Recycling & Conservation FEATURES Abominable Voting
by Richard Seifert A critique of votes by Don Young. The report card of congressional votes is an excellent public service, but the votes themselves reveal what is happening in the chicanery-filled halls of Congress.
Confessions of a Draftee, or, How I Learned to Love the Army
by Don Murphy The author was up for the draft not once but twice, at opposite ratings on the draftee scale. Achoo!
Divers Show Up
by Nancy Burnham Three local dumpster divers show their art at Hartung Hall: Deirdre Helfferich, Hans Mölders, and Jeff Rogers. It was quite the trip to the candy store!
The Female Abu Ghraib Detainees: Rape and Beatings in Prison, Murder or Suicide on Release
by Dahr Jamail The consequences of imprisonment in this infamous place of torture are grave indeed for women.
Hybrid Autos in Alaska, or, The Saga of a Toyota Prius, Part I
by Richard Seifert A review of how a hybrid car functions in the deep of an Alaskan winter: not bad!
Passing Gas
by John D. Lyle A half-baked energy policy and half-cooked lentils both produce unsatisfying results: a look at SUVs, oil tariffs, and wind power.
Weatherization Continues to be Misunderstood and Underfunded
by Todd Hoener The Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program is the foundation and inspiration for the much-ballyhooed Cold Climate Housing Research testing lab, but it's getting short shrift.
We're Heeeere...
by Jeanne Laurencelle The Gay Pride Parade in Fairbanks featured a former mayor, a gathering not very distinguishable from my church picnic three weeks ago, and two (count them) fundamentalist Christian protestors.
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