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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Governor comes the MSBSD to sign HB 202; Bill will allow every school to carry opioid overdose reversal meds
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On August 30, Governor Mike Dunleavy stopped at the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District office
'Every Alaskan is a stakeholder': Fentanyl Awareness Day 2024
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com August 21st marked National Fentanyl Awareness Day, a day set aside to remember loved ones
Local non-profits named as opioid settlement grantees
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The Division of Public Health (DPH) has announced the grantees for the Statewide Opioid Settlement
Maximum fair prices
By Priya Helweg Spectrum The ability to afford medicines is about dignity, hope, and fairness. These words from the President
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is delivering for people with disabilities
By Priya Helweg Spectrum Thirty-four years ago on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed
VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory, and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent Veteran suicide
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced $10 million in new funding
VA improves access to care, reduces wait times for new patient appointments in primary and mental health care
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com One of the biggest complaints the most veterans have when attempting to utilize the Department
'This is about saving lives' Sen. Sullivan holds fentanyl roundtable at MyHouse
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On Saturday, various members of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough community, including people in recovery, staff and
SPECTRUM: Where I stand on Medicare, Social Security, and the ACA
By MARGARET STOCK Alaskans strongly support both Medicare and Social Security. Through Medicare, older Americans are largely protected from ruinous
Playing a deadly game of opiod roulette
Michael Carson The prescription painkillers and heroin epidemic we are facing is multi-faceted and complex. Multi-faceted due to
Medicare and Medicaid celebrate 50th
By Susan Johnson and John T. Hammarlund President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law July 30, 1965,