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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Veto keeps promise, highlights pressing need for borough
Among the many duties we have as a newspaper is to point out when an elected official has failed to
Achee case mostly saddens
Oftentimes when we write about a person’s criminal charges we get letters from readers upset with how the person
Photos shed light on tower debate
There’s a man in the Valley who has something of an unusual collection. Rick Brenden has gathered hundreds and
State prison system needs correcting
Alaska desperately needs to reform its correctional system. It’s only been a year since the state hailed the opening
Voter vigilance, education critical to good elections
Midsummer in Alaska may not seem the best time to be thinking about local government and whom we choose to
Gas contract for MEA is good news for Valley
After more than two years of uncertainty over whether Matanuska Electric Association’s new Eklutna power generation plant would be
Why is anyone homeless, hungry in the land of plenty?
Does it make you uncomfortable to hear about the grandmother who is homeless after working for years to raise her
In praise of the boring parts
There is a particular type of geek whose passion — whose source of geekiness — is local governance. He or she can
Here’s to DeeDee
If you’ve only cheered Dee Dee Jonrowe from your living room as she sets out in the wilderness to
Happy birthday Alaska Railroad, Shem Pete
Perhaps no place in Alaska is a region’s story more intertwined with the Alaska Railroad than here in the
Need more proof smoke detectors can save lives?
Fire safety is one of those things we tend to take for granted. It’s not like keeping gas in
Protect, preserve quality of life
Good news, Mat-Su Borough neighbors! The global financial crisis that caused so much damage and heartache across much of