Columns & Sections

Book Review
Books on the Taliban
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism
by Ahmed Rashid
The Taliban: War, Religion, and the New Order in Afghanistan
by Peter Marsden
reviews by David A. James

Calendar of Events

Cartoons
U.S. military arms sales
new security measures
by Jamie Smith

Editorial
Yellow and Blue in the Homeland

Firebreak
column by J.D. Ragan

Measure Twice
appliances
by Amy Luick

The Postal News
Phone Books
The Irregular's Guide to the Care and Feeding of the Ester Republic
public announcemnts

Pulling the Scales
The Helen Scale of Beauty
by S.A. Tyre

FEATURES

About Terrorism
by Hans Mölders

It took me awhile to respond to the terror attacks of September 11th. I grew up in a time in Germany where we were exposed to left wing terrorism all over western Europe.

Drinking With Buildings
by Carla Helfferich

For someone who's swilled beer with the old Fairbanks crew, it's startling to find out one's been drinking with buildings.

The EVFD's Annual Meeting and Other Firey News
by J.D. Ragan

Door prizes and awards for medics and firefighters.

Fall Ester Community Association Meeting
by D. Helfferich

Library Cat
by D. Helfferich

The feline foundling is still around, getting fat at the library.

Philippines: War
by LJ Evans

The impact of 9/11 on the Philippines.

White Gold: Ores, Cars, and Airs
by Jeffrey A. Rogers

A stinky ride with two overly polite fellow travelers on the way north to White Gold.

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