FEATURES 100 Years of Going Postal
by D. Helfferich The celebration for the Ester Post Office's centennial of serving the arts and mines of Ester was a grand success, with postal dignitaries and Ester denizens turning out for cake, art, and speeches.
Fall Classic '06
by "Bonecrusher" Billington Three teams started off the Ester Football League season: Team Duke, Team Geiger, and Team Dog.
Growing Spuds in the Deep Freeze
by LJ Evans Two local potato growers, John and Jo Papp, have been growing their spuds in the Tanana Valley for nigh-on fifty years, and they've got it down.
The Missionary Position: On Iraq
opinion by Neal Matson We are in a hole in Iraq and need to stop digging. Of course, that won't happen until we have honest and intelligent leadership in Washington, but we should be considering peaceful exit strategies just the same.
On the Rumsfeld Resolution
opinion by Dave Valentine The resolution called for Rumsfeld's resignation, but didn't gain a majority of the assembly's votes. It did, however, get national attention and raise important issues on the war, the role of local government, and the accountability of our elected and appointed officials, and generated unprecedented public testimony, most of it in favor of the resolution.
Republicans Give in to Bush, Betray America
opinion by Thom Hartmann The author discusses how the Military Commisions Act affects our freedom and provides a history of a basic right: Our senators were presented with an opportunity to uphold the fundamental human right known as habeas corpus. It was a contest between protecting the president and protecting the Constitution, but the Republican senators flinched, and made sure that George W. Bush could not be prosecuted for violations of habeas corpus in our overseas concentration camps and prisons.
Running for State Office
by C.R. Stice and D. Helfferich Four interviews with candidates for state office: Joe Thomas, the Democrat running for Senate District D; David Guttenberg, running for re-election to State House for District 8, and his Republican challenger, Jason Crawford; and Ethan Berkowitz, running for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket.
Saving Ester
speech by Deirdre Helfferich at the postal centennial celebration How Ester saved the post office (several times) and how the post office saved Ester.
A Sea of Potential: Alaska Could Be a World Leader in Ocean Power
by Brian Yanity As any mariner knows, the oceans are packed full of energy. Alaska's ocean waters could provide huge amounts of power, the most promising technologies being tidal power and wave energy electric generation.
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