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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An unkind reflection and a call for kindness
By Thomas Knapp Spectrum There’s no nice way to put this, so I’ll cut right to the chase:
Youth Risk Behavior Survey causes tumult during school board meeting
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com During the last Matanuska Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) school board meeting, held on Wednesday,
Seeing the timing of the Lord
By Kristin Fry Faith The first Wednesday of the year we got back from a much-needed vacation, and headed
Phyllis Elaine Jorgensen
Phyllis Elaine Jorgensen, 84, of Wasilla Alaska passed away peacefully on January 7, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones after
“We want to remember them” Candlelight vigil honors lives lost to substance use disorder
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com My House, True North Recovery, and the Mat-Su Opioid Task Force hosted a candlelight
Childlike Kindness
By John Boston Faith Happy New Year! That phrase used to mean so much to me. I would reflect on
COVID-19 pushed Alaska’s death rate higher and life expectancy lower
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaskans’ life expectancy dropped and death rate rose in 2021, with COVID-19 ranking as
Ready for a Fresh Start? Alaska’s health department offers free, flexible programs to feel better in the new year
By Dr. Anne Zink Spectrum So many of us want to feel better in some way. I see that through
Lady Gray's Lovin' Oven
By O'Hara Shipe For Alaska Leaf By O’Hara Shipe For Alaska Leaf Last November, an unseasonable cold
What lives in frozen soil for 25,000 years?
By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Standing in the 29-degree air outside a building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mat-Su Regional nurse receives national award for nursing excellence
Kerston Krull, a registered nurse at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, has received a national 2022 Nursing Excellence Award. A
Alaska’s flu season continues to worsen, epidemiology reports show
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Alaska’s flu season is worsening with no signs of leveling off, the latest surveillance