FEATURES The Empire Strikes Back: How Wal-Mart is Changing our Local Economies
by C.R. Stice It's not just the stores that have changed, it's the very nature of shopping that is affected by retail megastores.
First Friday: New Photo Shop Opens in Ester
review by D. Helfferich Three shows: the Artworks, the Annex, and PhotoSynthesis.
Four Months After the Storm
story and photos by Judie Gumm A December trip to New Orleans revealed a city difficult to describe. It is one thing to see the devastation on the news, another to walk the streets.
Hard-Shelled Cases and Soft-Shelled Hearts
The Clayton-Cameron Duet-Lament
by Spider Wentworth A prose poem on guitars, music, friends, and women.
"I'm not Short, I'm just Missing a Stitch"
DEWCKing it Out in the Homes of Ester
by Kate Billington What happens when fuzzy stuff and pointy things and talkative people get together over hot chocolate and fresh scones?
Maximize our Oil Revenue
opinion by Rich Seifert To hold back on a larger profits tax with the intent of encouraging oil production is going to prove a fool's bargain.
A Nose for a Bargain: William Henry Seward, 1801-1872
by June Allen Seward's Day passes with little fanfare for most Alaskans, but this man was an interesting character, a silver-tongued Secretary of State who survived an assassination plot that his boss, Abraham Lincoln, did not.
What are Schools For?
opinion by Heather Koponen Schools have become recruitment grounds for all manner of organizations: colleges and universities, businesses, and the military. But is each type of recruitment comparable, or even appropriate?
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