FEATURES Dose of Reality: The Certificate of Need Issue
by Neil Davis The current Certificate of Need controversy with regard to approval for medical facilities needs to be considered in the context of a much larger and more fundamental controversy: our society's view of the proper role of health care. Is it a human right, or a privilege? The United States seems to be ambivalent on this.
An Errant Odyssey: Three Siblings and the War that Came Between Them
part one of two, retold by Roger Freed The Dern family, like many, was torn apart by World War II, but unlike most, two American boys found themselves drafted into the German military due to an ill-timed vacation. Many years later, one of them met the Alaskan sister he never knew he had.
Less is More: Energy Efficiency in Alaska
part two of three by Brian Yanity Electric appliances, demand-side management of the power grid, efficient lighting, diesel engine efficiency, cogeneration, and recycling are all ways to improve energy conservation. However, the state's energy policymakers have traditionally underestimated the importance and benefits of energy efficiency measures.
The Long View: Marathon Fever
by Ross Coen Long-distance running contests have a much longer history than the 45-year Equinox Marathon's existence.
The Missionary Position on Some Cavemen
opinion by Neal Matson A few pointed comments on Homo habilis and H. erectus, and their intellectual equivalents, H. ludicrous and H. ignoramus.
Outpost Agriculture: "Here We Grow Again"
by Philip A. Loring Remember when researchers told us that Big Macs caused cancer? McDonald's food safety spokewswoman claims that the company is in a unique position, because of its global purchasing power, to bring safe and nutritious food to the world. This, however, is based on the premise that food is inherently unsafe, and only a large-scale, corporate-industrial model of food production can save us.
Take Five: Self-Incrimination
Live Free or Die, part 6
by Hannah Hill The 5th amendment is perhaps best known for the right not to incriminate oneself, interpreted most famously in the Miranda case. It was Freeborn John Lilburne, a radical Englishman living in the 1600s, whose life and writings were influential in this case.
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