Feature Story Sharon Lint: A Rambling Review of a Grinding Event - There is a tradition on this little island that occurs every month between September and May.  It's held at the Saxman Tribal House and it's called "The Monthly Grind."  Many of Ketchikan's residents try to get to every single show they possibly can.  I am no exception.  Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to attend.  As always, I had a fantastic time.  The next day, I happened to tell a friend how much I had enjoyed all the performances.  She was new to town and had never heard of it. - More... Friday - February 25, 2005 Viewpoints Opinions/Letters New source of revenue for public schools proposed! by Arlene Buxton - Friday Destruction of our land and wildlife is a downward spiral by Sharon Fraley - Friday Log export by Beth Antonsen - Friday Is Iran interested to see a Shiite regime in Iraq? by Bahman Aghai Diba - Friday Time To Look At Cost of Politics by Walt Bolling - Friday February 2005 Click on the date for stories and photos published on that day... S M T W T F S     01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28           Today's Front Page Front Page Archives

News Analysis: Bush in Europe: high and low lights By Bill Straub - President Bush returned to the White House from his five-day swing through Europe, having repaired relationships with some of his sharpest critics among America's old allies but without agreements he coveted on several issues.

Although the president exchanged warm greetings with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a switch from the icy relations of the recent past, the Europeans continued to differ with Bush over key topics like Iraq and whether the 15-year-old arms embargo against China should be allowed to lapse. The United States wants it continued.

While almost all of Europe is an agreement with Washington over the desire to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the sides dickered over the best way to achieve that goal. - More...
Friday - February 25, 2005

News Analysis: A guide to potential Iraqi leaders By Lisa Hoffman - For a country ruled by strongmen for half a century, Iraq is taking to the rough and tumble of representative democracy with a vengeance.

With backroom deals and patronage promises, sharp elbows and pointed arm-twisting, a panoply of Iraqi politicos are laboring to build a national government from a fractious populous riven by ethnic, religious and tribal rivalries and long-held hostilities.

In its first month as a newborn democracy, Iraq already has seen a dimming of the prospects of some of the previously powerful, while others who had been largely counted out are back in the game. - More...
Friday - February 25, 2005

National: Q&A on how private accounts could affect you By Mary Deibel - When it comes to the private Social Security accounts President Bush wants, he focuses on the hope they would earn more than the current system and skips the details of how they would change the safety net for the nation's retirees, survivors and the disabled. - More...
Friday - February 25, 2005

Washington Calling: Teen drinking ... dress blues ... Newt for president? By Lance Gay - We might have learned from Prohibition, but the federal campaign against teen drinking has turned up dry. - More...
Friday - February 25, 2005

Health: A possible advance in fight against Alzheimer's By Lee Bowman - lockages in cellular pathways called axons appear to occur much earlier in those with Alzheimer's disease than once thought, researchers report in a new study. - More...
Friday - February 25, 2005