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...thought that it would be appropriate to celebrate Camp Denali with this event,” said Kenneth W. McKinley ’08, treasurer of the Alaska Klub and an organizer of the event...
After raising the Alaskan flag in front of Kirkland House last night, the Alaska “Klub” of Harvard pitched their tents in the Malkin Athletic Center Quad, where Jell-o was still drying on the grass from Saturday’s gelatin wrestling event. The club had a long agenda planned for their first annual camp-out, ranging from the traditional bonfire and s’mores to a fly-fishing course and a late-night streaking expedition...
...years ago, I was flying over the Susitna River near Talkeetna, Alaska, looking down on miles of wilderness, with only one road winding through the verdant landscape. It occurred to me that in all its empty, raw beauty, wilderness is the ultimate luxury. Jumping from Alaska's uninhabited wilds to the overcivilized luxury-goods business may seem like a stretch, but these days even denizens of the latter are talking about sustainability and how they can become more environmentally conscious. This special supplement to TIME is dedicated to the idea of green living in all aspects of design, including architecture...
...more and more communities turn to nonbinding ballot initiatives to chime in on national and foreign policy. In Wisconsin last week, residents of 24 counties passed resolutions calling for U.S. troops to pull out of Iraq, joining dozens of towns in Vermont that have passed similar measures. Seven states--Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana and Vermont--and nearly 400 counties have voted either to criticize or ignore the Patriot Act. Come November, voters in localities across the U.S. will be asked to say yea or nay to affirmative action, abortion and embryonic-stem-cell research. "All of these...
...that question, U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland has twice answered yes. Both times, after an appeals court sent it back for review, he agreed with the jury's decision awarding the plaintiffs $4.5 billion, noting that Exxon "demonstrated reckless disregard for a broad range of legitimate Alaska concerns...