The Ester Republic

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Calendar of Events

Classified Ads

Editorial
Weird Parallels in Art and Politics

Fire Break
column by Kyle Carrington

How I See It
column by Jean Lester

Judie's Gems
aquamarine and bloodstone
column by Judie Gumm

poetry
"Otherday"
by Sonja Benson

The Postal News
The Stork Report
Marina Storm Stewart-Candler-Davis
by D. Helfferich

TEOTWAWKI
Politico-Financial Musings
by Mark Simpson

Victuals & Drink
Hot Dogma
by Anita MacDonald with research by Sasha Reames

Ribs from the Old Country
by D. Helfferich

FEATURES

The Discovery of Gold on Ester Creek
by Matt Reckard

Jack Mihalcik was a well-known Ester miner in the early days.

Esteria Tails (or, All My Animals)
by Paddy Puma

Bestial gossip.

Making Friends with Mr. Sun
by Jeffrey A. Rogers

Solar panels, a wind generator, and a gas-powered generator provide electricity to the Rogers, who live a mile past the nearest power pole.

Mushing in Ester
by Todd M. Hoener

How the magazine of dog mushing got its start, right here in Ester.

Photo Essay: Nature & Housing
story and photos by Sherri Schleiter

Alternative housing in the Ester area.

The Spectator Revisited
by anonymous

Excerpts from a circa-1912 gossip column, "What the Spectator Saw on the Creeks."

Weather on the Web
by Ulises Gonzalez

Worthy websites for weather watching.

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