Poetry Corner
Predicament
I'm wandering a lot lately in my life
What thus it take to find a wife ?
Why is a man like me perhaps
Honest and humble and sincere by hart
Who wants to love and to be loved
Misunderstood in daily life
Every time work or job comes up
The ladies think that I'm a bum
Maybe I am or maybe I'm not
Maybe your destiny is to love a bum ?
So give it a chance what's there to loose ?
Don't cha wanna man who needs a wife ?
...but a wife neverless who's not a bum.
Haiku
You may be a poet and not even know it. Share your best and funniest with our town. Good haikus form a mental image, five syllables, seven, then five. It’s easy, and fun! Send your haikus to ourtown@newsminer.com, subject line, “Haikus.”
The party of no
running scared and should be
iridium layer
— Bad Bob Hammond
The ice park is back!
Get there as soon as you can.
The art is melting.
— Damien Cowger, Fairbanks
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Global warming fact
Sit on keester be fuelish
Go green, tax carbon
— Don Ross, Fairbanks
Little Redbacked Vole
Scurries in a hurry home,
Presents of birdseed!
— D. Theisen, Fairbanks
Downy and Hairy
Woodpeckers at the suet;
Pecking clear through it!
— D. Theisen, Fairbanks
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Ptarmigan and Grouse
Tracks disappear in the snow,
Flurried explosions!
— D. Theisen, Fairbanks
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Wild wolves running
On ice encased river threads,
Airborne chase — shot dead!
— Kimbuktu, Fairbanks
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Mama moose and calves
Rooting ’round the compost bin,
Upsets dogs within!
— Rugasarius, Fairbanks
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Eight years and long ones
and they did not get it right
Obama shovels
— Bad Bob Hammond
You may be a poet and not even know it. Share your best and funniest with our town. Good haikus form a mental image, five syllables, seven, then five. It’s easy, and fun! Send your haikus to ourtown@newsminer.com, subject line, “Haikus.”
Who let the dog out?
Up becomes down, black’s now white.
Truth irrelevant.
— Andy Reynolds, Ester
• • •
Hometown girl flies high.
Under the searing bright lights,
fatal flaws emerge.
— Andy Reynolds, Ester
• • •
War hero, maverick,
follows his own path always.
No one else matters.
— Andy Reynolds, Ester
Stories from Our Town
Learn home orientation before you build
Published July 2, 2009
Home orientation is one of the first things to think about when building a home.
Duly Noted — June 28
Published June 28, 2009
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Duly noted — June 21
Published June 21, 2009
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Athabascan Word of the Week — June 20
Published June 20, 2009
Doogh dzaanh eLkonh hoolaanh. — It is raining today.
Doogh dzaanh dzaadzen' hoolaanh. — It is cloudy today.
Doogh dzaanh hek'edee'onh. — It is sunny today.
Doogh dzaanh Let hoolaanh. — It is smoky.
Building on permafrost requires extra care
Published June 18, 2009
FAIRBANKS — It’s building season. For some, that means finding just the right spot for constructing a home. In Fairbanks, that isn’t so easy.
Look for ways to lower vacation costs
Published June 8, 2009
FAIRBANKS -- Summer is here. What do you plan to do for vacation?
Necessity versus luxury a subjective matter
Published June 1, 2009
Stuff — do you really need all the stuff we are surrounded with? Research shows most of us want stuff and think we really need it. So what is a necessity, and what is a luxury?
Necessity vs. luxury: a subjective matter
Published June 1, 2009
Stuff — do you really need all the stuff we are surrounded with?
Athabascan Word of the Week — May 30
Published May 30, 2009
The Athabascan Word of the Week appears every Saturday on page A3 of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. The words are provided by Susan “K’etsoo” Paskvan of Yukon-Koyukuk School District. She is originally from the village of Koyukuk on the Yukon River in Interior Alaska. She is Tleeyegge Hut’aane, which is Koyukon Athabascan. She seeks stories and phrases from both Denaakk’e (Koyukon Athabascan) and Denak’a (Lower Tanana Athabascan), which are languages spoken in the Yukon-Koyukuk School District region.
Athabascan Word of the Week — May 23
Published May 23, 2009
The Athabascan Word of the Week appears every Saturday on page A3 of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. The words are provided by Susan “K’etsoo” Paskvan of Yukon-Koyukuk School District.
Duly Noted - May 21
Published May 20, 2009
Cadet Jakob Johnsen, son of Jim and Mary Johnsen of Fairbanks, will graduate from the U.S. Military Academy on May 23.
Duly Noted - May 15
Published May 15, 2009
Scott Allen Curry, a 2005 graduate of Lathrop High School, graduated May 9 from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Gardens in Fairbanks a good way to stretch food budget
Published May 13, 2009
FAIRBANKS -- It’s May. The grass is beginning to green and thoughts are turning to gardens. This year, consider planting some vegetables to stretch your budget.
Duly Noted - May 10
Published May 12, 2009
Laurel Lynch, a first-year student from Ester, is among more than 1,100 St. Olaf College students who will be recognized for academic achievement at the college’s annual Honors Day convocation May 1.
Athabascan Word of the Week — May 9
Published May 9, 2009
On Wednesday, Madeline Williams, of Hughes, reported that the ice started running.
On the Street
Michael Jackson just died. What is your most memorable Michael Jackson moment?
““Of course the ‘Thriller’ video. The moonwalk. The many faces of Michael Jackson.””— Colleen Kowalchuk, Age 39; nurse,
““Probably when I saw him on the news holding his baby out over the railing.””— Mitchell Flores, Age 19,
Ask a Trooper
June 30, 2009
I have a question about the Alaska Statute and signs stating that a car must pull over if they are causing a delay of five or more vehicles. My speedy friends believe any car going slower than them must pull over and allow them to continue their race.
