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
Opinions
8072 articles
The public attorney you pay to protect you but don’t know
By Christian Hartley Now You Know If you have ever wondered what the borough attorney actually does, you are not
The end of an era
By Jeremiah Bartz J’s World August would have been the start of my 25th year as an editor at
Is the threat to Alaska real?
By Frank Murkowski Opinion Is the threat to Alaska real? I believe it is. The continuing conflict involving Iran is
Zoning: Quiet rules that shape your neighborhood
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Most people in the Mat-Su Valley have never read a single line of
The last week
By Rick Morgan Community spectrum For most people, the last week of school is joyful, if bittersweet. Summer is here,
Caswell dog case has exposed a weakness in the borough's animal care and regulation department
By Lynn Mitchell Community spectrum The recent case of the Caswell dogs has seemingly exposed weaknesses in the Mat-Su
The Mat-Su School Board just reinvented the FFDO program
By Rep. Kevin McCabe Community spectrum I was a Federal Flight Deck Officer. Most folks have never heard of the
Why your road looks like a wreck in early spring
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Every spring, the snow melts and residents look at their roads with frustration. The
The amendment that makes a flawed ordinance worse
By Dana Raffaniello Opinion When Ordinance 26-032 drew pushback over its impact on seniors, the sponsor's response
What! They don’t pay taxes?
By Frank Murkowski Opinion Hilcorp, in acquiring BP’s Alaska assets, follows a record of cooperation with our state government
Understanding your borough: Who does what in Mat-Su government
By Christian Hartley Now You Know When you pay your property taxes or call for an ambulance, you are interacting
Veterans are leading the way in healing – again
By Rob Lewis Community spectrum By any honest measure, veterans have long been unintended pioneers in the advancement of medicine.