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Calendar of Events

Cartoons
vote for Garry Hutchison
stealth powerline
by Hans Mölders

Classified Ads

Editorial
Bribes and Prohibition

How I See It
column by Jean Lester

Measure Twice
buying art
by Amy Luick

a note on translation
Korean

Obituary
Nellie May Whilhite

The Postal News
Pure Power Update: Indoor Gardening and Composting
by Jeffrey A. Rogers

Local Et Cetera: Contest & Book
public announcement

TEOTWAWKI
Politico-Financial Musings
by Mark Simpson

Victuals & Drink
A Trip in the Crazy Mountains, with Pancakes
by Alice Orsini

FEATURES

Children's Teeth
by Barbara O'Donnell, RDH

February is Children's Dental Health Month, and children born this year may be able to live their entire lives without dental decay.

Freedom
story and photos by Sherri Schleiter

Freedom, Pennsylvania, home of the family tombstone monument company.

Men of Character, Cabbage, and International Politics
by Hans Mölders

Jörg Haider, Helmut Kohl, and other cabbageheads.

No More Chateaux and Restaurants in France and Italy
from our European correspondent, J.D. Ragan

Winter arrived with a bang here in France: winds gusting over 120 miles an hour.

Party Photos!
photos by Amy Luick and Sherri Schleiter

Photos of the Republic's Birthday Bash.

Save the Fireplug!
public announcement

The race is in danger of vanishing, but not from lack of interest on the part of mushers.

Stupor Bowl Action
photos by Nancy Sefers

Tool Mania
by Scott Allen

Big tools, little tools: collectibles all...

Transition to the Tropics
by Sue Farnham

With the vestiges of Fairbanks temperatures and long airplane flights remnant in my muscles, I step into the Bangkok night.

The Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar Squeal of Fortune
by
Richard Seifert

The proposed cash-out of the Permanent Fund is likely to be a Whimper of Woe.

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