FEATURES & COLUMNS A Conspiracy of Ravens: On the Thought of Being "Left Behind"
by Rich Seifert So, what will all those Raptured Christians do with their stuff when they are removed from this Earth?
Dose of Reality: John McCain's Health Care Plan
by Neil Davis Presidential contender John McCain's proposals for health care reform are cloaked in nice-sounding verbiage, but don't be fooled—the intent is really to benefit the for-profit health insurance industry by freeing it from government regulation, and that's not a good thing.
The Ester Thought Posse Report
August 2008 It's the water that makes the party so successful.
Fair Share
Outpost Agriculture, by Philip A. Loring I never thought it was possible, but I am absolutely sick and tired of eating greens.
Growing Plants without Soil
by Rayna Nelson I worked at Pike's Waterfront Lodge this summer in the greenhouse there, learning about hydroponiccs and teaching ducks to swim.
HR 676: A Single Payer System?
a response to Dr. Davis by Philip Traum While I sympathise with Dr. Davis on his issues with both the quality of health care and the insurance industry's reluctance to fully fund health care costs, I believe he is deluded in his assertion that a single-payer system is the proper solution.
Iraq: Students Fail, Like So Much Else
by Ali al-Fadhily and Dahr Jamail The chaos and violence in Iraq is taking its toll on students' ability to attend classes, study, and pass exams..
The Long View: Won't Get Fooled Again!
by Ross Coen Really. After twenty-0three development proposals and three decades of stalling on the undeveloped Point Thomson oil and gas field, the state is prepared to revoke Exxon's leases. So how does the saying go?
The Missionary Position on Revolutions
opinion by Neal Matson I've been teaching citizenship classes to immigrants, which has put me in mind of revolutions of all sorts, from the Revolutionary War to the Green Revolution.
Multiple Intelligence Found at Calypso Farm
by Patty Meritt Observations on a borough assembly work session, in which the Land Management department, headed by Mr. Costello, gave a presentation on the department and its funding sources: land sales, among others.
Protesting Palin
photos by Bob Mikol of the Fairbanks protest September 10. Rest in Peace: Liber ty, Justice, and Freedom (for if they aren't dead yet, they soon will be)
by FlicTheBic Fifty-two years ago my father fled ahead of the police in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolution. Watching the raids that took place in St. Paul during the Republican National Convention makes me realize that I may have to re-enact my father's flight, albeit in the other direction.
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