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 Family Services establishes endowment
Frontierman staff report WASILLA — Alaska Family Services has established a $2 million endowment fund the organization hopes will help secure
Nam Thi Richards Jeffries
Nam Thi Richards Jeffries, 51, passed away on Oct. 9, 2015, surrounded by her loving family at Mat-Su Regional
'Breastival' raises women's health awareness
Frontiersman staff WASILLA — Colorful characters marked the second annual 'Breastival' event at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center on
E-cig use among teens growing dangerously
K.T. McKee As a former secondary teacher who also has worked at schools for high-risk youth, I can’
Seth Bellamy
Seth Bellamy, 5 years old, passed away Oct. 6, 2015, in Portland, Oregon, after losing a 3-year battle to
Department store fittings build survivor’s confidence
This is an open letter to all cancer survivors from the Mat-Su, Anchorage and Alaska. I am a cancer
Alaska Family Services is here to help
Heather Resz If you are in danger, you are not alone. There is help. If you have left your abuser
Fitness programs a vital exercise for Valley seniors
Caitlin Skvorc MAT-SU — Valley residents need not cancel their gym memberships or hang up their weights and workout clothes
Valley desperately needs a detox facility
By Michael P. Carson “You are going to feel like you’re going to die, but you won’t!” Those
Henrietta Nugen
Henrietta Nugen, 82, passed away July 19, 2015, at the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home in Palmer, with her husband
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,
Wait until at least Sept. 1 to apply for coverage
By K.T. McKee Many of us who’ve been working to help Alaskans get health coverage over the last