Voter guides identify conservatives in Fairbanks, Mat-Su, Kenai and Sitka elections
Elections that make the biggest impact on daily life are often the ones with the lowest voter turnout. Contests for school board, borough assembly and city council don’t generate the advertising budgets, radio and television ads and roadside signs of
Contraception and Abortion are intimately linked – here’s how
Very few Catholics – and even fewer non-Catholic Christians – have understood the link between abortion and contraception. In fact, quite the opposite conventional wisdom exists: “As everyone knows, more contraception will lead to fewer abortions.”
Watchman endorses conservatives for Fairbanks School Board elections
This is it Fairbanks! You already pleaded with your school board members to reject the introduction of highly controversial sexual ideology in your schools. You came out in force to meetings this year, wrote hundreds of letters and emails and gave passionate
9.28 > Ranked Choice Voting
It takes a lot of digging to understand ranked choice voting, but suffice it to say that current US Senator Dan Sullivan and prominent Democrats like former US Senator Mark Begich agree that ranked choice voting is confusing and bad for
Anchorage taxpayers are underwriting LGBTQ youth summit
Anchorage taxpayers are helping to finance a radical youth program that encourages young children and teens to embrace transgender, gay and bisexual identities and behaviors. Organizers for the upcoming LGBTQ+ Fall Youth Summit proudly announced that their
Abortion activists urge Murkowski to withhold vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is set to get an earful from pro-abortion activists in the coming weeks as Planned Parenthood attempts to persuade her to not vote for a Trump nominated Supreme Court justice in the final weeks before the November election. A Sept. 22
Juneau scraps witness safeguard for mail-in vote
Citing the possibility of death and illness from the spread of COVID-19, the Juneau Assembly voted to remove the witness verification requirement of all mail-in ballots for the Oct. 6 municipal election. In order to protect the integrity of the vote, all
Murkowski’s vote on a Trump Supreme Court nominee may not matter anyway
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski has waffled on whether she would confirm a U.S. Supreme Court nominee chosen by President Donald Trump before the November election. Whatever decision she ultimately decides on likely won’t matter now that Sen. Mitt Romney
Fairbanks School Board candidates divided on abortion, LGBT policies
Fairbanks School Board candidates hold widely differing views when it comes to abortion, LGBT issues and parental rights. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate. Their responses to some of the most hot-button social issues are published below.
Sullivan implores U.S. Senate to pass law protecting police from violent attackers
AlaskaWatchman.com Last week, Sen. Dan Sullivan attempted to persuade his U.S. Senate colleagues to pass his Protect Our Heroes Act, saying that respect for law enforcement across the nation is not only fading by “it’s being reversed.” While
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