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Advancing parental rights in Alaska is an uphill battle we must fight

EducationFebruary 15, 2022

There is no doubt we’re engaged in a worldview battle in our public schools, both here in Alaska and across the nation. Walk into any one of them and you’re likely to see a rainbow flag on nearly every teacher’s office signifying solidarity

Is Alaska’s election integrity worth 2 hours of your time?

FeaturedFebruary 10, 2022

Sometimes the battle for election integrity is very general, like supporting voter ID requirements before you cast a ballot. And sometimes it is very specific. This Saturday, it is very specific. The single greatest thing you can do for election integrity

How Alaska’s Russian Old Believers preserve their language, culture & faith in the modern world

CultureFebruary 7, 2022

Russian Old Believer language and stories reflect their life in the North, the picturesque landscapes and their economic contacts with non-Russian nationalities. Some elements of the Siberian way of life, however, and vocabulary persist only in the

Alaska truckers to roll in support of Canadian brothers fighting mandates

FeaturedJanuary 31, 2022

Two separate groups of Alaskan truckers and their supporters are set to thunder across the highways of The Last Frontier on Feb. 6 to show support for Canadian truckers. The southern neighbors just completed a historic convoy to Ottawa this past weekend.

Anchorage Mayor: We must save the Port of Alaska to preserve our way of life

FeaturedJanuary 28, 2022

When I came into office, resolving the homelessness crisis in Anchorage was my number one priority. However, as my team and I assessed the dire situation at the Port of Alaska (PoA), it became quite clear that rebuilding and modernizing the Port had to become

Mat-Su schools ditch mask mandates due to ‘less severe’ Omicron

EducationJanuary 28, 2022

Due to the fact that the Omicron variant of Covid is less severe than other strains, schools in the Mat-Su Borough will no longer mandate that students and staff wear masks throughout the day when the virus is spreading. A Jan. 28 letter from Superintendent

With rising Russia tensions, we must draw from the past

FeaturedJanuary 25, 2022

Who was responsible for post-war tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.? Were they primarily a result of the Soviets’ mistrust of a perceived intent on the part of the Allies to establish a “New World Order” and act as policeman of the world? The

Providence hires Anchorage Police Chief as first ‘diversity’ officer

CultureJanuary 13, 2022

According to a Jan. 12 notice from Providence Alaska, the state’s largest hospital has hired Anchorage Police Chief Kenneth McCoy, Jr. to serve as its first-ever chief “diversity, equity and inclusion officer,” or DEI. Starting Feb. 14, McCoy will be

Jan. 12 event to aid Alaskans in aftermath of violent storm

FeaturedJanuary 6, 2022

A group of state legislators has organized a fundraiser to help raise support for Alaskans dealing with property damage in the wake of a violent windstorm that wreaked havoc in communities across Alaska this month. The windstorm, which included gusts of

Ridding Anchorage library of transgender child propaganda takes a joint effort

EducationJanuary 5, 2022

A concerned mom contacted the Alaska Watchman the other day to inform us that the Anchorage Loussac Library was prominently displaying a children’s picture book that promotes transgender fluidity to young kids. The book, “Jack (Not Jackie),” sat atop a

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