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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Rights or no, first impressions count
By Ben Compton Compton's Corner Went to the store the other day and darned if I didn’t
There’s nothing like roughing it
By Ben Compton Well, here we are midway through summer. Hope everybody is jamming in all those activities they talked
I’m not ready to be President either
By Ben Compton Compton's Corner Well, I guess I’m actually going to do it. I’m going
Local business an example for community
I always appreciate good customer service, but sometimes — on rare occasion — I come across a person or business that stands
Nonsmokers shouldn’t be forced to share your habit
By Ben Compton Every so often you’ll see an article somewhere in the news about a government or private
Alaska must remember, honor its own roots
By Ben Compton With Armed Forces day behind us, we now look forward to Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence
A daughter is just the right change of pace
By Ben Compton My mom is pretty tough. Always has been. She was quick with a kind word, always tried
Many life lessons learned turning a wrench
My brother, Paul, called me up the other day and asked me to go look at a car he had
Happy Mother’s Day to both my mothers
Mother’s Day is here and, like every other year, I have to send out two cards — one to my
Son ponders university vs. military
My oldest son, AJ, turns 18 this year and graduates from Palmer High next year. Like parents everywhere with children
In the end, we’re all Americans
By Ben Compton My wife is Filipino. Some of my best friends and co-workers are black. I have siblings
When is chivalry chauvinism?
By Ben Compton My grandfather is a member of the “Greatest Generation,” a veteran of World War II and has