The Tiglax, a research
ship for the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, anchored
off Attu island, the westernmost place in Alaska.
Photo by Ned Rozell
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Alaska: Aleutian voyage for science on the
Tiglax by Ned
Rozell - Off Ulak Island, Alaska - I sit here in
the belly of the Tiglax, the 120-foot research ship of the Alaska
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge based in Homer. As I type this,
four rain-soaked biologists are clinging to a misty hillside
on Ulak Island a few hundred yards away, reaching into the burrows
of storm-petrels to see if anyone is home.
A few days ago, we were building
a small shelter cabin for biologists on Buldir Island where they
are studying the millions of seabirds that nest on that relative
speck in a giant ocean. The day before that, we counted nests
of the once-endangered Aleutian Canada goose on Nizki island.
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Thursday - June 17, 2004
Columnists
 Joann
Flora: Fatitudes
- Much controversy exists today about food, eating behavior,
and our western, sedentary life style. The health risks associated
with these things have created a whole set of health and medical
considerations not known in in 1900. In 1900, the top ten causes
of death were principally infectious disease. Today, the top
ten are primarily life style disorders related to poor nutrition
habits, lack of exercise, and stress. We all get tired of the
doom lectures presented by health experts concerning our eating
and exercise behavior. Here's a lighter view of the situation
that makes the point just as well if not better than most of
the lectures you'll hear. (Note: Any brand references are solely
to illustrate the point, not to demonize a manufacturer.) - Read more...
Thursday - June 17, 2004
 Michael Reagan:
Thank
You, America - The outpouring of love and respect for my
dad the American people showed last week was astonishing. It
was what really kept us going all week long.
Just to see the huge numbers
of people who came out to join us in mourning dad, whether it
was at the funeral home in Santa Monica where they broke out
singing "God Bless America", or at the Reagan Library
in Simi Valley where over 100,000 people came to pay their respects,
or in Washington while dad lay in state at the Capitol and another
100,000 passed silently by his flag-draped coffin, it all left
us breathless and filled with gratitude. - Read
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Thursday - June 17, 2004
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