FEATURES Alaska Barbies Available Now!
by Anonymous An old Internet funny about those icons of American toyland, Barbie and Ken, makes the rounds of Alaska towns, including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, North Pole—and Ester.
Ester Art Walk
by D. Helfferich A breezy overview of the Ester galleries, shops, and studios participating in Ester's first First Friday Art Walk.
High Home Energy Bills—Crisis or Opportunity?
by Andy Baker, originally published in the REAP newsletter Making a few simple changes at the Anchorage Guest House saved a whopping $100 per month in electric bills.
A Middle Way?
Reflections on David Brin on Jared Diamond
by Dwight Hales Are we going to be able to continue to enjoy living the life we to which we have become accustomed, using techno-fixes to get us out of our peak-oil and environmental jam, or will we have to make some fundamental changes in our expectations?
Overnight Halibut
by Martin Freed and Ruta Vaksys Bait vs. jigs, fog vs. sun, salmon and halibut and rockfish: it added up to a great fishing trip off Montague Island. And then there was the recipe we used in eating the fish afterward!
Planning for a Pandemic: Communities Need to Help Themselves
by Eric Forrer A member of the Juneau Airport Board went to a summit on the avian flu, influenza pandemics, and the likely scenarios and coping strategies open to Alaska.
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