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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Great books, football, and the huddle of public education
By Blake Livingston Spectrum My name is Blake Livingston. I am a proud product of the valley, a veteran English
Celebrate National School Nurse Day
To the editor: To the editor: On May 6, 2020, we recognize our school nurses by celebrating National School Nurse
Our schools should not be known for this
To the editor: To the editor: It has been eight days since the Mat-Su Borough School board met to
Teachers see students for first time in over a month with motorcades
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — On Friday, Palmer residents welcomed the minor disruption in traffic as over 100 staff
The Mat-Su Valley Banned Book Challenge
By DanaLyn Dalrymple Spectrum I have always been a reader. Hailing from a small religious farming community in Idaho, reading
Banned books? A pandemic? What year is it?!
By Cait Buxbaum Spectrum During peacetime, it’s easy to convince ourselves that things like censorship and mass plagues are
Local students react to school board’s decision to remove five books from curriculum
By Anthony Jones Frontiersman PALMER — In the wake of the recent decision by the Mat-Su Borough School Board to
Mic drop: Grammy winning artists with Valley roots sound off against removal of books from Mat-Su School District curriculum
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — When the Mat-Su Borough School Board voted 5-2 to pass an amendment
Fair announces 2020 scholarship recipients
The Alaska State Fair announced its 2020 scholarship recipients Wednesday. Seniors from Colony, Mat-Su Career and Technical, Soldotna, Palmer
The value of music and dance education remains high
By Eileen Spezialy So much has changed in these past few months, it did not feel right to write about
'We still did it' Palmer High seniors, staff prepare for virtual graduation
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — Last Friday, Palmer High School students and principal Paul Reid filed into the Mat-
Mat-Su School Board’s ‘removal’ of books is in principle a ban
By Dennis Anderson Publisher's Notebook When the Mat-Su School District Board decided by a 5-2 vote