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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R&D tax credits bring promise of sustainable growth
Alaska’s economy is often likened to a three-legged stool. For decades, the petroleum industry, federal government spending, and
Thanks to community for supporting kids
Today marks the second day of the Northern Lights Conference basketball tournament at Wasilla High School. Sixteen teams from eight
‘Sometimes a cigar is just cigar’
It was the end of our anonymity that summer day in 2008 when presidential candidate John McCain announced he’d
Food banks forecast increased need
Gas prices are taking a bite out of Mat-Su Valley residents’ household budgets, and the Food Pantry of Wasilla,
Time to face the truth about violence
It’s human nature to compare things and draw juxtapositions. Comparing current experiences to the past is a way to
Ethics: When in doubt, don’t
When it comes to the Mat-Su Borough’s newly revamped ethics ordinance, perhaps Assemblyman Ron Arvin said it best:
Encouraged that reason has prevailed
Wasilla High School students have had a front-row seat for what we hope will continue to be an illuminating
Honoring Alaska’s proud Civil Rights past
A decade before Rosa Parks’ action Dec. 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the actions of a Tlingit woman
Is a Valley gas line just a lot of hot air?
We weren’t exactly surprised to learn last week that the Mat-Su Borough is making a strong pitch for
Port challenge misses the mark
Rare is the issue that attracts a clear consensus of opinion. At its meeting Tuesday night, the Mat-Su Borough
Lawmakers don’t need to chase red-herrings
With the new year comes the start of the 2012 legislative session in Juneau and a thorough examination of what
Voting a privilege and responsibility
Wasilla will make history today, as residents vote in the city’s first recall election. Just how many of us