FEATURES & COLUMNS Bribery Strikes Ester Parade
a.k.a. a normal Fourth of July parade in Ester, by Lisa Sporleder A well-bribed judge shares tales of what won the big prizes--and what did not.
The Community-Supported Farm: Fresh Local Food Direct to You
by Layton Guenther, Calypso Farm apprentice One way that communities fight back against industrial agriculture and the lack of freshness and variety in the standard food emporium is to work with farmers to create CSAs.
Dose of Reality: Obama and McCain on Health Care
by Neil Davis Neither of the two presidential candidates is really addressing health care, but Obama has a better plan, even so.
The Ester Thought Posse Report
June 2008 Deepa tones it down, sort of: she still has plans for Ester, though.
Garden Variety, or, Seeds of Change
Outpost Agriculture, by Philip A. Loring Seed saving is experiencing a bit of a renaissance. Here in Alaska, that's an important way to develop new garden varieties tailored for our unique growing conditions, especially since most previous variety development was aimed at commercial, large-scale industrial agriculture.
The Long View: The Austrian skier, the German archaeologist, and the country that sees subversives everywhere
by Ross Coen Reinhard Neuhueser's recent horrific encounter with a too-enthusiasic and xenophobic immigration department in Seattle might seem like only a post-9/11 aberration, but sadly, it's not. This Kafakaesque situation has its parallel with the experience of another foreign-born Alaska resident: Otto Geist.
The Missionary Position on Christianity in China
opinion by Neal Matson China's policy on churches doesn't look so unreasonable when you look at it, especially when you compare what church leaders in the US like James Dobson get away with.
Rafting the Tanana, 1967: The trip that helped inspire the Great Tanana Raft Classic
by Neal Brown Before the Raft Race, there was the raft float: a leisurely trip down the Tanana with the Commodore and the Boy Scout for crew.
The Tale of a Palestinian Journalist: "Do you have love in your culture?"
by Dahr Jamail The contrast between the experiences of the two journalists who received the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Award could not have been more stark.
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