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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Reflections on the end of a war
By Daniel D. Grota The war in Iraq has finally come to a close. The colors were cased, the band
An illuminating conversation
By Ben Compton If you read the Frontiersman and are kind enough to take a minute now and then to
A veteran’s prayer for the holidays
By Daniel Grota Spectrum Over the years I have spent some of the holidays far from home and family. During
Marriage takes effort;I’m having a blast
By Ben Compton By all accounts, I think my marriage is great. I get compliments all the time on my
Alaskans are unique, honest, zany
By Daniel Grota During my childhood and my many tours of duty with the U.S. Army, I have been
‘Make me look humble’
People ask for all sorts of things when they are to be featured in the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. “Put
Fun for Christmas, or any other day
By Ben Compton It’s that time of the year when companies rub their greedy little hands together and employ
Thanksgiving: More than a turkey dinner
By Daniel Grota By tradition and history, the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth, Mass., in 1621. It was declared
Make an effort to remember good times
By Ben Compton Years back, my health dictated that I could no longer work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS)
In the grip of the Winter Queen
By Daniel Grota She is fickle. She is harsh. She is beautiful, and she rules here with a cold, iron
Not dazzled by Hollywood ‘magic’
By Ben Compton I don’t go to movies anymore. I just can’t bring myself to shell out $400
Fallen soldiers are not ‘medical waste’
By Daniel D. Grota I just got home from today’s Veterans Day activities. I met some new people and