
Zaletel expands lead in staving off recall effort
The second round of vote tallying showed Anchorage Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel with a comfortable lead in her attempt to stave off a recall. Released Oct. 27, the most recent tally shows 6,348 voters rejecting the recall, with 4,239 voting to oust Zaletel.


Empowering voters: Who are the principled Mat-Su conservatives running for political office?
In an effort to clearly identify the strongest conservative candidates for local office in the Mat-Su, the Alaska Watchman sent a survey to everyone running for seats in Palmer, Wasilla and the Mat-Su Borough. Our survey focused on some of the most important


Veterans Affairs is first federal agency to mandate experimental COVID shot
Hundreds of Alaskans will be impacted by the Department of Veterans Affairs decision requiring all Title 38 VA healthcare personnel to get the experimental COVID shots. VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced the mandate on July 26, and it will affect


Mat-Su Moms for Social Justice has leftist designs for conservative Valley
Extreme activists on the political left have harnessed and fomented the social unrest of the past year to expand and strengthen a network of like-minded political groups across America, including here in Alaska. Loosely connected, these entities have a shared


FBI raid on Homer couple inspires deafening silence from Alaska’s elected leaders
The news of the renegade FBI raid at the Hueper household in Homer on April 28 is into the nationally oriented conservative and even the mainstream media outlets. There are some things to watch. First, the MSM will soft-soap this as much as possible with


Alaska inmates must be COVID vaxed in order to see family and friends
Starting on Wednesday, April 21, some Alaska inmates will be permitted to see friends, relatives and others for the first time in more than a year, but only if they acquiesce to getting experimental COVID shots. According to an April 19 public notice from the


Alaska Native corporation mandates employees get COVID shot by Aug. 1
Employees of the Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC), including those who work for its many subsidiary companies across Alaska, must submit to a COVID vaccination by Aug. 1. Those who refuse will be place on unpaid leave while their employment status is


Opposition to Felix Rivera is not about his sexual orientation
So, LGBTQ activists have decided to come to the defense of Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera’s recall effort. Very disappointing they decided to inject themselves into this recall which has absolutely nothing to do with his sexual orientation. It’s


Reporter who accused Mayor Berkowitz of posting X-rated photos of himself claims her ‘redemption’ comes Dec. 1
Seven and a half weeks after posting a bombshell video claiming that former Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz had “posted x rated photos on an underage girl’s website,” local news reporter Maria Athens has reemerged on Twitter claiming that her


Moving Gov. Dunleavy off the fence
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has squandered his political capital and mandate through fits and starts. To be sure, he has faced unprecedented problems that were not his making, but his inconsistency has resulted in his core constituents shaking their heads and

