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Columns & Sections

Book Reviews & Library News
The Ramayana
by Ramesh Menon
review by David A. James

Temporary Upcoming Closure of the JTEL
by D. Helfferich

Calendar of Events

Cartoons
The Passion of the Rumsfeld
Stupor Ralph
by Dan Darrow

the passion of the environmentalist
by Jamie Smith

corrections to the previous edition

Editorial
The Means Define the Ends

Firebreak
by Sarah Wolfe

Letter to the Editor
Couch Potato Salad
Diane Swanson

poetry
"A Healing Prayer"
"On Hearing of Mother's Failing Health"

by Cam Leonard

"Cleanup Day"
by Ruth Murphy

"Awakening"
by Scott Allen

"The Top of the World from inside Jeanie's parka"
by Marjorie Kowalski Cole

The Postal News
ECA Burnout Fund
public announcement

Marjorie Cole: Local Writer Wins Humdinger of an Award
public announcement

The Ester Community Planning Committee: First, Emma Creek
by Roy Earnest

Ray's View from the Lump

Victuals & Drink
More than Rhubarb Pie
by Ruth Murphy

Video Dreamland
The Missing
Wedding for Bella
21 Grams
Gothika
Kill Bill
movie reviews
by Thela Clayton

FEATURES

Deconstructing Pogo: What Happens When the Media Take Sides
by Ross Coen, Fairbanks MediaWatch

The News-Miner failed to ask two basic questions about the Pogo mine flap that could have helped its readers make an informed decision about the issue.

Duty
an essay Dave Hyland won't be reading, by Carla Helfferich

A soldier doesn't want to hear that he's been sent to dubious battle, and he's right not to. But it is the duty of civilians to protect their military, and to ask the questions career soldiers in the field must not ask.

FAHA Tier III Mites Win State Championship
by Jim Lewandoski

Local hockey champs brought home a trophy bigger than they are!

Iraqis Uniting Against the Occupiers
by Dahr Jamail

Why it is that some Iraqis feel so angry toward the United States: "The Americans are lying too much."

La Belle Botanical
story and photos by Terry Glendinning

A good botanical image must be anatomically correct but with an artistic sensibility. Deb Porter paints portraits of flowers, evoking Georgia O'Keefe and Pierre-Joseph Redoubt.

March for Women's Lives,Washington DC
by Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks

One Esteroid's experience in the Washington Mall demonstration--shared with 800,000 other people!

A Sustainable Alaska: Could We Do It?
by Richard D. Seifert

Energy sustainablility in Alaska is feasible: wind energy is just the start.

They Can't Take a Joke, and No Wonder
by Ross Coen, Fairbanks MediaWatch

Glenner got yanked from the air for his April Fool's joke about dihydrogen oxide, illustrating something seriously skewed in the public's and the station's sense of humor (or lack thereof).

Wearable Art Fashion Show
story by Kate Billington, photos by Tara Mcginnis

Photos of some outfits you won't ever see in the Fairbanks daily—costumes from Theatre UAF's productions, including Lysistrata.

When a Diver Meets a Diver Rifling though the Refuse...
by Jeffrey A. Rogers

A Dumpster Diver's Code of Ethics.

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