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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It’s a horse, it’s a vulture, it’s my teenage sons
By Ben Compton My granddad had a farm while I was growing up where he raised chickens, turkeys, horses and
Go time on Arctic energy development
By U.S. Sen. Mark Begich Spectrum As Congress continues to work on job creation and deficit reduction this fall,
Do you know where the veterans center is?
By Daniel Grota A week ago or so I stopped by the veterans center to get some feedback about a
Resolution tramples health and public process
By Mark Masteller One of the basic tenets of democracy is that the people should have a voice in their
Auto tradition comes full-circle
By Ben Compton I was in seventh grade and delivering the local paper every day after school. One day as
A day that changed the U.S. forever
By Daniel Grota It was a day I will never forget, a day that changed the United States forever, a
Remembering the day the sky fell
By Joe Nolting Radio voices deliver staccato bursts of news from New York City. Just moments ago, an aircraft crashed
Wasilla shooting range is a good idea
By Larry Wood I believe that the planned shooting range for the Wasilla area is an excellent idea and a
Memories of Sept. 11 still vivid
By Ben Compton Perspective. It’s a word that often comes to mind this time of year. While growing up,
Are books going the way of the 8-track?
By Daniel D. Grota Spectrum This question has been on my mind ever since the first electronic reader was put
15 hours at the fair; a father’s story
By Ben Compton Compton's Corner So I did the Alaska State Fair thing. After skipping out last year,
Rural Alaskan veterans and the VAO
By Daniel Grota I recently went to the Wasilla Veterans Center to see an old friend. I had just begun