Hospice care started in the Mat-Su Valley in the 1980s. Volunteers, churches, and community members led this grassroots effort. Later, Valley Hospice Resources and other organizations focused on emotional support, grief counseling, respite care, and helping families...

Image by David Cheezem:NOLS Rations Manager Ashley Boone shows off their snack mix. Let’s say you’re heading out to the great outdoors for a few days or longer. You’ve got your backpack. You’ve got your tent. You’ve got your rain gear and a good pair of boots. What...

Image by Lee Henrikson: Mike Chmielewski, Fair CEO Blake Allen, and Fair Board President Jason Ortiz Blake Allen stepped into the role of CEO of the Alaska State Fair in May. He described his first weeks as "drinking from a fire hose." He was learning about all the...