
Alaska Native corporation mandates employees get COVID shot by Aug. 1
Employees of the Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC), including those who work for its many subsidiary companies across Alaska, must submit to a COVID vaccination by Aug. 1. Those who refuse will be place on unpaid leave while their employment status is


TODAY: Town hall will address effort to inject critical race theory across Anchorage schools
The Anchorage School District will hold the second of two online townhall meetings on March 30 to address its plan to inject critical race theory throughout area schools. The meeting runs 6-8 p.m. On March 25, the district conducted a highly controlled Zoom


Graduation requirement nixed but new bill still aims to fix Alaska’s erratic civics education
A proposed mandatory civics test for Alaska students to graduate high school has been nixed. It would have required students to be able to pass the civics test administered to all U.S. immigrants. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) and Sen. Tom


Public hearings set on plan to inject radical racial-justice philosophy in Anchorage schools
Before implementing progressive critical race theory policies across the entire Anchorage School District, the Anchorage School board will to hear from the public on March 25 and March 30 via virtual town hall meetings. The proposed policies aim to infuse


How to bring Alaska back from the brink
This past year of forced isolation, caused by an overly oppressive government reaction to COVID, crippled our economy and quashed our spirit of independence. We have become a submissive society, relinquishing our independence to government socialist control.


AK legislator derides mask ‘charade,’ then booted from chamber for not masking
Rep. Christopher Kurka (R-Wasilla) gave a blistering speech against the Alaska House rules requiring all members to wear facemasks while in the Capitol Building. Kurka’s March 15 address on the House floor called the protocols “little more than a thinly


Anchorage School Board candidates’ views on parent rights, curriculum debates, low test scores, sex-ed, gender ID
Anchorage education is in crisis. Test scores are dismal, many students are struggling with school closures and virtual classrooms, and radical social ideologies are creeping into the curriculum. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate running for school


St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish descendants of Alaska
With more than 31.5 million Americans claiming some degree of Irish ancestry, Saint Patrick’s Day remains one of the most celebrated holidays in America. In typical years there are large celebrations and parades in major cities like New York and Chicago to


The Left does not ‘Follow the Science’
There are three levels of study to determine scientific facts. To follow the science means you first develop a hypothesis, test the theory, and finally reach a conclusion based on conclusive and consistent testing results. We are constantly lectured by


Mat-Su submits bid to host premier arctic sporting event
Thousands of northern and arctic athletes from across the circumpolar region may be headed to the Mat-Su if the borough’s bid to host the 2024 Arctic Winter Games is accepted. On Feb. 19, the Mat-Su Borough sent in its official bid to host the games, which

