Unique Alaska baseball team plays with Christ at center
We at Alaska Family Council are continually seeking like-minded organizations with whom we can partner. The Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks baseball team is that type of organization. It may sound strange that a Faith-based advocacy group found a
Pope Francis taps decorated military chaplain as next bishop of Fairbanks
Pope Francis has named Dominican order priest Father Steven Maekawa as the next bishop of the vast Fairbanks Diocese in Northern Alaska. Father Maekawa most recently served a pastor of Holy Family Old Cathedral in Anchorage, where he has been stationed since
CORRECTION: Explicit child sex graffiti sprayed on Anchorage playground at North Star Elementary
Explicit sexual images and messages have now been sprayed on the playground at North Star Elementary School in Anchorage, just a few days after the Mountain View Elementary playground was burned by suspected vandals on July 4. On July 6, the Watchman received
Public comment period opens on plan to protect Alaska girls’ sports from gender-confused males
Public comment period opens on plan to protect Alaska girls’ sports from gender-confused
Juneau planning a publicly funded ‘Transgender Town Hall’
The City and Borough of Juneau plans to host its first-ever “Transgender Town Hall” in September.
Plan to protect AK girls’ sports from biological males advances to public comment period
After listening to roughly two hours of public hearings on a proposal to prohibit biological males who identify as female from competing against high school girl athletes, the Alaska Board of Education unanimously voted on June 8 to move the proposal to a
Election challengers explain why Anchorage Assembly should consider allegations of ‘malconduct’
The group challenging the integrity of the April 4 Anchorage citywide election sent a May 23 notice to the Anchorage Assembly urging the elected representatives to seriously consider their allegations that the election may have been compromised by
Dunleavy joins GOP governors in asking Biden to ditch plan that threatens girls’ sports
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has joined 24 fellow Republican governors in asking the Biden administration to rescind its proposed rule change to Title IX that would prohibit any policies which “categorically” bar self-identified transgender students from
EDITORIAL: Concerns over Gov. Dunleavy’s childcare expansion plan
It’s clear that Alaska, like much of the nation, has a workforce shortage, and we desperately need more people to fill key positions in the private and public sectors. It’s also apparent that the childcare industry, like most others, is suffering from
Rep. Saddler offers explanation for why he voted against pro-life amendment to state budget
Editor’s note: On April 3, Alaska House Majority Leader Dan Saddler (R-Eagle River) joined four other House Republicans and all House Democrats in voting against a pro-life amendment from Rep. David Eastman to the state budget. Eastman’s amendment aimed
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