
Anchorage Mayor Bronson notes triumphs & mistakes from 1st year in office
Since I took office last year on July 1, significant progress and advancement have been made on the priorities established at the onset of my administration. When it comes to public safety, economic development, the Port of Alaska, homelessness, property


Mat-Su Health Foundation isn’t done with Leftist plans for conservative Mat-Su
The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) is a powerful and increasingly leftist organization. With hundreds of millions of dollars at its disposal, it is attempting to systematically dismantle and then fundamentally reorganize the social fabric of the Mat-Su


AK Senate Majority Leader: Biological males will destroy women’s sports
Editor’s note: The following is the opening statement which Alaska Sen. Shelley Hughes delivered March 3 to introduce Senate Bill 140, which would ban biological males from competing in women’s sports. Hughes statement was made in the Senate Education


Alaskan trucker aims to keep rolling with D.C. convoy ‘until we win’
Randy Jackson, a trucker from Haines, Alaska, said he plans to continue standing in solidarity with the hundreds of truckers and thousands of supporters from across the nation who have gathered outside Washington, D.C. They are demanding an end to the Biden


2021 report: Alaska schools fail to teach basic reading, writing and math
Alaska Policy Forum (APF), a nonprofit think tank in Anchorage, published a new interactive map showing that Alaska’s public schools are failing to teach basic reading, writing and math skills. The new report reveals that a full two-thirds of public school


Kenai School Board’s plan to ban discrimination may impact free speech, girls’ sports, more
The Kenai School Board is considering a litany of new policies to empower the district in clamping down on what it considers to be instances of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying. A slew of such ordinances will be introduced at the


Open letter challenges statement by 12 Anchorage pastors regarding D.C. violence and Trump’s role
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted to the Watchman in response to a Jan. 12 statement by 12 Anchorage pastors which condemned the Jan. 6 violence in at the U.S. Capitol building and also blamed President Trump for inciting the crimes. The


AK House candidate Kelly Cooper praises Pelosi, pledges to advance abortion
Kenai Borough Assemblywoman Kelly Cooper has billed herself as a nonpartisan independent and she doesn’t broadcast her pro-abortion stance on her campaign website for State House. But for those in the know, Cooper is a firm abortion ally. Cooper is


Anchorage protesters call Trump a racist while promoting liberal political aims
At one point during the Sept. 7 Black Lives Matter protest in Anchorage a local pastor took to the stage and denounced anyone who challenged the legitimacy of the movement as being opposed to Christ’s efforts to assist the marginalized. “If you speak out


Assembly to consider Anchorage mayor’s request for ‘equity officer’ to enforce social agenda
Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has asked the Anchorage Assembly to approve a $180,000-a-year Chief Equity Officer to monitor, track and enforce his so-called “equity agenda” on the citizens of Anchorage. Berkowitz submitted an ordinance to this effect, which is

