TONIGHT: Amid growing controversy, Mat-Su Health Foundation to hold membership meeting
Facing mounting controversy about the insular way it selects board members and facing questions about how it spends millions of dollars gleaned from the local hospital, the Mat-Su Health Foundation will hold its annual membership meeting on June
Alaska fights Biden Admin’s ‘overreach’ with regard to coal mining rules
On June 7, Alaska and many other states that mine coal as an important natural resource, filed a petition in U.S. District Court, District of Washington D.C., asking the court to vacate a recently adopted U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) rule that would
Anchorage Public Library’s new campaign pushes LGBTQ ‘Pride’ on children
The Anchorage Public Library has gone all in to promote transgenderism and LGBTQ sexuality on impressionable young
OPINION: The bear vs. squirrel dispute offers insight into today’s cultural wars
But you wasted your time and efforts in trying to convince a stupid squirrel about something that is so obvious to all of us. You cannot rationalize someone who is brainwashed, irrationally stubborn and believe in the squirrel’s narrow-minded
OPINION: Who do you believe in the changing accounts of the Denali National Park flag flap?
Who are you going to believe in the ever-changing story about the construction crewmen in Denali National Park who were told to remove the American flag from their
OPINION: ‘Dangerous gender altering drugs and surgeries do not prevent suicide’
"Gender reassignment interventions — cross-sex hormone injections and/or transgender surgeries, abbreviated as “GR” in the report — have “not been shown to reduce even suicidal ideation, and suicidal ideation is not equal to actual suicide
OPINION: What can Alaskans do when they are unlawfully persecuted by state government?
Facts revealed to the public in an independent grand jury report go hand in hand with our other remedies. Those facts help inform voters and can help generate the necessary support for initiatives and
EDITORIAL: Denali Park flag story sparks outrage, villainization and redemption
It’s been a crazy week at the Alaska Watchman, ever since we reported that construction crewmen, working on a bridge in Denali National Park, were told they could no longer fly the American flag from their trucks because park officials thought the flags
OPINION: Alaska Long Trail raises concerns over land rights, federal control, state priorities
If the Long Trail becomes a federal scenic trail, we’ll lose our states’ rights on those lands, just like when President Jimmy Carter confiscated 54 million acres from Alaska to create eight National Parks back
Denali National Park response to flag fiasco marked by evasion, half-truths and redirection
The story has generated unprecedented views and comments on the Watchman website, as well as criticism about my reporting. For these reasons, I’d like to explain how this story developed over the past week, and what I hope will occur in the days
The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key issues affecting Alaskans. Coming from a broadly Judeo-Christian perspective, we are committed to the highest standards of journalism and ethical reporting.
Our reports look to inform and equip Alaskans to effectively engage the culture for the common good. Please keep your comments respectful.
NEWS TIPS
SUPPORT
© Copyright 2025 - Alaska Watchman • All Rights Reserved