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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Alaska Republicans gear up for Super Tuesday
Steven Merritt WASILLA — Alaska is one of 12 states participating in “Super Tuesday” presidential primary election voting March 1, and
Tuesday the time for Alaska Republicans to be heard
By Frank McQueary Vice chair, Alaska Republican Party Across the the Mat-Su, volunteers are putting final touches on what
Moving local elections — the costs, changes, upsides and downsides
Jim Sykes When proposals surface to change our election system, like the one coming to the Mat-Su Borough ballot
News and Notes
Frontiersman staff Pioneers convention ongoing The Pioneers of Alaska is holding its 99th Grand Igloo Convention through Saturday at Raven
Voters should decide marijuana issue
Larry DeVilbiss In her August 25 Spectrum piece, Savon Duchein raised a number of questions about voter initiatives on commercial
Alaska Judicial Council does its job well
By Barbara Hood The nonpartisan Alaska Judicial Council was created at statehood to evaluate candidates for judgeships, and has served
Solutions to election attendance
By Stuart Thompson My last column, published Sept. 9, dealt with the real problems that drive poor primary election attendance,
What’s driving poor primary election attendance?
By Stuart Thompson The Frontiersman has called for public input on dealing with poor primary election attendance. Poor voter turnout
Exercise your right to vote
By Mead Treadwell This November, when you go to the polls, you will be a lawmaker, not just an elector.
‘Candidate Endorsement Convention’ backs 4 candidates
Frontiersman staff The Alaska Republican Assembly endorsed four candidates during its 2014 Candidate Endorsement Convention June 21 in Palmer. They
Who is responsible for the proper vetting of political candidates?
By Gail Phillips In spite of the fact that Alaska is on equal footing with all other states in the
Don’t be fooled (again) by phony support for minimum wage
By Ed Flanagan In the Superman comic books of my youth, “Bizarro World” was a parallel universe where everyday was