NEWS & NOTES: Ways to make a difference in Alaska
The following news briefs and events offer ideas for how Alaskans can make a positive difference for the common good. If you know of events we should include, please email the time, date and brief explanation to editor@alaskawatchman.com. GOVERNOR HOSTING
Fairbanks culture wars prove local elections will matter in 2020
While we enjoy our holiday season, celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, let’s remember the disaster that hit us in Fairbanks last year. It really brings to mind the need to pray for our state and communities, and the need to be involved in electing
TAKING ACTION: Special Olympics plunge/ Assisting sex trafficking victims
The following news briefs are aimed at alerting Alaskans to several ways they can make a positive difference for the common good here in Alaska. POLAR PLUNGE TO BENEFIT SPECIAL OLYMPICS The 11th Annual Special Olympics Alaska Polar Plunge is expected to draw
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Amid constant assaults on faith, family and traditional family values the Alaska Watchman provides a unique, grassroots media alternative for Alaskans. In establishing the Alaska Watchman, we deliberately chose to forgo nonprofit status in order to have the
EVENTS: Ways to engage Alaska’s culture for the common good
The following events provide Alaskans with opportunities to engage the wider culture for the common good. Email editor@alaskawatchman.com to send us news about events that are open to the public. ‘OUR FATHER’ PRAYER IS ANSWER TO IDENTITY CRISIS In a
Dunleavy urged to end all state-funding for abortion
A group of pro-life Alaskans will meet with Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday, Dec. 3, to ask him to end all state reimbursements for abortions. Alaska Right to Life leaders plan to urge the governor to refuse to follow what it considers to be an unconstitutional
Alaska youth equipped to defend faith, engage society
A new generation of culturally and politically minded young Alaskans are preparing to bring a Christian worldview to the pressing issues of their day. For the past 15 years TeenPact has gathered Alaskan youth to strengthen their bond with Christ while
Planned Parenthood urges Murkowski to help restore funds to abortion clinics
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is seen as a key ally in Planned Parenthood’s effort to remove President Donald Trump’s new rule regarding Title X federal funding for groups that provide health care. Planned Parenthood clinics in Alaska and around the country
Juneau university pushes extreme leftist social agenda on students
This is the first in a series looking at how Alaska’s more prominent university campuses deal with controversial social issues on campus. The University of Alaska, Southeast (UAS) in Juneau is part of the University of Alaska system which includes campuses
Q&A: Conservative student leader ‘isolated’ at liberal Juneau campus
Nathan Block is the vice president of the Campus Conservatives Club at the University of Alaska, Southeast in Juneau where he has received an undergraduate in philosophy and English and is working on his master’s in public administration. The Watchman spoke
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