State control over Alaska’s primary elections is a mess
The history of primary elections in Alaska is a “Mess with a Capital S.” Few would deny this. The first mistake is that since the early decades of statehood Alaska permitted the state government to run its primary elections. This put the private political
Pastors call out Justice Susan Carney for trampling Alaska’s constitution
Editor’s note: The following op-ed was written by Pastor Ron Hoffman of Anchorage Baptist Temple, Pastor Mark Zweifel of True North Church in Fairbanks and Pastor Doug Duffett of Bible Baptist Church in Fairbanks. They are part of Alaskans for Judicial
Deceptive Catholic voter guide misleads Alaskans on abortion
Catholics, who comprise the largest religious group in Alaska, received a misleading voter guide this month, which claims to help roughly 31,000 Alaska Catholics make informed moral decisions during the 2020 state and national elections. But unlike the voter
Alaska Independence Party convention makes pitch for disaffected voters
Party leaders and candidates from the Alaska Independence Party (AIP) met in Wasilla on Oct. 17 for the organization’s first statewide convention in a decade. The gathering of roughly 20 people at Mat-Su Resort occurred just one day after the release of a
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
National Right to Life endorses Sen. Sullivan
Sen. Dan Sullivan has just been endorsed by National Right to Life, the nation’s largest pro-life group with affiliates in all 50 states and over 3,000 local chapters nationwide. A notice of the endorsement appeared on the group’s website Sept. 3.
Eastman vs. Sumner for Alaska House: Here’s where they stand
In the race for the Alaska House seat in District 10 (Wasilla), the Alaska Watchman is not making any endorsements. In order to give voters a better idea of how the candidates differ, we sent questions to both incumbent Rep. David Eastman and his Republican
Assembly approves Anchorage mayor’s request to reward Catholic shelter for gender identity policy
The Brother Francis Shelter (BFS), which is run by Catholic Social Services (CSS) in Anchorage, received a $200,000 bump from the municipality because of its permissive gender identity policy and the fact that it provides services for the medically fragile,
First-time candidate challenges Alaska’s Senate president
At 58, Roger Holland’s first stab at public office is to run against one of the most powerful politicians in the Alaska Legislature – Senate President Cathy Giessel. In vying for Giessel’s District N seat in Anchorage, Holland said he wants to bring a
Beware of those who twist constitutions to advance even a good cause
Properly understanding constitutions and charters is not hard. They are kept simple because the people ought to be able to comprehend them and, at least in a virtuous culture, sound the alarm if and when they might be violated. The trouble is we have
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