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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School Board adjourns without action
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com The Mat-Su School Board heard testimony for more than three hours before adjourning Wednesday
Valley Pathways seniors prepare for virtual graduation
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — Valley Pathways will graduate 57 students during their virtual graduation ceremony at 1 p.
More than $1.7 million in scholarships awarded
For the third year in a row, the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) has dramatically increased the amount it has
School Board to revisit book removal
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER —The Mat-Su Borough School District School Board will meet on Wednesday, May 6
Great books, football, and the huddle of public education
By Blake Livingston Spectrum My name is Blake Livingston. I am a proud product of the valley, a veteran English
Celebrate National School Nurse Day
To the editor: To the editor: On May 6, 2020, we recognize our school nurses by celebrating National School Nurse
Our schools should not be known for this
To the editor: To the editor: It has been eight days since the Mat-Su Borough School board met to
Teachers see students for first time in over a month with motorcades
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — On Friday, Palmer residents welcomed the minor disruption in traffic as over 100 staff
The Mat-Su Valley Banned Book Challenge
By DanaLyn Dalrymple Spectrum I have always been a reader. Hailing from a small religious farming community in Idaho, reading
University of Alaska implements executive and senior leader furloughs
University of Alaska senior administrators, including president Jim Johnsen, will take mandatory furloughs, university officials said Wednesday. “It is important
Banned books? A pandemic? What year is it?!
By Cait Buxbaum Spectrum During peacetime, it’s easy to convince ourselves that things like censorship and mass plagues are
Local students react to school board’s decision to remove five books from curriculum
By Anthony Jones Frontiersman PALMER — In the wake of the recent decision by the Mat-Su Borough School Board to