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Columns & Sections

Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
Our New Summer Image at the Alaska Scapegoat Ranch
by Wilkins Micawber, prop.

Book Review
Chuck D.
Charles Darwin: the Naturalist Who Started a Scientific Revolution
by Cyril Aydon
review by David A. James

New Books at the John Trigg Ester Library
library news by D. Helfferich

Calendar of Events

Cartoons
Germans should be grateful
by Hans Mölders

The Interior Republicans Address the Fiscal Crisis
by Dan Darrow

Editorial
Missing the Point

Firebreak
by Sarah Wolfe

Letters to the Editor
Thela Clayton
Edmund
Dirk Nelson
Robert M. Kahler

poetry
"July"
by Doreen Fitzgerald

The Postal News
All Wet: Well Fundraiser
public announcement

June Open House with DOT
meeting report by D. Helfferich

Victuals & Drink
Guys in the Kitchen
party wings
by Ann DeLong

Video Dreamland
notes on Gregory Peck, Katharine Hepburn, and Hume Cronyn

Rabbit Proof Fence
Adaptation
The Guru
The Recruit
About Schmidt
Night at the Golden Eagle
reviews by Thela Clayton

FEATURES

A Dead Salute to Progress
text and photos by Monique Musick

Boot Hill, in the Ferry Hills near Healy, had one of the most spectacular views of Denali on the northern side of the Alaska Range—or it used to, until the Intertie added its monument to progress there.

The Facts About Our Oil Dependency
by Richard Seifert

Where we would be today had conservation and fuel efficiency trends continued the way they had in the 1970s and '80s.

The Fourth of July Parade Awards
by D. Helfferich, photos by Sherri Schleiter

Awards awarded, participants, and commentary by one of the judges.

Happy Days Are Here Again
by Ross Coen, of Fairbanks MediaWatch

Localized coverage of complex national or international events can result in a distorted picture when it is favored over comprehensive reporting.

Independence Day Vote on ECA Resolutions
by D. Helfferich

Members of the Ester Community Association voted July 4 on three resolutions first proposed at the spring 2003 meeting.

Let the Sunshine In
by D. Helfferich

Outhouse renovation at the Ester Community Park.

Watercolor—An Enduring Society
by Terry Glendinning

A history and profile of the Fairbanks Watercolor Society.

What Your Blood Says About Your Health
by Amy Williamson, ND

Blood tests don't have to be cryptic. The author explains what all those capital letters mean and describes which tests describe what, and why a test might be useful.

Winners of the Firefighters Challenge
public announcement

More Fourth of July event awards.

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