Undaunted by threat, Anchorage pro-lifers prep for 40-day vigil outside Alaska’s largest abortion mill
The upcoming campaign, which will occur outside the Planned Parenthood abortion shop on Lake Otis, is moving forward despite the fact that pro-lifers were threatened with an ominous message earlier this
Mat-Su committee recommends removing 2 more obscene school library books
The Mat-Su School Board is set to conder whether to remove additional books – deemed criminally obscene - from school
Alaska Dems ‘thrilled to endorse’ Harris as Biden replacement
Amid the chaos of President Biden finally agreeing to bow out of the presidential race, the Alaska Democratic Party has formally announced that it is “thrilled” to support Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate to run against Donald
Alaska sues Biden administration for billions in lost revenue from canceled oil, gas leases
Alaska has filed suit in U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover lost revenues from nine canceled federal oil and gas leases covering lands on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal
Alaska Supreme Court grills plaintiffs’ attorney in high stakes homeschool allotment challenge
In a high stakes case to decide the fate of Alaska’s homeschooling allotment program, the Alaska Supreme Court, on June 27, heard arguments for and against the state funded program that allows families to receive reimbursement funds for expenses related to
OPINION: ‘Hot-button’ climate theme shouldn’t deter Academic Decathlon participation
One of Alaska’s most successful Academic Decathlon teams comes out of the IDEA homeschool program. Some people associated with this team expressed concern about this year’s theme, and one Mat-Su mom relayed her criticism in a widely circulated opinion
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
Mat-Su School Board has removed 7 books deemed ‘obscene’ with many more under review
In the ongoing effort to protect Mat-Su children from obscene and sexually explicit books, the Mat-Su School Board has voted to remove seven titles from area schools with dozens more still under
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
Homeschooler and career tech grad are Alaska’s 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars
The only two Alaska students to be named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars were a homeschooler from Anchorage and a career and technical graduate from the Mat-Su. These students opted to forego the traditional, neighborhood public school model for a more
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