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's regulatory agencies: Who makes the rules?
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Most Alaskans are familiar with the basic functions of state and local government - passing
The kids are home for the holidays in Alaska. How’s their mental health?
By Dr. Kristina Petsas Spectrum As the holiday season approaches, students across the country are wrapping up their papers and
How to turn down the constant invitation to drink during the holidays
By Marcel Gemme Spectrum The run-up to Christmas can often feel like an endless barrage of alcohol being offered,
This Christmas, remember that war Is hell
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum “You people of the South don’t know what you are doing,” William Tecumseh Sherman
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We wish our Valley neighbors a wondrous season of giving and receiving To the editor: It is the holiday season,
Accessing public records
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Most government records are available for public viewing. As citizens, we have a right
Why I don't want Elizabeth Warren to make me a sandwich
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum When it comes to bizarre demands for government intervention in trivial matters, US Senator Elizabeth
Being heard at a public hearing
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Our republic is exercised by people elected from our communities, but often we feel
Is reading this column really a choice? And does that matter?
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum Maybe I didn’t really want to write this column. According to Robert Sapolsky I
A desire named streetcar
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum I like mass transit. When I’m living in or visiting a substantial city, there’
New Zealand's "generational" smoking ban repeal: Finally, taxes do some good
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum As part of its deal to put together a majority coalition (and therefore a government)
Facing transboundary mining, Alaskans shouldn’t buy industry rhetoric
By Guy Archibald Spectrum “Rest assured,” writes Michael Goehring, President of the British Columbia Mining Association, to Southeast Alaskans in