The Ester Republic

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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Annual Scapegoat Achievement Awards
by Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Reviews
From A Distance
Beyond: Visions of the Interplanetary Probes
by Michael Benson
by David A. James

Calendar of Events

Cartoon
Condoleeza Testifies
by Dan Darrow

Editorial
Come and Look

Letters to the Editor
Janet Beasley
Jeanne Laurencelle
Adam Meahan Ohlfahrt
Rich Seifert
Kurt Wold

poetry
"Slush on the Sidewalk"
by Shanna Karella

The Postal News
Alaska Northern Forest Cooperative
public announcement

ECA Burnout Fund
public announcement

ECA Meeting Its Usual Rumpusoid Self: Draftees, Czars, a Couple of Mayors, and Ester's First National Holiday
by D. Helfferich

Obituary
Gretta Bean
by Craig & Amy

Stork Report
Connor Lawrence Musick
by D. Helfferich

Sustainable Alaska
public announcement

What's Happening at Calypso
by Susan Willsrud

Ray's View from the Lump

Video Dreamland
Cold Creek Manor
Pieces of April
Behind the Red Door
School of Rock
The Secret Lives of Dentists
Northfork
movie reviews
by Thela Clayton

FEATURES

Art in Public Places
story & photos by Terry Glendinning

A mosaic and a wall relief at Hunter Elementary School were funded with the 1% for Art in Public Places Program, which manifests the belief that the arts are an integral part of a healthy culture.

Borough Land Developments in Ester
by Devta Khalsa

Emma Creek East, slated for development this spring, and Emma Creek West, soon to follow, are only the first of numerous potential land dispersals in the Ester area. Development is inevitable, but we can be involved in the future of our community, and keep Ester a place we enjoy.

Culture Day in Fairbanks
by D. Helfferich

Reviews of paintings by Nancy Burnham and Tina Shih at Well Street Art Company, food at the Pomegranate Café, photographs by Monique Musick there, and a concert by Ani DiFranco, all in the same day.

The Desperate Plight of Iraqi Women under US Occupation
story & photos by Dahr Jamail

Our Baghdad correspondent interviews two translators who risk their lives trying to help people communicate. These and other women in Iraq find that, for them, life since the occupation has grown far more dangerous.

Easter Slush Bowl '04
by "Bonecrusher" Billington, photos by Jean Davies

The last game of the Ester Football League's season was perfect for snowburns. There were even cheerleaders!

No Respite from the Violence
weblog entry by Dahr Jamail, reprinted from the NewStandard

Getting out of Fallujah with his skin intact, Jamail finds that Baghdad isn't much better. And the situation is getting worse.

A Tale of Two Countries: A Spanish Lesson for America
by Liam Wescott

A fable that isn't: Spain's response to lies from its government could provide the citizens of the US with an example to follow.

The Unsuspecting Campus
by Ross Coen, Fairbanks MediaWatch

The lack of adequate warning to the public in the wake of a kidnapping could have led to dire consequences. Both the campus and the local media failed in their responsibility to keep students and the public at large informed of danger.

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