Soldotna’s St. Patrick’s Day parade is on
The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will again take to the streets of Soldotna. The yearly celebration was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid concerns, but restored last year, and is on again in 2022. Organized by the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, the event
Stop Alaska bill that threatens religious liberty and free speech
The Alaska House Judiciary Committee will hold another hearing today, Monday, March 14 at 1 p.m. to consider House Bill 17, which adds “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” as special protected categories under Alaska’s
Lawmakers to AK teens: Sex, abortion & divorce are OK. Marriage – not OK
Our culture is adrift without an anchor. Unfortunately, our State Legislature is no exception. This past Wednesday afternoon, Alaska legislators voted overwhelmingly (33-3) to restrict teen access to marriage by repealing Alaska’s judicial bypass statute
Anchorage School Board candidates’ share views on CRT, parental rights, sex-ed, LGBT issues, homeschool & more
In an effort to find out where Anchorage School Board candidates stand on some of the most controversial and critical issues facing public schools, the Watchman sent survey questions to each of the eight candidates running for two seats on the Anchorage
Will you take 5 minutes to help protect women’s sports in Alaska?
The left is almost always more vocal when it comes to rattling cages down in Juneau. Community activism runs in the blood of liberals and those who worship at the altar of Big Government. That rarely means their opinion is in the majority. That’s
Tshibaka slams Murkowski for waffling on ‘radical’ Supreme Court pick
Kelly Tshibaka, who is vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this year, blasted the 20-year Republican senator for claiming to be undecided on whether to vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s leftist nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden has
Alaskan trucker aims to keep rolling with D.C. convoy ‘until we win’
Randy Jackson, a trucker from Haines, Alaska, said he plans to continue standing in solidarity with the hundreds of truckers and thousands of supporters from across the nation who have gathered outside Washington, D.C. They are demanding an end to the Biden
AK athletes, coaches back bill to protect girls’ sports from biological males
Editor’s note: Below is a letter written by dozens of former and active Alaskan coaches, athletes, sports officials and others urging Alaska lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 140. The legislation aims to protect women’s sports from gender-confused biological
How Sitka teaches discrimination against the ‘dirty & dangerous’ unvaxed
The American Constitution recognizes and upholds inalienable God-given rights. Inalienable rights are those which cannot be taken away. However, it is human nature for one group of people to deny the rights of others. Like all other people, Americans have a
How World Wars begin
Only a madman wants war. Governments, knowing that most of its citizens are not mad, say the right things. Only God can read into the sincerity of hearts, but despite posturing, guarantees and public statements, history shows us that secret agreements,
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