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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Steppers Construction of Wasilla is low-bidder on new Gateway Visitors Center project
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Steppers Construction Inc. was the apparent low bidder on a contract to build the
Data centers, which require massive amounts of energy and few jobs, have downsides for Alaska
By Rodger Painter Spectrum Gov. Mike Dunleavy is courting major tech companies to establish data centers in Alaska at a
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better place to work and live
By Tony Knowles Spectrum I have both worked for hourly wages and for many years operated restaurant businesses paying hourly
Problems lurk in Palmer’s finances, ex-city manager warns
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman On a superficial basis, the city of Palmer appears in okay financial shape. However,
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and mandating paid sick leave
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that would increase the state’s
The election and Alaska oil politics
By Lisa Weissler Spectrum Alaska is facing multiple problems these days. State savings accounts are on the edge of empty.
Don’t be fooled: Ballot Measure 1 puts Alaska’s small businesses and workers at risk
By Sarah Oates, Kati Capozzi, Jillian Simpson, Rebecca Logan, Thor Stacey, Alicia Maltby Spectrum As the debate around Ballot Measure
John Diumenti, airport director, is named interim Palmer city manager
By Tim Bradner For The Frontiersman Palmer’s city council named John Diumenti, the city airport director, as interim city
With city manager Jellie out, Palmer faces its problems including finances
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman City managers don’t typically run in popularity contests. Also, city managers often have
Rural Alaska’s energy challenges were at the center of a revived conference
By Nils Andreassen Spectrum I just returned from helping to host the Rural Energy Conference, where the Alaska Municipal League
MEA, Chugach install new battery system to keep regional power grid stable
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Two Southcentral electric cooperatives, Matanuska Electric Association and Chugach Electric Association of Anchorage, have
Addiction recovery facility finds its True North
By Mark Kelsey For the Mat-Su Health Foundation When personal experience drives a desire to help others, the results