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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Henrietta Nugen
Henrietta Nugen, 82, passed away July 19, 2015, at the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home in Palmer, with her husband
What happens to grandma when the state doesn’t pay its bills on time?
By John C. Laux The state Department of Health and Social Services missed a rental payment the first of the
Vaccines across the lifespan
By Michelle Rountree In this last of our three-part series on vaccines, we would like to address the vaccines
Community immunity as a social contract against disease
By Michelle A. Rountree and Deborah Geidosh Membership in community organizations is dropping and people are seeing each other less
Thanks to health care providers for commitment to community
By Alan Craft Hospitals occasionally, when a loved one is sick or a friend is having a baby. Associates at
Vaccines, wellness and our world today
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three part series exploring vaccines in today’s world. Vaccines are
Affordable health coverage: Just a click or call away
By Susan Johnson This year, the most important resolution any of us can make and keep is to enroll in
Hygiene before quarantine: fighting Ebola fear
By Stuart Thompson It doesn’t help anyone to participate in media-enabled hysteria about Ebola. In the face of
What does the flu have to do with Ebola?
By Michelle Rountree If you watch TV, read the paper or listen to people while standing in line at your
Scientists who know say ‘No’
On Nov. 4, Alaskans will consider Ballot Measure No. 2, an initiative to legalize the sale and use of marijuana
Sharon Kay Evans
Sharon Kay Evans, 64, Certified Professional Midwife, formerly of Palmer, was born Oct. 23, 1949, to Wanda Froedge of Peoria,
Caring staff makes Pioneers Home special
By Peggy Robinson My father, a World War II veteran, died this morning, May 23. As I reflect on his