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 flu cases and deaths rose last season, amid low adult vaccination rates, records show
By Corrine Smith Alaska Beacon Alaska had more influenza cases reported in the past year than in any of the
Alaska’s life-expectancy drop was biggest among all states in pandemic year of 2021, CDC says
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in
Private sector jobs up 6,700 jobs, or 2.9 percent in October, state labor department says
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Alaska’s economy continued its gradual recovery from the pandemic with private sector jobs
In COVID years, new patterns emerged in Alaska hospitals and emergency rooms, report says
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The COVID-19 pandemic brought some big changes to patterns for hospital stays and emergency-
Alaska’s COVID ‘superstorm’ experience of 2021 offers lessons for future pandemics, study says
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s experience with the delta wave that emerged in the COVID-19 pandemic is
Mat-Su College Celebrates first in-person graduation since start of pandemic
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com WASILLA— The Mat-Su College celebrated its first in-person graduation since the onset of
Doctors’ Day: Mat-Su Regional celebrates community physicians
By Dave Wallace Spectrum March 30 is National Doctors’ Day, a day we formally recognize the contributions of physicians to
PACAF continues to practice COVID Mitigation procedures
Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to challenge people
Palmer Buzz Year in Review
by Barbara Hunt Palmer Buzz Ten Families Teach A Lesson—In the local neighborhood lived ten different families. One of
Alaska jobs gain slowly; transportation, leisure and hospitality grow faster
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Alaska employment is in a slow-recovery mode with some industries showing gains in
When facing cultural chaos, priests need ancient symbols and truths, not more political talk
By Terry Mattingly Faith Chaos is coming, so get ready. That was the warning that – four years ago – iconographer and
Army to build on lessons learned from pandemic response
By Joseph Lacdan, Army News Service WASHINGTON – Many of the emergency medical facilities the Army built in support of COVID-