Anchorage pastor clarifies statement condemning D.C. riots and Trump’s words
Editor’s note: The following statement from Pastor Tim Davis, of Chapel by the Sea, was submitted in response to a Jan. 14 Watchman article about a statement that was signed by 12 Anchorage pastors (Pastor Davis included). The pastors’ original
12 Alaska faith leaders condemn D.C. violence, blame Trump
Twelve Anchorage-based religious leaders issued a joint statement condemning what they called “unthinkable mutiny” at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6. The Jan. 12 statement begins by affirming the “right to assemble and peacefully
Here we go again: 7 attorneys apply for seat on Alaska Supreme Court
The controversial process by which Alaska appoints judges will again take center stage when Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court Joel Bolger steps down in June. Seven attorneys have applied to fill the coming vacancy. Once again, the seven-member Alaska
Alaskans share conflicted feelings and photos from dramatic protest march in D.C.
Alaskans who gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Jan. 6 protest march, have created a Facebook page to share their reflections, videos and stories from a day that will certainly go down in chronicles of American history. The page includes a number of
‘Yes! We’re Back’ – Anchorage’s Peggy’s Restaurant reopens Jan. 4
One of Anchorage’s oldest and most beloved eateries is down but not out. “We will not let this pandemic beats us!” Peggy’s Restaurant announced on its Facebook page on Sunday. The 66-year old diner will be “ready to welcome the New Year with renewed
Anchorage libraries hosting 2021 events that cast America as racist at heart
The radical woke agenda of Anchorage area libraries will be on full display this year as the publicly funded institution begins a community-wide program for adults and children which consists of reading and discussing a book that claims America was founded
After 66 years, Peggy’s diner is latest casualty of Anchorage’s COVID mandates
Peggy’s Restaurant, one of Anchorage’s most enduring and beloved hangouts, closed its doors on Christmas Eve and the owners don’t know when or if they will be able to reopen. The owners posted a Facebook notice on Christmas Eve saying, “It is with a
12.23 > The COVID Relief Farce
I worry that most people just hear anything that rhymes with *illion* and think “a lot.” The best way to bring it home is to start dropping zeroes until you can relate… If we drop 9 zeroes, that’s a billion dollars worth of zeroes… it
Amid gavel pounds and cries of ‘recall’ Anchorage Assembly refuses to open restaurants
Despite impassioned pleas from some of Anchorage’s most well established and hard-hit restaurant owners, asking the Anchorage Assembly to let them reopen, the Assembly voted 7-3 to keep in place a ban on all indoor eating and drinking services. Several
Americans of all political stripes far less likely to mask up in private settings
While the majority of Alaskans appear to mask up when out on the town, a new Gallup study has found that Americans in general are far less inclined to cover their faces when gathering with friends and family in private settings. This holds true for Democrats,
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