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Book Reviews & Library News
The Future's So Bright…
$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gas Will Change Our Lives for the Better
by Christopher Steiner
The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today's Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure Tomorrow
by Peter Tertzakian
reviews by David A. James

Cartoons

"Tea Party Icons"
by Dan Darrow

"Tidy Cat Zen"
by Bethany Eisenman

"Sound Science"
by Jamie Smith

Editorial
Common Sense at the North Star Borough

Movies from the Mile-City
All About Steve
My Best Friend's Girl
Nights in Rodanthe
Babylon AD
GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra
movie reviews by Keely Buchanan

poetry
"Bethlemhem Steel #68 Hot Strip Mill at Sparrows Point, Maryland"
by Gregory K. Shipman

The Postal News
Community Announcements

A Green School

FNSB Public Transport Meeting
by D. Helfferich

Road Service Update
by LJ Evans

Ray's View from the Lump

FEATURES & COLUMNS

Animals and the Tree of Good and Evil
Dr. Geyges' Guide for the Perplexed

Agnes in Alberta asks if her cat, toying with a mouse, is wicked for tormenting the odent because the first cat ate the first mouse that ate the seed of the fruit of the Tree of Good and Evil.

Are Vegetarians Green?
Outpost Agriculture, by Philip A. Loring

Is it true that humanity would be more ecologically sustainable if we all became vegetarians and vegans?

A Day for the Earth
The Long View, by Ross Coen

The original Earth Day events in Fairbanks forty years ago stood out on the national stage because of a notable teach-in speaker: Wally Hickel.

The Missionary Position on Dumbth
by Neal Matson

When did this tolerance of and insensitivity to visual violence begin?

The New Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis

Over 900 pages long, the bill covers a lot of ground and so far, few Americans actually know what is in it, despite the strong opinions about it.

On Tour in Hawaii: Ukulele Masters
by D. Helfferich, part two of two: KoAlohaUkulele

On the way to our second ukulele factory tour, we made the acquaintance of one of Hawai'i's national living treasures.

Reasserting Inuit Sovereignty
by Barry S. Zellen

Hillary Clinton gave an unexpected boost to Inuit sovereignty when she spoke up for non-state Inuit at the recent meeting in Ottawa of the Arctic Rim states Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the US.

Stumping for an Ester Bus Line: "The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease"
by Darwin Cameron

Get involved with this project: everyone probably has a good reason for a bus line or two that would link the Ester area to the Fairbanks system.

The Widening Gap: Euphemism
A Conspiracy of Ravens, by Richard Seifert

Portrayal of something as its precise opposite through its name is very useful in politics.

Zombies and the Movies
by Leah M. Hill

Zombies in the US have been all about entertainment.

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