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Choosing happiness? Alaskans opt for ‘pet parenting’ over human babies
Two recent reports suggest that a growing number of Alaskan couples are less willing to raise human children but are enthusiastic about so-called pet parenting their “furry friends.” In terms of percentage, children (ages 0-19 years old) have dropped from
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Women fight Alaska sex trafficking with faith, personal mentorship
While it is hard to quantify the number of human sex trafficking victims because the crime is inherently underground, the International Labor Organization estimates there are 4.8 million sex trafficking victims globally – 99% are women and girls. Alaska
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OPINION: Don’t be conditioned by those who are ‘stark, raving mad’
OPINION: Don’t be conditioned by those who are ‘stark, raving
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Fairbanks church conference to address abortion, transgenderism, social media, porn
Amid the unleashing of LGBTQ Pride Month in Fairbanks this June, a local church aims to equip area residents with foundational and unchanging moral truths. Hosted by Chena Small Tracks Church of Christ, “Moral Truth in an Immoral Age,” is a five-day
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Legislators reintroduce bill aimed at banning abortions in Alaska
Alaska Representatives Christopher Kurka and David Eastman, both from Wasilla, have reintroduced a Life at Conception Act with the goal of directly challenging the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade which declared a right to abortion. Closely
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Animal rights extremists howling as plans for 2021 Iditarod underway
Planning for the 49th Iditarod Sled Dog Race has begun, and one of the nation’s most extreme animal rights activist groups is furious. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been on a mission to tarnish the reputation of the popular race for
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Eastman vs. Sumner for Alaska House: Here’s where they stand
In the race for the Alaska House seat in District 10 (Wasilla), the Alaska Watchman is not making any endorsements. In order to give voters a better idea of how the candidates differ, we sent questions to both incumbent Rep. David Eastman and his Republican
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OPINION: Trump’s DOGE crusade is a bold 1st step to fiscal sanity
Donald Trump is the first president in the last 60 years to make a serious effort to return our country to fiscal sanity, starting by cutting government waste and
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OPINION: A reminder to the Left on basic reciprocity with regard to fair trade & tariffs
Far-left activists are relentlessly opposing the Trump administration for imposing and revising economic and trade tariffs with other countries to establish a fair economic practices and balanced reciprocity. Perhaps these radical leftists must be reminded or
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Alaskans urge Sen. Murkowski join GOP in backing RFK to lead U.S. Health Dept.
President Trump’s nominee to oversee the U.S. Health Department, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is expected to undergo a contentious hearing process in the U.S. Senate this week, one which will likely require Republicans to unify around the man Trump has tapped to