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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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
‘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
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)
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
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
Annual mission accomplished
By Ben Compton The date was known long in advance and as the days drew nearer, preparations for the mission
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
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
Of technology and ‘progress,’ from a dinosaur’s view
By Ben Compton So I’m a dinosaur. A relic. A fossil. Call me whatever you want, but yes, I’
Bury me with my Buck knife
Somebody recently pointed out that I never leave the house without my Buck knife snapped inside its leather sheath on
Faux vets raise soldier’s ire
By Ben Compton Eventually, you’re bound to run into one of them. They don’t realize how much they