REP. MCCABE: Alaska must dismantle & rebuild our failing school system to serve parents, kids
Alaska's education system has been hijacked by powerful teachers unions and their political allies, who treat education as a taxpayer-funded business. They lobby relentlessly for bigger budgets while resisting parental
OPINION: To pay a full PFD we must name the cuts & untangle Alaska budgetary knots
If you want a larger PFD without risking the Fund, you must either (a) name the cuts (and the lost federal matches), (b) name the new revenues, or (c) change the rules (and defend the long-term consequences). If you want stable services without shrinking the
OPINION: Anchorage citizens must resist plot to undermine our community councils
Anchorage residents must resist plot to weakening community councils’
Who watches the watchers? Alaska legislators are right to challenge media bias
The First Amendment doesn’t just protect journalists; it protects legislators and citizens too. And when a newspaper, local or national, strays from reporting into partisan spin, it is both our right and our responsibility to push
A response to Sen. Yundt: ‘Endorsing’ the PFD is easy. Now what’s the plan?
I read State Sen. Rob Yundt’s PFD post with both appreciation and concern. I appreciate his support for a full, statutory dividend; Alaskans are better stewards of those dollars than 60 legislators. That’s consistent with our constitutional design:
700 Alaskans pack UAA vigil, vowing to carry on Charlie Kirk’s mission
A diverse, multi-generational crowd of Alaskans nearly filled the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Wendy Williamson Auditorium on Sept. 25. They came to honor the late Charlie Kirk, thank God for his life, and firmly resolve to continue Kirk’s work of
Hard-left Alaska candidates aim to seize control of local boroughs, cities, schools
Despite the conservative wave in national politics, well-connected political groups that represent Alaska's abortion lobby, LGBTQ agenda and climate alarmism have issued voting guides and calls to action in order to foster a blue wave on the local
Q&A: Incumbent Fairbanks Assemblywoman vows to defend free speech, private sector, taxpayer wallets
Early voting for the upcoming Oct. 7 Fairbanks Borough elections begins on Sept. 22. In the lead up to the vote, Borough Assembly incumbent Barbara Haney agreed to answer a few questions from the Watchman to explain why she believes having a strong
Radical leftists in Alaska celebrate assassination of Charlie Kirk
From local business owners to legislative aids, a number of hard leftists in Alaska have taken to social media to publicly expressed their disdain – and even hatred - for conservative apologist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot in the neck during a campus
ANALYSIS: New study looks at the Vaxxed vs. Unvaxxed
“What is so incredible is that a pro-vaccine scientist at a pro-vaccine medical institution conducted a study to prove “anti-vaxxers” wrong but instead produced one of the most damning indictments of the vaccine program ever seen. We are facing a crisis
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