FEATURES Baggies to the Rescue!
by Maggie Billington A winter recycling tip for those chemical hand warmers: extend their life without having to use them all in one go.
Bigger Business: Greed, mergers, and acquisitions
by Stephen Hannaford Anyone who pays attention to the news sees that top executives in corporate merger deals make out like bandits.
A Castle or Public Domain? Writs Begone!
Live Free or Die, part 8, by Kate Billington Writs of Assistance were a tool of tyranny in the Colonies, and James Otis, Jr., Advocate-General for the British colonial court, didn't like it one bit. He disliked it so much, in fact, this die-hard British loyalist ended up working for Bostonian merchants and laid the groundwork for the 4th Amendment.
Dose of Reality: The Difference Between Health Care and Health Insurance
by Neil Davis Its ever-increasing cost has made health care the central domestic issue in the upcoming 2008 elections. One problem with the arguments made by both Democratic and Republican candidates is a general failure to distinguish between what is meant by 'health care' and 'health insurance.'
How I See It
by Jean Lester When is a moose not a moose?
The Missionary Position on the Seventh Generation
opinion by Neal Matson Our overindustrialized world runs at a frenzied pace and enslaves us to the clock. I still remember fondly when I moved back into the Bush, and demolished my watch with a splitting maul.
Outpost Agriculture: Slow Food Wedding 2: Local v. Sustainable
by Philip A. Loring The question came up: frozen, locally caught fish, or sustainably farmed, fresh fish?
Red Alert: Privatization is trash.
by Sören Wuerth The difference between a low-income neighborhood and a high-income one is demarcated by the difference in how well the dumpsters are taken care of: private, trashy service for the poor; public, tidy service for downtown.
What We Saw Last Summer
or, a minor discourse on the espial of strange beings in the environs of the settlement of Ester
by Maggie Billington and Sandra Dauenhauer A tale of larval creep: two witnesses to a gnatty invasion of the People's Republic reveal all.
Why You Shouldn't Trust Alaska's Oil Industry
opinion by Rich Seifert, Energy Watchdog You've seen them. Your mailbox regularly fills up with these ominous oversize postcards. The oil companies spend a lot of money on these glossy, colorful threat-covered pieces, and they are full of lies.
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