The Ester Republic

the national rag of the people's republic of ester independent

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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Irony, God, and Scapegoats: Insider Tips
by Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Reviews
Bugs
Mosquito: A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe
by Andrew Spielman and Michael D'Antonio
Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections
by Madeline Drexler
The Coming Plague
by Laurie Garrett
Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
by Laurie Garrett
reviews by David A. James

The Past and Future Security Agency: Staats Sicherheits Dienst (State Security Agency) and the Department of Homeland Security
The File
by Timothy Garton Ash
review by Richard Seifert

Calendar of Events

Cartoons
Miss Governor Pageant
by Dan Darrow

Classified Ad

Editorial
Alaskans for Global Warming--Maybe

Firebreak
column by Sarah Wolfe

Letters to the Editor
Doug Kuzmiak
Jeffrey A. Rogers

poetry
"Elementary Music"
"
Vaya Con Dios"
by Doreen Fitzgerald

The Postal News
Banned Books and Other Excitement
by Peggy Dunwoodie

The Stork Report
Ava Nehlsen Yurchak
by D. Helfferich

Victuals & Drink
A Thanksgiving Experiment in Pink
by D. Helfferich

Video Dreamland
The Royal Tenenbaums
Death to Smoochy
Italian for Beginners
Panic Room
Life or Something Like It
Monsters, Inc.
Dancer in the Dark
Frailty
Showtime
movie reviews by Thela Clayton

Web Feet
www.flightarrivals.com
www.agameaday.com
www.kartoo.com
http://entnemdpt.ifas.ufl.edu/proverbs.htm
reviews by C.B. & Gromit

FEATURES

A Community Thanksgiving
photos by Ruben Clayton

Fresh Crane: $3.99/lb
by D. Helfferich

An update on the birdnapping: international implications?

A Musickal Wedding
photos by Monique Musick, story by D. Helfferich

Richard Musick and Felicia de Heus tied the knot!

Postelection Musings Part I: Is Downhill Necessarily a Bad Direction?
by Carla Helfferich

The electorate proved P.T. Barnum's dictum once again, but maybe bankrupting the state isn't a bad idea.

Webby Progression
by D. Helfferich

The website proceeds onward, with table of contents pages, a healthy hit rate, and lots of useful information.

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