The Ester Republic

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

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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Scapegoat Futures--The Emerging Market. News from the Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
by Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Reviews
The Great Terrorist, Revisited
Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million
by Martin Amis
review by
David A. James

December 6
December 6
by Martin Cruz Smith
review by Carla Helfferich

Calendar of Events

Cartoon
Daddy Ventriloquist
by Dan Darrow

Editorial
Surreality

Firebreak
column by Sarah Wolfe

How I See It
column by Jean Lester

Letter to the Editor
Carla Helfferich, a.k.a. Ol' Ma

poetry
"Cornered in Town on the Brink of Spring"
by Doreen Fitzgerald

untitled haiku
untitled haiku
haiku by I.Q.

"Aphrodite's Mouth"
"Prolepsis"

by Birch Pavelsky

The Postal News
Off the Floor!
library news by D. Helfferich

Website Update
by D. Helfferich

Ray's View from the Lump

Video Dreamland
Ghost Ship
8 Mile
John, John in the Sky
Red Dragon
Chilly Dogs
Maid in Manhattan
Big Trouble
movie reviews by Thela Clayton

FEATURES

An Award-Winning Paper!
by D. Helfferich, proud publisher

Dan Darrow won first place for Best Editorial Cartoon at the Alaska Press Club's 2002 Awards Banquet this April.

Destination: Dune Lake
by Dave Hyland

A guy trip via snowmachine.

God and Santa
by Captain R. Bad

My personal path to religious enlightenment involved Santa, the movie The Ten Commandments, Sunday school, and catechism class.

It's All About Patterns
by Ross Coen, Fairbanks MediaWatch

If you watch a single TV news broadcast, or pick up a single edition of the local newspaper, it may be difficult to find evidence of bias or sloppy reporting.

Local Roads and the DOT: An Update on Funds, Paths, and Paving
by Shannon McCarthy, DOT&PF Information Officer, Northern Region

Plans for local roads, including the Parks Highway, Henderson Road, and Ester Dome Road.

Osteoarthritis--Natural Help for Joint Pain
by Dr. Amy Williamson, RN, ND

Supplements and lifestyle changes may help.

Snooping, Secrecy, and Suspicion: Privacy and Information After 9/11
How the New Laws Affect What Government Can Find Out and You Can't
by June Pinnell-Stephens

A librarian lays it on the line: what the USA PATRIOT Act and other new laws will mean for your civil liberties and privacy, and what you can do about it.

Trails Commission Meets in Ester
by
D. Helfferich

The commission met at Hartung Hall on May 13th and explained how to apply for recognition of trails in the Borough Comprehensive Recreational Trail Plan.

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