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 National Guard to deploy 25 service members to Washington DC
By Corrine Smith Alaska Beacon Alaska will deploy 25 National Guard soldiers and airmen to Washington D.C. this month,
Following VA improvements, 100K new Veterans sign up for health care
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Under the leadership of Secretary Doug Collins, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reached a
Thune and Johnson: A tale of two orphans
By Thomas L. Knapp Opinion In The Joy of Yiddish, Leo Rosten defines chutzpah as “that quality enshrined in a
As U.S. House votes to end Canadian tariffs, Alaska’s Begich seeks to extend them
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-211 last week to end President Donald
Federal government may seek removal of individual Alaskans from state voter rolls
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon When the state of Alaska turned over a copy of the state’s voter rolls
Federal government takes step toward new oil lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The Trump administration announced February 2 that it is seeking suggestions for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Coast Guard’s new Juneau base may not be complete until 2029, commandant says
James Brooks Alaska Beacon A $300 million project to build a new Coast Guard base in Juneau for the icebreaker
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There are poorly trained, masked, ICE and Border Patrol agents with tactical gear in Minneapolis acting more like gangs of
War powers resolution: The senate had one job
By Thomas L. Knapp Opinion On January 14, a “war powers resolution” went down to defeat in the US Senate
Murkowski and Sullivan split on Trump’s plans for further military action in Venezuela
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Alaska’s two U.S. Senators are split on a resolution intended to halt U.
2026 pessimism: Put not your trust in midterms
By Thomas L. Knapp Opinion Well, that about wraps it up for 2025. As I write this, the old year
Military spending bill includes free flights for Alaska soldiers and a push to reopen Adak
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon The new $900 billion military spending law signed by President Donald Trump last week includes