
Anchorage students trained to embrace woke political activism
Under the stated aim of empowering youth to better engage the democratic process, Anchorage Youth Vote has spent the past two decades encouraging Anchorage School District students to embrace a litany of far-left political causes. Youth Vote was founded by


Untangling questions about Alaska’s upcoming elections
Following the unexpected death of Congressman Don Young on March 18, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation on March 23 declaring a vacancy and calling for a special election to choose someone to serve out the remaining months of Young’s term, which


Sadly, Rep. Don Young’s death represents the end of a political age
We didn’t agree with every policy the late Dean of the U.S. House Don Young supported, but his continued efforts to establish personal relationships with his political opponents was admiral. In January of last year, Young rose on the House Floor to carry


AK Senate Majority Leader: Biological males will destroy women’s sports
Editor’s note: The following is the opening statement which Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes delivered March 3 to introduce Senate Bill 140, which would ban biological males from competing in women’s sports. Hughes statement was made in the Senate Education


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


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


Dear Sitka Assembly: Abandon the sinking ship of mandatory masking
Masks didn’t work prior to Covid, and don’t work in the age of Covid. That fact has never changed. I don’t fault you for being unable or unwilling to recognize that fact last summer, but now that yesterday’s proponents of masks are jumping their

Anchorage clerk launches tracking program for mail-in ballots
Anchorage has launched a new ballot tracking system for the upcoming April 5 election when residents will vote on five Assembly and three school board seats. The election is a vote-at-home election where voters will be mailed a ballot package at least 21 days


Planned Parenthood activists help shape Alaska’s mandated youth sex-ed classes
Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in Alaska, claims it recently participated in a contract with the state to review and provide feedback on the Alaska Safe Children’s Act curriculum, a mandatory course taught to all public school

