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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Summer at the Scapegoat Ranch
Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Review
Dark Insights
The Name of the World
Seek: Reports from the Edges of America and Beyond
by Denis Johnson
reviews by David A. James

Calendar of Events

Cartoon
One State Under Frank
Ari Fleischer

by Dan Darrow

Editorial
Litterbugs and Community Spirit

Letters to the Editor
Kathleen Ragan
Tryntje Helfferich

Pet Potpourri
Animal Senses and Pain
by D. Jean Battig, DVM

poetry
"Tolovana Hot Springs Allotment/Cabin Protection"
by Brent & Todd Johnson, A175

The Postal News
Library Wowsa! Mysteries Galore!
by D. Helfferich

Ray's View from the Lump

Video Dreamland
The Corsican Brothers
From Hell
Kate and Leopold
Monster's Ball
Orange County
reviews by Thela Clayton

FEATURES

The Chena Ridge Road
by Niilo Koponen

The origins of the Chena Ridge Road, and the advantages of getting stuck.

The Color of Money
by John McWhorter

The new European currency in Paris.

Fourth of July Parade Bribes & Awards
by D. Helfferich

Photos, and who bribed the judges with what to get which.

I'm On the Hunt
by Jeffrey A. Rogers

The pro-car collection just keeps on growing.

Simpson's Speech at the Park
paraphrased and excerpted by D. Helfferich

Simpson's way with words and compliments at the grand opening of the new playground equipment installation: three and a half feet worth.

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