Mat-Su hopes to end all school mask mandates by June 1
The age of mask mandates for students, teachers, staff, parents and others in Mat-Su schools will likely come to an end on June 1. This decision was made during a recent work session that involved School District Superintendent Randy Trani, School Board
Sharon Jackson: Mike Robbins has the emotional intelligence to win the Anchorage mayoral race
It’s time to get real, Anchorage. We cannot withstand another liberal running our beloved city. They’ve run it into the ground economically and culturally. So many who grew up here tell me that Anchorage is nearly unrecognizable to them. The fact of the
Conference enlists libraries to indoctrinate Alaskans with leftist dogma
These are not the libraries that most people recall from childhood. Alaska’s libraries, like those around the nation, increasingly see themselves as government-funded centers for radical social change. The recent Alaska Library Association conference was
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
Bill clarifying that AK Constitution doesn’t protect abortion set for March 16 hearing
The Alaska Legislature is awash in controversial debates about changing how judges are selected, ensuring election integrity and solving the state’s mounting fiscal crisis, to name a few. One topic that hasn’t gained much attention is abortion. That will
Murkowski votes against effort to protect women’s sports from transgender movement
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who regularly casts herself as a defender of women’s rights when it comes to supporting abortion, failed to back an amendment to the $1.9 billion COVID relief bill that aimed to protect women’s sports from the most radical elements of
CDC updates COVID vaccine protocols to address ‘severe allergic reactions’
To address incidents of severe allergic reaction to COVID vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control is recommending that all vaccine distribution centers include trained personnel qualified to recognize and treat patients who suffer from anaphylaxis. The CDC
National abortion chain endorses Anchorage mayoral and school board candidates
As I write this, the U.S. Senate is considering the nomination of one of the most pro-abortion candidates for Health and Human Services in history, Alex Becerra. Likely this week, the U.S. Congress will be voting on the mislabeled, Equality Act,
Seward library joins move to push transgender literature
The Seward Public Library has joined what has become a nationwide effort among community libraries to promote books normalizing transgenderism and LGBTQ identities in children. The Friends of the Seward Library is a nonprofit that partners with the library to
A different kind of Civil War
Last year was a very bad year for Republicans. No matter how you try to spin the elections, Republicans lost. Despite a record number of Republican votes for President Trump, he lost. Blame it on mail-in ballots, ballot harvesting, systemic
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