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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Tell the ‘truth’ about life in Alaska
By Ben Compton As the recession continues to roll across the country and unemployment remains stagnant despite the gazillion new
Saving America’s self-identity
By Nat Hentoff For this nation to survive as a self-governing republic, we need to motivate our public-school
We should remember every day
By Daniel Grota At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns fell
Examining the Mat-Su Valley’s coal dilemma
By David Cheezem The presence of an open-pit coal mine within a mile of people’s homes in the
Annual mission accomplished
By Ben Compton The date was known long in advance and as the days drew nearer, preparations for the mission
Where’s the leadership at MTA?
By Faye Palin Spectrum During a recent discussion with an MTA board member, he indicated there are lots of misconceptions
Fond memories of a Halloween past
By Daniel D. Grota I was a skinny boy of 9 in October of 1970 when my family lived in
How a dog-lover came to have a cat
By Ben Compton It’s been said that there are two types of people in the world — dog people and
Palmer council to discuss mayor’s duties
By Greg Gusse The goings on have been a bit disappointing lately at the Palmer City Council. The smoking ban
Has technology out-paced society?
By Daniel Grota Has our dependence on computers and other innovations of technology out-stripped our society? This question has
People heard loud and clear at meeting
By Kirby Spangler Let us be heard. That was the message sent loud and clear at Tuesday night’s meeting
Sometimes it’s best to follow your gut
By Ben Compton Know anybody with lots of children? You know how that goes. Glenny and I, with our six