Gay men who engage in risky sex are donating blood after just 3 months
As of last week, the American Red Cross began allowing homosexual men who engage in risky anal sex to donate blood after a 90-day waiting period. The previous deferral period was 12 months. Thanks to newly implemented guidance by the Food and Drug
Mat-Su welcomes Anchorage students who can’t use correspondence funds at private schools
Mat-Su Central, a correspondence program in the Mat-Su School District, is welcoming Anchorage-area families who are unhappy with the school district’s last-minute decision to clamp down on how families use correspondence allotments. Last month, Anchorage
Rural Alaska elementary teacher convicted of 14 sexual felonies
A Bethel jury found elementary teacher John Mark Hammons guilty of 14 counts of sexual felonies. The Aug. 4 verdict followed a three-week trial for the 49-year-old Hammonds, who worked as a both a schoolteacher and coach at the Akiachak school, while also
OPINION: ‘Monkey Trial’ launched the media’s war of science vs. religion
Ninety-eight years ago, the war between science and religion began in American culture in the small Tennessee town of Dayton, labeled “The Bible Belt” by scoffing secular media outlets, whose fictionalized pre-event script of the event was already being
Former Anchorage superintendent approved as next state education commissioner
Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved the appointment of Dr. Deena Bishop as Alaska next commissioner of education. Bishop, who served as superintendent of the Anchorage School District from 2016 to 2022, received unanimous approval from members of the Alaska State
Anchorage School District restricts use of homeschool funds for private education
In a move that could inspire many more homeschooling families to drop out of the already rapidly shrinking Anchorage School District, school officials have decided to clamp down on families that utilize homeschool allotment funds to send their children to
Mat-Su Assembly urges Arctic Winter Games to protect girl’s sports in 2024 events
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on July 18 in support of protecting female Arctic Winter Games athletes from biological male competitors who claim they are female. The Mat-Su is hosting the upcoming Games in March of next year,
OPINON: America is likely beyond saving
The American union is likely beyond saving through either politics or religion. I don’t enjoy saying that. The disconnect is too far gone. You can neither reason nor argue with a madman, a mob or a monkey. The mainstream media censors everything and accuses
CORRECTION: Explicit child sex graffiti sprayed on Anchorage playground at North Star Elementary
Explicit sexual images and messages have now been sprayed on the playground at North Star Elementary School in Anchorage, just a few days after the Mountain View Elementary playground was burned by suspected vandals on July 4. On July 6, the Watchman received
Alaska summer camp targeting gender-confused youth is part of growing trend
The number of overnight, summer youth camps that target children who may identify as LGBTQ, non-binary or transgender is expanding – both in Alaska and across the nation. These camps typically place gender-confused youth with members of the opposite sex
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