FEATURES & COLUMNS Alaska-Cambodia Water Connection
by D. Helfferich Fairbanks-area man Peter Williams is one of four founders of a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing clean water to villagers in Cambodia.
Dose of Reality: Alaska Senate Bill 160: A Raid on Medicaid?
by Neil Davis The health care bill introduced by Alaska State Senator Hollis French, SB 160, will actually increase health care costs for Alaskans, and could potentially do serious financial damage to the 106,000 Alaskans who now receive Medicaid benefits.
Less is More: Transportation Energy Efficiency in Alaska
by Brian Yanity The entire world consumes over 80 million barrels of oil a day, with a quarter of this by the United States alone. About two thirds of of this is used for transportation fuel. Alaska could significantly improve its energy conservation by moving to electric and hybrid vehicles, creating pededstrian- and bicycle-friendly transportation routes, using more mass transport, and using more energy-efficient patterns of land development.
The Long View: No Blushing Here
by Ross Coen To be associated with red or pink used to be the conservative's worst nightmare; now, however, it's the color of choice. What happened?
The Missionary Position on Bells
opinion by Neal Matson I was pleasantly surprised to find that several studies showed that, in the 2000 election, states having the highest average IQs voted for Gore while those having the lowest average IQs went for his opponent.
Monopolies and Oligopolies
by Stephen Hannaford We all know about monopolies, from the Parker Brothers' famous game to the real thing. Monopoly as a business structure no longer exists in the US. Competition in a free market is the doctrine of modern economic regulation. But market domination can be just as powerful in the hands of an oligopoly, which is a model that is becoming the rule in almost every industry.
Outpost Agriculture: Chuseok
by Philip A. Loring Thanksgiving has become little more than a commodified form of what was once a harvest celebration. Other cultural forms of this autumnal holdiay, such as Chuseok and the potlatch, can revitalize our traditions and remind us of why we celebrate the blessings of the year's harvest.
A Regulated Militia, A Free Government
Live Free or Die, part 9, by Kate Billington and Hannah Hill Amendment III is not well used in our judicial history, although at the time of the Revolution, the Quartering Acts, allowing British soldiers to be housed in buildings owned by colonists (whether they were welcome or no), were known as the "Intolerable Acts." The Third Amendment was one of the least contested amendments. These days, however, it is the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights that most people are familiar with--and argue about.
Turkeygate
byRaif Kennedy The EFL Turkey Bowl was almost a draw, until some ruthless underhanded treachery began to surface in the second half.
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