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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Election 2024: The obligatory explanation column
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum hate election explanation columns. I had no intention of writing such a column for two
Nick Begich nears U.S. House election victory as more Alaska ballots are counted
By James Brooks Alaska Becon Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich has almost clinched an electoral victory over Democratic
Votes to repeal Alaska’s open primaries, ranked choice voting are narrowly ahead
By Andrew Kitcheman Alaska Beacon More Alaskans voted to repeal the state’s open primary and ranked choice voting system
MSB preliminary voting results show incumbents retaining seats
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Results from the November 5 election indicate that several incumbents will retain their seats in
Counting our ballots
By Christian Hartley Now You Know The ballots have closed (except the postal ones), and now the hardest work begins.
Trump wins Alaska, for the 15th consecutive Republican victory in the state
By Andrew Kitcheman Alaska Beacon Republican Donald Trump again won Alaska in the presidential election, the Associated Press announced on
House, Senate incumbents face upset in state elections
By Tim Bradner and Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Two veteran Mat-Su legislators, Senator David Wilson and Representative David Eastman,
In much larger numbers than in past years, Alaskans opted for early voting in 2024
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaskans this year made a dramatic shift from past years in their voting practices, choosing
Early voting leads to long lines, increased participation throughout Borough
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com With a seemingly continuous onslaught of political ads on television, radio and the internet, it
Republicans can defeat Peltola or RCV — but not both
By Brian McMurray Spectrum Nick Begich can win Alaska’s congressional race this year. But it might seem ironic that
As dropbox program ends, most Alaska absentee voters will pay $1.46 to cast their ballots
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon The Alaska Division of Elections has not continued a ballot dropbox program operated in coordination
Making and breaking cities in Alaska
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Communities grow and change, and sometimes it makes sense to adjust a city'