Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Dorothy Mae Anderson Butch
Dorothy Mae Anderson Butch died May 16, 2012, at the Anchorage Pioneer Home. She was born in Shell Lake, Wisc.
Mat-Su College wins award
Frontiersman.com Matanuska-Susitna College received the 2012 Communicator Award of Distinction for its “Day in the Life” commercial. The
‘Paintmobile’ comes to Mat-Su College
By suzanne Bach Art Scene Artist Tom Nixon of Fairbanks is one of 15 artists from around the state who
Harold Sherwood Newcomb
Longtime Wasilla resident Harold Sherwood Newcomb, 83, died May 7, 2012, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. A memorial service is
Leaders show contempt for the people’s mandate
By Larry Wood Spectrum In an Anchorage Daily News op-ed piece published May 11, 2012, Gov. Sean Parnell extols
Michael Andrew Chase
Wasilla resident Michael Andrew Chase, 22, died from natural causes May 10, 2012, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.
Lorna Marcia Knaus
Longtime Alaskan Lorna Marcia Knaus, 79, died May 9, 2012. Lorna was Alaskan in every sense of the word — she
Construction season comes to Palmer
By DeLena Johnson Anyone who drives down Trunk Road sees big changes. It’s spring, and obviously construction season in
Festival seeks submissions from Alaskans
The Never Sets Film Festival seeks submissions for its second annual event. This year’s theme is “Stories from the
Bakken shale deposits creating oil glut
By Larry Wood Spectrum The shale oil revolution in the Lower 48 has finally impacted Alaska. On April 11, the
This isn’t what green is supposed to mean
By Linda Rutledge Spectrum The prospect of renewable energy holds such promise — a future free of carbons, oil and pollution.
Stephen P. McDannel
Stephen P. McDannel, 66, died April 19, 2012, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. He was born Jan.