Toward a Slightly More Rational Future

Contributed by Bill Fikes -
Socialism... it has become the latest "Ooo, be scared!" buzzword of the Conservative mindset (I use the term mind in the broadest sense, mind you). Even the President of the United States, in his State of the Union diatribe, er, address, stated that "America will not become a Socialist country!", Well, I have something to say that might horrify some of you... we already are.

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There Is Power In Sharing Your Story

Contributed by Abby Lampley -
On one evening in 2015, MY House’s executive director, Michelle Overstreet, called me and a few other clients into her office and told us that we were going to be MY House’s next leaders. In response, I looked her in the eyes and said that I was not a leader, she was wrong about me and to find somebody else.

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Chasing Snow on Hatcher Pass

Contributed by Debra McGhan -
Thanks to support from the City of Palmer, BP Employees Foundation, Mat-Su Parks and Trails, Fishhook Community Council and dozens of individual donors, the Hatcher Pass Regional Avalanche Center, part of the Alaska Avalanche Information Center, is now producing one forecast per week along with mid-week updates and observations for Hatcher Pass.

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