The Ester Republic

the national rag of the people's republic of ester independent

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Columns & Sections

Book Review
Resistance is Futile
Resistance
by Barry Lopez
book review
by
David A. James

Calendar of Events

Cartoon
divine intervention
by Jamie Smith

classified ad

Editorial
The Butt of the Joke, or,
Showers, Flurries, and Ducks with Legs

Index of the Absurd

Letters to the Editor
Paul Beals
Sonja Benson
Carla Helfferich

poetry
"What News from the Front, Patriot?"
by Michael Welsh

"In Lieu of a Postcard: A Prose Poem from Fairbanks, Alaska"
by Alys Culhane

Postal News
Obituary
Quinault

Poetry Dredge
public announcement

Ray's View from the Lump

Victuals & Drink
The Deft Palate
It's All Greek to Me
restaurant review
by
Mary Haley

Video Dreamland
I Heart Huckabees
What the 'Bleep' Do We Know?
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Shaun of the Dead
movie reviews
by
Thela Clayton

FEATURES

Airport Insecurity
by A. Roland Stone

Word shortages and sneaker searches at Fairbanks International Airport.

Arsenic Levels in Well Water
Ester's Arsenic, part two
by Dru Heskin

Standards for safe drinking, and levels detected in local water sources.

Awards Again!
by
D. Helfferich, proud publisher

We won an award at the Alaska Press Club Conference for our editorial cartoons for the third straight year, and another for editorial writing!

Home Country
by Slim Randles

The joys of a simple car part.

IME's Second Plant Show
photos by Leah Hill

The April 9 opening was packed with people and plants; with literature from Calypso Farm, the UAF Experiment Farm, and the Cooperative Extension Service; and with paintings, pottery, embroidery, and other types of springy art.

Limerick Contest Results
by
D. Helfferich

A captain was drunk on the deck...

"Peak Oil" is Upon Us
by Stuart Kunkle

The peak of oil production is coming soon, and will mean significant changes in our industrial culture.

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