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The Bottle Let Me Down
Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water
by Peter Gleick
review by David A. James

Cartoons
"Rep. Don Young: 'Olympia'"
"TSA"
"Nobel Peace Paper"
"Sputnik Moment"
by Jamie Smith

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Sproingg!

Letter to the Editor
Christiana Wright

Movie Reviews
Movies from the Mile-High City
RED
Jumper
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Cedar Rapids
Green Hornet
Unstoppable
by Keely Buchanan

The Postal News
A Chronicler Lost
by Scott W. Allen

John Haines, 1924-2011
by Ross Coen

Ray's View from the Lump

Victuals & Drink
BBQ Chicken Pizza
by Kate Billington

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Frostbitten in Fairbanks
Dr. Geyeges' Guide for the Perplexed

Selling your soul may be more difficult than you think.

Hygge: The Magnificent Obsessions of Alaska Life
a Conspiracy of Ravens, by Rich Seifert

The Scandinavian concept of hygge fits right in with the new type of net-zero-energy housing now emerging in Alaska construction.

The Missionary Position on Watson
by Neal Matson

Watson's intelligence shows us a new future straight out of science fiction novels.

Sheep and the History of the World
by Susan Willsrud

Sheep, widely believed to be the first domesticated animal, are the theme of the April show at the Annex, along with wool.

Taiwan's Unique Health Care System
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis

Prior to 1955, only 55 percent of Taiwan's citizens had health insurance. Now, everyone is covered, and the administrative cost is the lowest in the world. The total cost of health care is 6 percent of their GDP (in the US it's 17 percent). The transition took only two years.

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