FEATURES & COLUMNS Does Exorcism Really Work?
Dr. Geyges' Guide for the Perplexed Sarah in Santa Cruz brings up the question of Chinese demons.
Ester Bartender
by Bedroll I first noticed her behind the bar in Ester. She was in that oversized root cellar, the Red Garter. Bringing beer to men was not her career goal.
Ester Gets the Dough to Do Good
by D. Helfferich Four local nonprofits were given grants to do good things for the community: Calypso Farm & Ecology Center, the Ester Community Association, the Ester Volunteer Fire Department, and the John Trigg Ester Library.
The Great Dilemma of Choosing Your Future
A Conspiracy of Ravens, by Richard Seifert Being human means having foresight. It doesn't necessarily mean that we use that foresight well. In the case of the most sustainably harvested, most productive wild salmon fishery in the world, we're being faced with a choice of possible futures—so will we choose wisely?
The Missionary Position on DNA and Divine Justice
by Neal Matson It turns out that the most "human" among us are Africans—while people from Europe and Asia show traces of Neandertal genes.
Severe Days on the Copper and the Tanana
The Long View, by Ross Coen Henry T. Allen went where no man had gone before, back in 1885.
Something Fishy in Anchorage: A Provider Preferred by Whom?
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis A fishy announcement from Alaska's new health insurance broker, Wells Fargo, required a response. Mainly, because the cost savings figures looked all wrong.
State of Nature
by Barry S. Zellen Many years ago, I lived down in the Mackenzie Delta, wearing the hat of a small-town journalist. It was the coolest job in the world.
When It Rains…
Outpost Agriculture, by Philip A. Loring Salt is a central feature of the human diet.
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