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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David William Ward
February 27, 1957 - May 12, 2025 David William Ward left this world May 12th, 2025 peacefully at home in Palmer.
To prevent abuse and neglect, support child care providers
By Laurie Mead and Eliza Posner Spectrum Laurie Mead, the owner of Kyrie N’ Friends, a licensed child care facility
Recently unionized home care workers in Alaska approve first contracts
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The first home care workers in Alaska to join a union specializing in their industry
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, voter-approved increase
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan.
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with most votes counted
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.
Department joins with U.S. Army to provide new pathway for service members in Alaska
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On June 14, 2024, the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) signed an
June Carlson
June Carlson, 95, passed away peacefully, Sept. 7, 2017, surrounded by her children, at a Fine Pearle Assisted Living home
Foster families provide much-needed care
By Donna Walker Recently, I hosted a barbecue for Juneau’s foster children and their foster families. At the event,
Childhood trauma has long-term impacts
Whether children are sexually abused or exposed to domestic violence between family members, the long-term impacts to their well-
Explaining the 53 percent
By Judy Gette Spectrum October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you have driven into Palmer lately and noticed a
Foster parent recruitment ad wins honors
MAT-SU — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services earned five awards in the National Public Health Information Coalition’
Choosing Respect shares deep cultural ties
By Paul Pike Choose Respect I believe everyone deserves to feel safe and that domestic violence should not be tolerated