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The crunch of winter

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:48
The second I went down, I knew something was wrong.

Stay fit in winter

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:48
Running outside when it's 20 degrees can be a challenge. Running outside when it's zero degrees can be uncomfortable. Running outside when it's 20 below zero? Well, that gets downright miserable.

Alaska's winter brings cold, darkness -- and SAD

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 00:47
"A place of violent extremes -- the longest and shortest days, the harshest winters and most dazzling summers -- Alaska is a giant living laboratory for the study of light and temperature, the two greatest environmental influences on living things."

Irresponsible bark harvesting can kill trees

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
One of my colleagues showed me this photo taken last summer of birch trees with large pieces of bark stripped from them. The trees were near Goose Lake. Most of the area around Goose Lake is either a municipal park or owned by UAA or APU, which means that whoever harvested the bark probably did so illegally.

Irresponsible bark harvesting can kill trees

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
One of my colleagues showed me this photo taken last summer of birch trees with large pieces of bark stripped from them. The trees were near Goose Lake. Most of the area around Goose Lake is either a municipal park or owned by UAA or APU, which means that whoever harvested the bark probably did so illegally.

Try some really exotic sprout projects

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
It never fails. Write about growing sprouts and the following week, readers want to know how to grow other things found at the stores where they bought their sprout seeds.

Local events for gardeners

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
Miniature Birch baskets, make a basket or an ornament for the Christmas tree, 2 p.m. Sunday, Eagle Rive Nature Center, end of Eagle River Loop Road. $10, plus $5 parking for non-members. Ages 16 and older. (694-2108, ernc.org)

Haines is not a postcard, but it's home

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
HAINES -- I think it was John McPhee who said Anchorage looks like it blew in on the wind, like a spore, from Trenton.

We live in a global community

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
As working parents, we all seem to get locked into our routines. It is often hard to look outside of ourselves and realize we are part of a global community.

We live in a global community

Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
As working parents, we all seem to get locked into our routines. It is often hard to look outside of ourselves and realize we are part of a global community.

In brief: Hot licks

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 21:15
Cooking classes

Performance art unleashes gamut of emotions in audience

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 21:15
If you want details, I can give you a list: Feather headdresses, loincloths, tools of death, a blond wig, shimmering skin, saturation, a wheelchair, drums, an exercise bike, wine in a paper bag, a lectern, executioners, vodka and Pepto-Bismol in a martini glass, savages and roulette.

Botti concert featured smooth jazz, a dash of humor

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 21:15
A capacity crowd filled Atwood Concert Hall on Saturday night to hear a fine concert that balanced music, showmanship and even a dose of education delivered as smoothly as the jazz that flowed from Chris Botti's trumpet.

Artists put their visions of Palmer on display

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 20:07
PALMER -- Ask an artist to submit a piece of artwork that represents Palmer, and you might be surprised at what you get.

Fireweed 7 slashes price of movie tickets to $3

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 23:02
Normally, Lisa Bridge and her 13-year-old daughter, Marie, wouldn't go see a movie on a school night.

Fireweed 7 slashes price of movie tickets to $3

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 23:02
Normally, Lisa Bridge and her 13-year-old daughter, Marie, wouldn't go see a movie on a school night.

If a knitter is on your Christmas list, you are in luck

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:24
You might have noticed that stores have already got the holiday decorations up and "Jingle Bells" playing over the PA system. Maybe you have your holiday gifts made, the baked cookies in the freezer and all your cards ready to mail. More likely you are probably pretty average and you are just getting your gift list together.

In brief: Health updates (11/18/08)

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 21:24
First Aid/CPR Course, 5:30 p.m. today, Dimond Center, 800 E. Dimond Blvd., Suite 3-394. American Heart Association First Aid/CPR courses offered Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Call to pre-register. $75. (317-5554)

Entrepreneur fills niche as bug, rodent rancher

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 23:03
In mid-Spenard, in a tiny house the color of salmon roe, sit racks of trays and 30-gallon barrels crawling with crickets, mealworms and mice.