Palmer Chamber dumps attempt to impose woke rebrand on historic ‘Colony Days’
Three days after the Palmer Chamber of Commerce announced it had “rebranded” the historic “Colony Days” celebration to “The Braided River Festival” the organization issued a public apology and unanimously reversed course. Not only did the Chamber
Untangling questions about Alaska’s upcoming elections
Following the unexpected death of Congressman Don Young on March 18, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation on March 23 declaring a vacancy and calling for a special election to choose someone to serve out the remaining months of Young’s term, which
OPINION: Vladimir Putin – Our 21st Century Stalin
I watched the movie “Mr. Jones” this weekend. It was a masterpiece depicting Stalin’s ruthless degradation of humanity prior to World War II and his propaganda war to convince Europe and the United States, as well as to brainwash Russians, that
Anchorage School Board candidates’ share views on CRT, parental rights, sex-ed, LGBT issues, homeschool & more
In an effort to find out where Anchorage School Board candidates stand on some of the most controversial and critical issues facing public schools, the Watchman sent survey questions to each of the eight candidates running for two seats on the Anchorage
Tshibaka slams Murkowski for waffling on ‘radical’ Supreme Court pick
Kelly Tshibaka, who is vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski this year, blasted the 20-year Republican senator for claiming to be undecided on whether to vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s leftist nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden has
How World Wars begin
Only a madman wants war. Governments, knowing that most of its citizens are not mad, say the right things. Only God can read into the sincerity of hearts, but despite posturing, guarantees and public statements, history shows us that secret agreements,
Russia beats its own to intimidate strangers
“Beat your own so that strangers are afraid of you.” This is a common Russian expression, which literally means, “beat your friends, so your enemies will be scared of you.” In Russian culture the phrase is often used to condemn someone’s behavior.
Alaskans must oppose bill mandating coverage of abortion pill
The Alaska State House Labor & Commerce Committee was scheduled to consider House Bill 58 on March 2, but the meeting was cancelled and is expected to be rescheduled soon. The bill would take one of the most controversial and litigated components of the
Murkowski sponsors abortion bill to guarantee ability to kill unborn babies
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced a pro-abortion bill to codify past Supreme Court rulings in Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood with the aim of ensuring that abortions can continue unabated across the nation even if the Supreme Court were to
Murkowski & Tshibaka have differing takes on Biden’s leftist SCOTUS pick
As expected, President Joe Biden has nominated a hard-leftist judge to replace outgoing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is widely considered one of the most liberal justices on the high court. How the Senate confirmation process unfolds is
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