
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


Anchorage Mayor Bronson reflects on 2nd year in office
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson released a lengthy statement regarding his second year in office. “Thanks to the hard work of our directors and thousands of municipal employees, we have made significant progress over the last year in the areas of public


Spokesperson says Alaska Air National Guard was ordered to celebrate ‘Pride’ month
Last month, U.S. military bases in Alaska and across the country proactively celebrated lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer sexualities through social media posts, ‘Pride’ runs, LGBTQ picnics and continuing education workshops. It turns out that


Supreme Court rules web designer doesn’t have to create sites for same-sex ‘weddings’
In a 6-3 ruling, which appears to have implications for local laws in Alaska, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that a Colorado web designer has the right to refuse to create websites for same-sex ‘weddings.’ Hailed as a victory for free speech, the case


Alaska joins 15 states urging auto companies to keep AM radio in cars
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor signed onto a joint 15-state letter urging auto manufacturers to preserve vital AM radio stations in newly developed vehicles. “Alaska ranks 7th in the nation for AM radio reach,” Taylor said. “In some


Janus impact: 35% of Alaska’s public employees in collective bargaining agreements are now non-union
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Five years ago, on a landmark day for individual rights, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, ruling it unconstitutional for public sector labor unions to force non-members to pay


OPINION: Unfathomable mysteries shroud the Titanic’s latest victims
The oceans of the world are a great mystery, and within them are many dead: most were lost at sea, some were buried at sea. When one visits the battleship Arizona at Pearl Harbor, it is a place of respectful and awesome silence, much like at the Tomb of the


AK Watchman undercover: LGBTQ activists push cross-sex drugs, surgeries to Alaska minors
In an attempt to solicit candid and unfiltered responses from leading activists from the most radical LGBTQ groups in Alaska, I attended the June 24 Anchorage gay “Pride Parade” and festivities – posing as the father of a 13-year-old transgender


Mayor Bronson cleans out illegal homeless campsite in downtown Anchorage
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has directed that a large number of prohibited homeless campsites and assorted structures be removed from the site of Third Street and Ingra. “Today I directed municipal resources to clean up the growing number of homeless camps

