
Alaska State Rep. Eastman explains why he compared Biden to Nazis
Alaska State Representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla) published a new column explaining why he posted a comment on Sept. 16 comparing President Joe Biden to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Eastman originally observed that Biden’s Sept. 9 speech to the nation,


Mask mandate debate has become the greatest show in Anchorage
Choral singing, extended standing ovations, dramatic tension and even physical workouts were all part of the seventh round of public testimony on a controversial mask mandate under consideration by the Anchorage Assembly. Like past meetings, the latest night


Alaska House kills discussion on personal liberty and COVID mandates
Alaska’s state representatives show little interest in safeguarding personal liberties or health care freedom when it comes to mandated COVID shots. At the start of the Special Session on Oct. 4, Rep. David Eastman urged his colleagues to formally debate


Rep. Zack Fields demands Zuckerberg algorithmically bury Alaska Watchman
State Rep. Zack Fields, a far-left Democrat who represents downtown Anchorage, has a serious bone to pick with local news outlets with which he disagrees, like the Alaska Watchman. But rather than meet us head on in the public arena of ideas, Fields wants the


Sen. Reinbold calls on JBER commander to rescind ‘oppressive’ COVID policies
State Senator Lora Reinbold (R-Eagle River) is urging military leadership at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to repeal its new COVID policy that forces all base personnel to avoid local activities, businesses and other establishments that do not require mask


9.24 > Grave Voter Concerns
It’s easy to think that with the 2020 Federal Election almost a year behind us in our collective rearview mirror, that everyone must have come around to agreement that there was no ‘there there’ in the recent election. After all, the news


9.23 > Ignoring SCOTUS
If a football field were 80 yards long instead of 100, how many more touchdown passes would Tom Brady have thrown? If batters in baseball had four strikes instead of three, how many more homeruns might Barry Bonds have hit? Or, for you cynics out there: how


Dunleavy rejects media calls to impose mask and vaccine mandates, urges cooperation
Gov. Mike Dunleavy held a Sept. 22 press conference in which he fielded a barrage of questions from reporters asking why he won’t implement masking and vaccine mandates as well as other restrictions on society to deal with COVID. The governor admitted that


Bethel threatens to terminate city workers who aren’t vaxed by Sept. 27
The City of Bethel, home to 6,200 residents in rural Alaska, is demanding that all city employees, volunteers and contractors get COVID shots in order to keep their jobs. According to the new policy, which was announced by City Manager Peter Williams on Sept.


Pregnant woman gets Fairbanks hospital to ease COVID visitation restrictions
Fairbanks resident Kristin Cash is less than two days away from giving birth to her sixth child. Like her previous five labors, she will need a caesarian section at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. In preparation for her Sept. 24 labor, Cash has spent several

