FEATURES The Alder Creek Regatta
photo essay by Kate Billington, Amy Cameron, and Joe Geiss Spring runoff and frozen culverts under the Parks Highway at Alder Creek, combined with a sunny day, naturally led to a bit of messing about in boats by Ester denizens.
Books, Tobacco, and Civilization
The Long View, by Ross Coen The Fairbanks library got its start in 1908 with help from a Philadelphia banker and philanthropist—a man who appreciated a good smoke.
Dragonflies
by Peter Pierson The place of our family's summer is a cabin in northern Minnesota. There my grandmother showed me something I could not believe.
The Ester Market: Season 2
by D. Helfferich The Ester Village Farmers' & Craft Market is back--and this time every week!
Gagging the Truth about Corruption in the War on Terror
A Conversation with Sibel Edmonds, FBI Whistleblower, by Isaac Paris Research for a book on people who had been persecuted for their views and fought for free speech led to an interview with former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds, whose attempts to expose corruption, incompetence, and perhaps espionage in the Middle Eastern languages department led to her firing, the gagging of herself and Congress by the Executive Branch, and still no accountability for those responsible.
Massachusetts' Failed Experiment with Health Care Reform
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis Much touted as a model for Alaska and the rest of the nation to follow, the Massachusetts Health Reform Law of 2006 has proven to be a failure. Not only has the reform failed to improve access to health care and reduce costs in Massachusetts, it has made the situation worse on both counts.
A New Adventure: Community and Volunteering
by Jackie Dagger What enables communities to grow and survive? Community thrives off of the common interests of individuals and their willingness to volunteer and raise funds locally.
Private Prisons in Alaska: A History of Corruption
by Frank Smith What's the connection between the legislature and for-profit prisons? Old friends: Bill Allen of VECO, and Bill Weimar of Allvest. Where are those legislators now? Doing time.
Walkout at Goldstream General Store
by Jean McDermott There's something odd going on in my neighborhood.
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