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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To save medicare, stop fraudulent billing
By Charles Sauer Opinion Medicare is running out of money. It’s evident to everyone in the healthcare system: payers,
Shutdown theater: Every play eventually ends its run
By Thomas L. Knapp Opinion Here we go again. It’s time for another performance of American politicians’ favorite off-
Disinterring Graeber: The first five years
By Joel Schlosberg Opinion “When [David] Graeber died, five years ago today, he was just about the most important public
Mat-Su may be weathering downturn in visitors better than other regions
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Mat-Su region may be escaping some of the tourism downturn afflicting other
Opinion: State stablecoins: Financial Federalism or flagrant fraud?
By Seth C. Oranburg Opinion States issuing their own digital money sounds like Murray Rothbard’s nightmare. That libertarian icon
Opinion: Trump’s Big Beautiful Japan trade deal falls short
By Joel Griffith Advancing American Freedom President Donald Trump’s trade deal with Japan will hurt American families. Heralded as
Opinion: Champions of freer markets don't need to champion capitalism
By Joel Schlosberg Opinion “Let Zohran Mamdani’s victory in last week’s Democratic mayoral primary in New York serve
Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of
Opinion: There is no possible bailout for the federal government
By S. T. Karnick The Heartland Institute The Trump administration has begun the hard work of moving federal government policy
Understanding Your property tax bill
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Have you ever opened your property tax bill and wondered how the Borough came
Merging Alaska Permanent Fund accounts would fix major flaw draining Alaska’s savings and its future
By Angela Rodell Spectrum As Alaska continues to grapple with fiscal uncertainty, the Alaska Permanent Fund remains at the heart
Keep the Alaska Permanent Fund permanent
By Joe Paskvan Spectrum I strongly oppose the change to Alaska’s Constitution to allow spending from a proposed single-