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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Postal rate hike to impact shipping costs in 2025
The Postal Regulatory Commission has announced changes in postal rates, effective January 19, 2025, impacting various shipping services, including those
Recently unionized home care workers in Alaska approve first contracts
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The first home care workers in Alaska to join a union specializing in their industry
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, voter-approved increase
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan.
Changes to federal law driving up costs would be in Alaska’s interest, alongside America’s
By Beth Weldon, Alvin Osterback, Dickie Moto, Paul Whitney and Steven Eisenbeisz As local government leaders, we stand fully behind
Grab your pocketbooks. Energy costs will rise
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman It will cost more, maybe a lot more, to heat and light your home
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’s Social Security benefits cannot last forever
By Brenton Smith The Heartland Institute Back in the 1980s, the last time that Congress was able to agree on
Strengthening Alaska’s public safety: Recent growth in the VPSO program
By James Hoelscher Spectrum Under Governor Dunleavy’s leadership and with reliable funding from the Alaska Legislature, Alaska’s Village
Just Add Paint closes in Wasilla after nearly a decade in business
By Kyle Wilkinson For the Frontiersman Pottery studio Just Add Paint closed its doors on October 20 after serving the
Prop 1 needs to be re-examined
By Larry Wood Spectrum Prop 1 was about three different issues. Usually, propositions encompass only one issue, project, law, whatever.
It's still about the economy
By William Haupt III The Center Square "The economy is the start and end of everything. You can'
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with most votes counted
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.
The defense of Alaska oil tax law is seriously misleading
By Brad Keithley Spectrum The recent defense of Senate Bill 21 offered in the Alaska Beacon by the four co-