FEATURES & COLUMNS Change in a Word
Outpost Agriculture, by Philip A. Loring One of the biggest challenges to mobilizing broad-based public support for solving environmental problems is shifting baselines—when things change gradually it is easy to forget what “normal” conditions were like even as recently as ten years ago.
Fireplug Race Revival!
by D. Helfferich The stage race that ran between Rochester's Lodge, Nenana, and Ester may return as soon as 2012, if Cody Strathe has his way.
Gold Hill Bike Path
by Roy Earnest DOT is proposing four possible plans for a bike path along Gold Hill Road.
The Hub of Irony
A Conspiracy of Ravens, by Richard Seifert It has been clear to me for a long time that I live at the hub of the universe of irony.
Local Food: Good for the Economy
by Lissa Robertson Hughes How many of us have gone to the local grocery store, spent an outrageous amount of money on a produce item, only to have it rot within a few days?
The Missionary Position on Hereafter
by Neal Matson A film, Silva Mind Control, and mutually exclusive cultural and spiritual camps.
Renaming Alaska
The Long View, by Ross Coen What's in a name? Well, a lot of stories, for one.
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid Reform
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis Conservatives tend to promote privatization of Social Security, but that definitely is not the way to maintain a cost-effective, sustainable program. Every time private industry takes over a government function, cost goes up and program quality declines.
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