higher rate of reported post-vaccine deaths raises ‘no concerns’ for chief medical officer
Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink said reports of Alaskans dying after receiving COVID vaccinations raises no concerns for her about the safety of the vaccines. Speaking to journalists during a March 1 press briefing, Zink responded to a question
The Left does not ‘Follow the Science’
There are three levels of study to determine scientific facts. To follow the science means you first develop a hypothesis, test the theory, and finally reach a conclusion based on conclusive and consistent testing results. We are constantly lectured by
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