Deirdre A. Helfferich, writer

The publisher and editor of The Ester Republic, Deirdre Helfferich is exercising her right to go quietly mad in her own way. Aside from her editorials, she has written numerous articles and announcements for the paper. She also works for the family book publisher, McRoy & Blackburn, and is currently holding down a part-time day job in addition to her newspaper publishing. She is an artist and book designer, and owns five cats.

v. 9 n. 7:
Irreverent, Independent, & Fun! The 4th of July in Ester
We've Got Big Bays!

v. 9 n. 6:
Bibliobuzz
The Stork Report: A Valentine in May
Ester Publisher Wins Book Award

v. 9 n. 5:
Kudos & Awards for the Republic
The Stork Report

v. 9 n. 4:
Library Lallapalooza!
Stice Wins a Fulbright!

v. 8 n. 11:
Library News
The Stork Report: Two Moons' Worth of Babies
A Guardsman Home

v. 8 n. 10:
ECA in Brief
100 Years of Going Postal
Saving Ester
Running for State Office (with C.R. Stice)

v. 8 n. 9: Groundbreaking & Other Library News

v. 8 n. 8:
Catching Bookworms: Music, Design, and Doings at the Library
Patricia Ann Davis (with Neil Davis)

v. 8 n. 7: Fourth of July Frolic

v. 8 n. 6: Ester Art Walk

v. 8 n. 4:
Four Years Running
Plastic Fantastic: A Garden Party for the Library
Book Bash Bounty (with Margaret Rogers)
Of Libraries, Land, and Lallapaloozas
Radio News

v. 8 n. 3: First Friday: New Photo Shop Opens in Ester

v. 8 n. 2:
Black Rice
KUAC Task Force Finished: A Report

v. 8 n. 1: Bon Voyage and Hello

v. 7 n. 12:
Preacher Dave: Spreading Joy
Spicy Christmas Cookies

v. 7 n. 10:
October's ECA Meeting
The Delights of Fermented Cabbage

v. 7 n. 9:
The Real Alaska
Library News: Books Just Keep on Coming

v. 7 n. 7: Music and Bribes: 4th of July Parade in Ester

v. 7 n. 6: The Stork Report

v. 7 n. 5: ECA Spring Meeting

v. 7 n. 4:
Awards Again!
Limerick Contest Results

v. 7 n. 3: Library Palooza

v. 7 n. 1: Harry (book & movie review)

v. 6 n. 12:
Theft in Ester
The Grand Reopening & A Lalalpalooza! (library news)

v. 6 n. 10:
The JTEL News (library news)
Art from Ester (public announcement, photos)
The Ester Community Association Fall Meeting

v. 6 n. 9: ECA Website! (public announcement)

v. 6 n. 7:
100 Years of Mining Our Own Business
Library Construction Has Begun (public announcement)
Interviews with the Unknown Candidates: A Green Beginning (with Jim Sykes)

v. 6 n. 6:
The Staff of Life (bread review)
Chuck Besser's Back

v. 6 n. 4:
Culture Day in Fairbanks
ECA Meeting Its Usual Rumpusoid Self: Draftees, Czars, a Couple of Mayors, and Ester's First National Holiday

v. 6 n. 3:
Local Artists Exhibit (public announcement)
Local Et Cetera III (public announcement)

v. 6 n. 2: The Permanent Fund Decision: Fleeced Sheep and Alternative Solutions (with Neil Davis)
v. 6 n. 2: We're Five!
v. 6 n. 2: B.I.G. Idea

v. 6 n. 1: The JTEL Delinquents: Bring Those Books and Videos Back
v. 6 n. 1: BiPolarity
v. 6 n. 1: The Stork Report

v. 5 n. 11: Gin Fizzies
v. 5 n. 11: Without My Pants

v. 5 n. 9: First Friday Art: A Review

v. 5 n. 8: Donations Galore
v. 5 n. 8: Dr. T

v. 5 n. 7: A Return Visit to Ester
v. 5 n. 7: That Vote Was A Poll: A Correction
v. 5 n. 7: How to Check Out a Book
v. 5 n. 7: The Stork Report

v. 5 n. 6: Independence Day Vote on ECA Resolutions
v. 5 n. 6: The Fourth of July Parade Awards
v. 5 n. 6: New Books at the John Trigg Ester Library
v. 5 n. 6: June Open House with DOT
v. 5 n. 6: Let the Sunshine In

v. 5 n. 5: Ester Gets Hosed!
v. 5 n. 5: Library Additions at the JTEL
v. 5 n. 5: Deconstruction (theatre review)
v. 5 n. 5: Ester Boy Makes Good: George Riley, Jr., Musician
v. 5 n. 5: The Website Wave

v. 5 n. 4: An Award-Winning Paper!
v. 5 n. 4: Trails in Ester

v. 5 n. 3: BookCrossing
v. 5 n. 3: Borough Assembly Resolution Fails
v. 5 n. 3: The Ester Community Association's Spring Meeting

