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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Biden's labor nominee puts Alaska’s small businesses at risk
By Dee McKee Spectrum In my former life, I was a labor relations consultant to management. Under our guidance, our
The Open Primary reflects the voting preferences of Alaska Native communities
By Michelle Sparck Spectrum In 2022, Alaska became the first state in the country to run a top-four open
Ignore the two-party static; your vote does count
By Francis Wick Spectrum The calamitous debate June 27 between the presidential contenders scorched in our collective psyche one of
Strengthening Democracy: Native vote partners to boost voter registration
By Barbara Donatelli and Denise Juneau Spectrum This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act, through which
Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November
By BECKY BOHRER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and
SPECTRUM: The Mother Hubbard of Ballot Measures
By EUGENE HARNETT The PFD voter registration law on next week’s ballot is chasing after the 2.7% of
Faith leaders support attacked justices
By Michael Burke, Julia Seymour, Matt Schultz and Martin Eldred As Yogi Berra would say, “It’s like déjà vu
Cleaning up the effects of poor civics education
By Stuart Thompson Does the spectacle of our national elections and state of government appall you? Here’s my point
Exploring the principles guiding U.S. foreign policy
Stuart Thompson Here’s an antidote for the brainless foreign relations output from our candidates for president. There are three
Moving local elections — the costs, changes, upsides and downsides
Jim Sykes When proposals surface to change our election system, like the one coming to the Mat-Su Borough ballot
Trade pact gives corporations power to define our laws
By Bob Shavelson An obscure and controversial trade bill negotiated by the Obama Administration and pending in Congress poses a
In support of HJR 15, honoring U.S. Sen. Stevens
The Alaska Legislature is considering House Joint Resolution 15, a resolution honoring U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, and condemning the