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“King Arthur” on the East Side

story and photos by Laura Richard One of the East Side’s best-kept secrets is family practitioner Dr. Arthur King. If you weren’t looking for his office, you could easily miss the “Dr. Arthur King, Family Practice” sign snuggled between the old gas station and the Yoga Society on Farwell. Twenty years ago, Dr. King took […]

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Ask the Ecologist:

by Belle Bergner Q: Is ethanol really an environmentally sound alternative to regular car fuel? A: There are four main ecological issues with ethanol: the energy, water consumption, and land required to produce ethanol are the three major impacts on the production side, and the greenhouse gas emissions coming out of the tailpipe is the […]

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Rabbi

Story by Ellen C. Warren, Photo by Vince Bushell – Micaela Olson Greets Rabbi at the Bremen Cafe I’m not going to tell you much about Rabbi’s feisty side. Somehow it feels like an oxymoron coupled with his name. Yet, the man who keeps a keen eye sharpened for intolerance, has fought for his life […]

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Garbage In, Garbage Out

by Janice Christensen Some thoughts on Thanksgiving, our national Food Holiday. It’s not rocket science. Eat good food, and you’ll be healthy. Of course, the devil, as they say, is in the definitions. What is good food? What does the word “healthy” mean? Here’s what I think. Good food has more to do with what […]

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Marianne herrmann & Wendy basel & Darby & Alex

Story and Photo by Ellen C. Warren There’s a flourishing subculture in Riverwest which is outside the radar of many of its inhabitants. This bunch doesn’t actually recognize itself as a group, but the members are quite likely to recognize each other’s faces and, even more likely, to recognize each other’s dogs. For that matter, […]