FEATURES & COLUMNS And Thus Spake the Wizard of Lomborg
A Parable from the Consipiracy of Ravens, by Rich Seifert It came to pass that The Lords of the Northern Realm held a privy council (what else?) in which they considered how it was that the people had come to suspect that all was not a fairy tale in the Great Land. And so they brought a Great Young Wizard to speak to the people.
Diet: n. One's usual food and drink.
Outpost Agriculture, by Philip A. Loring Is fresher, organic, "natural" food more nutritious?
Dose of Reality: Beware Health Savings Accounts
by Neil Davis Many employers are promoting health savings accounts, but look into it closely before choosing this type of plan: it may not be the bargain it seems.
The Ester Thought Posse Report
April 2008 An Indian Valley Girl peeks and speaks.
Filming the First Great Tanana Raft Classic
by Larry Sweet We were an expert film crew: after all, we'd spent many nights on Ester Dome with specialized, low-light level television cameras photographing the aurora, and many more in the field preparing to film rocket launches at Poker Flat. Were we not an excellent group to immortalize this great Alaskan sporting event? Well, er.
Fire Station Groundbreaking Ceremony
by Hans Mölders From the politicos to the founders, everybody was there to see a bit of dirt overturned with those golden shovels.
Gettin' Lucky at Chitina
by Elzbeth Adams It was just a little trip in a little boat to catch a few fish—except when it's a death-dealing river full of ice-cold silty water, getting a season's limit of salmon can be a bit, well, exhilarating.
In Defense of the Lunatics
by Mary Wagner Those winter bicyclists are loons. Er, wait—no, they, I mean I, just love to ride.
The Long View: the Little Guys and the Big Fellows
part 2 of 3 by Ross Coen In September 1969, the State of Alaska held and oil and gas lease sale that catapulted Alaska into an era of fabulous wealth--but roughly 150 Alaskans watched their personal fortunes slip away because of it.
The Missionary Position on God Damning America
opinion by Neal Matson This old squarehead thinks it interesting that Joe Vogler can say what Reverend Wright cannot.
On Thin Ice: As Climate Change Melts Polar Ice, a New World Emerges
by Barry S. Zellen The Age of the Arctic, proclaimed better than two decades ago by arctic scholar Oran Young, may finally be emerging from under the cover of the melting arctic ice sheet.
The Printed Word: A Cultural Modifier
Live Free or Die, part 12, by Kate Billington The fact that the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press are listed separately in the First Amendment is no accident, even though these freedoms of expression are intertwined and very similar.
Third Thursday: Summer Business in Ester
by D. Helfferich The businesses of Ester are mobilizing to prepare for a summer season without the Ester Gold Camp. First order of business? Planting Day! And the third one? An Ester Market Day!
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