FEATURES & COLUMNS The Cross-China Culture Crash
by Ellen Mitchell Three members of the Fairbanks Youth Symphony went with the Anchorage Youth Symphony on a trip across China in summer 2010. Mitchell describes their adventures with excerpts from her journal: Anchorage, Seoul, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong.
From the Desk of Joe Vogler, Part 2
The Long View, by Ross Coen The development of Vogler's political philosphy, culminating in his founding of the Alaskan Independence Party, is revealed in his letters to the editor.
The Future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis At election time in America, medical programs get attacked with emotion-laden terms that have little to do with the actual functioning or value of the programs they purport to describe.
How to Make Ice in Alaska
by Joe Geiss, the Ester Ice Czar Great ice on the rink was the effort of many hours, many people, and the Ester Ice-ERRR.
KRFF: Community Radio for Fairbanks
by D. Helfferich Fairbanks Open Radio has received its broadcast license; now it has three years to get on the air.
The Missionary Position on God in America
by Neal Matson Public television's recent tripartite miniseries on religion in the United States overlooked the thousands of years of our indigenous people's relationship to God. It did provoke thought on civil rights in this country, however.
The Value of Buying Local: A Look Inside the Fairbanks Food Co-op
by Edge Fuentes The members of the Fairbanks Food Co-op are following in the footsteps of cooperatives around the world and from hundreds of years ago: businesses that are owned by an involved community.
Winter: the Time for Sobering Thoughts
A Conspiracy of Ravens, by Richard Seifert It's possible that we are something special. Then again, we may not be. Either way, it's a sobering thought.
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