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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Scapegoating in the Dark Times
by Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Reviews
Staff Picks

Big Sky Mind: Buddhism and the Beat Generation
Carole Tonkinson, editor
The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero
by Robert Kaplan
The Meaning of It All
by Richard Feynman
Cannibals in the Cabin
by Mark Twain
Unleashed
by Amy Hempel and Jim Shepard
Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book
by Pete Seeger
reviews by David A. James

Calendar of Events

Corrections

Firebreak
column by Sarah Wolfe

Guest Editorial
A Change for the Right
by Mark G. Simpson

Letter to the Editor
Matthew Reckard

Video Dreamland
Reign of Fire
Murder by Numbers
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Lakeboat
Spring Forward
reviews by Thela Clayton

Web Feet
www.teoma.com
www.triggerstreet.com
www.sfgate.com/columnists/carroll
www.networkforgood.com
reviews by C.B. & Gromit

FEATURES

Disputing Corporate Personhood
by Russell deForest

The role of corporations: what they should and shouldn't be, and the danger in treating corporations as 'persons.'

Holiday Overview
by Monique Musick

Christmas and New Year's in Ester.

Pakistan vs. Alaska: Environmental Concerns
by Doug Kuzmiak

Alaska and the country of Pakistan have some interesting parallels in their environmental issues.The author explores Rohtas Fort near Islamabad, sanitation and outhouses, and wildlife preservation and poaching.

Pay Up!
public announcement

It's been a dollar for a year...

Protesting the Patriot Act
by Dirk Nelson

What didn't get passed in Congress over the last several years is now in a position to threaten the freedom of Americans.

Snow Bowl 2003
by Monique Musick

Exciting tie game resulted in a pink asterisk.

Teach-In Overview
public announcement

Preview of January 18 event: Dr. Martin Luther King, the war on Iraq, Noam Chomsky, Internet security & snooping, a review of civil liberties & the ACLU.

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