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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The foster care system is failing Alaska children; So are those trying to fix it
By Richard Wexler Opinion Last August, the Beacon published a story under the headline “Is Alaska’s foster care system
New SNAP Requirements begin Feb 1.
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com For the nearly 71,000 Alaskans who currently receive monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits,
Veteran cost-of-living-adjustment rates increased for 2026
Frontiersman.com The 2026 Veterans disability compensation rates are in! Starting Jan. 1, 2026, all compensation benefit rates have been
No Veteran should go hungry
By Coleman Nee Spectrum According to U.S. government data and recent policy studies, nearly 25% of America’s veterans
MSBSD continues to offer free and reduced cost meals
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com One look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and the most basic of necessities to
Hughes leans on generalizations in weighing Medicaid changes
By Steven Merritt Spectrum In her May 12 session update to constituents, Palmer Sen. Shelley Hughes takes an age-old
VA Unemployability Benefit for Veterans
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com If you can’t work because of a disability related to your service in the
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
Social Security Fairness Act becomes Law
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 82, The Social Security Fairness Act, legislation, Jan.
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
The election and Alaska oil politics
By Lisa Weissler Spectrum Alaska is facing multiple problems these days. State savings accounts are on the edge of empty.
Lyda Green
Lyda Nell Green was born to Melvin and Nona (Reed) Handley on October 16, 1938 in Livingston, Texas. Her family