v. 5 n. 2: Spamtabulous!
v. 5 n. 2: Impeachment: News You Might Not Have Heard Elsewhere
v. 5 n. 2: No Shelves for the Books
v. 5 n. 2: Weapons Inspectors Refused Admittance

v. 5 n. 1: 'Ester' Murder Actually in Berry
v. 5 n. 1: DOT and the Friends of Cripple Creek
v. 5 n. 1: Moosewatch: Keep Your Dogs Under Control
v. 5 n. 1: Long Gone (library news)
v. 5 n. 1: More Webby News

v. 4 n. 10: Fresh Crane: $3.99/lb
v. 4 n. 10: A Thanksgiving Experiment in Pink
v. 4 n. 10: A Musickal Wedding
v. 4 n. 10: The Stork Report
v. 4 n. 10: Webby Progression

v. 4 n. 9: Ester Community Association Meets Again
v. 4 n. 9: http://esterrepublic.com
v. 4 n. 9: Pickled Eggs

v. 4 n. 8: Village Road Vandalized! Ester Police Blotter
v. 4 n. 8: In Reference
v. 4 n. 8: www.mosquitonet.com/~esterepublic

v. 4 n. 7: War and Adventure Books at the Library

v. 4 n. 6: Simpson's Speech at the Park
v. 4 n. 6: Fourth of July Parade and Awards
v. 4 n. 6: Library Wowsa! Mysteries Galore

v. 4 n. 5: Post Office Trees
v. 4 n. 5: Library Shelving to the Rescue!

v. 4 n. 3: Gibson Gets It
v. 4 n. 3: Mark, Mike, and Don Catch Some Czars

v. 4 n. 2: Discontentment Acres
v. 4 n. 2: The Tropics of Love

v. 4 n. 1: Spamfest: An Epicurean's Art Event
v.4 n. 1: Ester Library Revisited
v. 4 n. 1: Stork Report

v. 3 n. 10: Stork Report

v. 3 n. 9: Fall Ester Community Association Meeting
v. 3 n. 9: Library Cat

v. 3 n. 8: Library News

v. 3 n. 7: Fourth of July Parade Awards
v. 3 n. 7: About Those Books

v. 3 n. 6: Common Sense at the Pit
v. 3 n. 6: Another Clausen in Ester
v. 3 n. 6: Library Doings

v. 3 n. 5: The Plug's Been Pulled! (with Mike Nolan)

v. 3 n. 3: Hypocorism
v. 3 n. 3: Story Hour and the Bookmobile

v. 3 n. 2: Members Only, or, Flaying by the Book

v. 2 n. 12: The Bluenote Grill: The Other Restaurant Out Ester Way
v. 2 n. 12: New Releases! (library news)

v. 2 n. 11: Stranger Than Fiction

v. 2 n. 10: Roads & Bikes, Gold & Ice: Pure Power is Back!

v. 2 n. 9: Radio Free Ester: Searching for That Magic On the Air

v. 2 n. 8: The Ester Library Opens Its Doors

v. 2 n. 7: Post Office Etiquette

v. 2 n. 6: Alien Spaceship Lands in Ester!
v. 2 n. 6: Ansgar Comes to Ester (with Lois Sala)
v. 2 n. 6: The Lending Library and Reading Room Book Drive!
v. 2 n. 6: The Stork Report (with Virginia MacDonald)

v. 2 n. 5: White Hot!
v. 2 n. 5: A Medieval Ceremony
v. 2 n. 5: Moe and Joe Miss the Election (with Shannan Turner)

v. 2 n. 4: E.C.A. Spring Thing

v. 2 n. 3: E.C.A. Update
v. 2 n. 3: The Stork Report

v. 2 n. 1: Poncho of Doom
v. 2 n. 1: The Stork Report
v. 2 n. 1: Hitched
v. 2 n. 1: The Fireplug Warms Up

v. 1 n. 12: Cleo Visits Ester

v. 1 n. 11: Guy Fawkes Strikes Again!
v. 1 n. 11: Artists Up to Something
v. 1 n. 11: Road Commission Meeting

v. 1 n. 10: Art and Community
v. 1 n. 10: The Ester Community Association Meeting (October 10)
v. 1 n. 10: Aha! (Catch-Up News Item for the Halibut)

v. 1 n. 9: Quadricycling Across the Country: Those Rambling Romps

v. 1 n. 8: Potato Recipes
v. 1 n. 8: The Dead Kennedys: Portrayed by the Usual Group of Warped Individuals at a Recent Hyannisport Gathering

v. 1 n. 6: The Stork Report

v. 1 n. 5: Spicy Blueberry Pie

v. 1 n. 4: The Stork Report

v. 1 n. 3: Ribs from the Old Country
v. 1 n. 3: The Stork Report

v. 1 n. 1: Stamps & Slots
v. 1 n. 1: Lobskovs "Stew"

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