No monkeypox cases in Alaska, but state is prepping health workers
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology sent a CDC advisory to health care workers late last week which details the outbreak of monkeypox virus, and encourages Alaska health care workers to help obtain clinical specimens for testing in the days ahead. “No
Alaska’s Congressional Special Election Disgrace
Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission from the Alaska Policy Forum. The special election to fill the remainder of late Congressman Don Young’s term is a perfect storm of confusion for most Alaskans, devastating trust in our
Anchorage schools are overburdened with tasks unrelated to Three R’s
America’s founding fathers knew that our nation’s democratic-republic form of government requires educated citizens to be successful. I strongly support parental educational choice, but a strong successful public school system is also essential to
Rep. Kurka blasts AK’s House Republican Minority Caucus for canceling Rep. Eastman
Rep. Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla) called out his fellow Alaska House Republican Minority Caucus members for their decision to expel Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) from the caucus, which will result in him being removed from several committee assignments.
Racists Alaska docs? UAA program claims healthcare is plagued by racism
The state-funded University of Alaska, Anchorage, is in the midst of a six-part series to explore “racism in medicine.” Partnering with the hard-left Alaska Black Caucus (which promotes critical race theory and the notion that America is infected by
The wisdom I gleaned along a Kiev river reverberates today
Anatoly Mikhailovich Mikisha was a talented and accomplished mathematician in his late 30s. He was a rocket scientist, working in the Moscow Aviation Institute in the 1960s and 1970s – the years I knew and communicated with him. At that time, it was the
Ineligible North Carolina couple gets Anchorage ballots, local voters have none
Last month, Anchorage sent mail-in ballots to the 210,000 people who are supposedly registered voters for the Municipality of Anchorage. Over the past couple of weeks, however, it has become clear that some ballots were sent to ineligible voters, while other
Video refutes Juneau senator’s objections to Alaska vax discrimination bill
A newly published, hard-hitting video takes Alaska State Senator Jesse Kiehl to task over his highly questionable objections to legislation that aims to outlaw vaccine-based discrimination in Alaska. Kiehl, a Juneau Democrat, stood on the Senate floor two
The real architects behind the woke agenda appearing across Mat-Su
In the wake of the heated controversy over the Palmer Chamber of Commerce’s failed attempt to rebrand the historic Palmer Colony Days celebration into “The Braided River Festival,” the Watchman has discovered one major corporate power behind this push
Cliff Murray drops campaign to avoid diluting conservative vote
In an effort to avoid diluting the conservative vote, Anchorage School Board candidate Cliff Murray has suspended his campaign in the current mail-in election and thrown his support behind fellow conservative Mark Anthony Cox. Cox is attempting to unseat
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