When the Soviet Union allowed a few Soviet Jews to emigrate after the 1967 Six-Day War in the Middle East, expectations of freer Jewish emigration to Israel became a real possibility. These dreams ...

In an effort to strengthen, support and celebrate traditional family values, a coalition of local churches, faith-based ministries, area nonprofits and businesses helped put on the 4th Annual Family ...

Alaska’s education system is among the most expensive and least effective in the United States. Despite annual per-student spending exceeding $18,000, Alaska ranks near the bottom nationally in ...

During the Biden administration the gay/transgender ideology movement was flush with federal monies, financing and facilitating Pride events and attendance on central Kenai Peninsula. Under the new ...

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is in the news again. Once more she threatened to leave the Republican party and caucus with the Democrats. We have heard her make this threat before, and it is getting a bit ...

The writer was raised in the former Soviet Union before settling in the U.S. in 1978. He moved to Juneau in 1986 where he has taught Russian studies at the University of Alaska, Southeast. From 1990 ...

On May 23, the Alaska Watchman broke a story, which was picked up by national media outlets across the country, about a construction worker in Denali National Park who said he and some fellow crewmen ...

The crew working on a 475-foot-long bridge in Alaska’s Denali National Park was recently told that they could no longer fly the American flag from their trucks or heavy equipment, which are being used ...

Alaska law enforcement agencies do not have the right to conduct aerial surveillance of private property with high powered telephoto technology without first obtaining a search warrant. This was the ...

Ed King is a 20-year Alaska resident and the principal economist at King Economics Group, a non-partisan firm that specializes in Alaska’s economy. His experience covers a wide breadth of topics, from ...

Editor’s note: The following open letter to Alaskans was written by Alaska State Rep. Christopher Kurka who is running for governor. Dear Fellow Alaskans: I acknowledge many of you are angry. Given ...

The Alaska Watchman aims to raise awareness of key issues affecting Alaskans. Coming from a broadly Judeo-Christian perspective, we are committed to the highest standards of journalism and ethical ...