 Marshall
Cultural Atlas
This collection of student work is from
Frank Keim's classes. He has wanted to share these works for others
to use as an example of Culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These
documents have been OCR-scanned. These are available
for educational use only.
Editorial Page
Sales Tax has Benefits
Too
When you think about sales tax in a small
community like Marshall it sounds pretty strange to some people
because groceries and merchandise bought in the stores of a rural
village are much more expensive than those bought in a larger
community like Bethel or Anchorage. In bigger communities sales tax
is more normal because things aren't as money guzzling in the first
place. But sales tax can help a village community in many different
ways.
A general sales tax is an extra charge on the sale
of goods and other items. The sales tax is always at a fixed
percentage rate but some people say that it takes money from their
pockets that could be used for something else. Other people think
that it is no big deal and wouldn't mind it.
Now that Marshall is getting a new dump site they
will have the choice of paying for the garbage services through sales
tax or an extra charge on their water and sewer bill.
A sales tax would be more convenient for Marshall
because the village would be able to make more money when people from
other communities come in during events like the annual dog races,
Fourth of July festivities, or other events. During the Marshall
races there are always a lot of people in town. And everyone knows
that people like to go to the store to buy things when they are in
other places. This would provide revenue for Marshall from
nonresidents as well as from the people in the village.
The community would probably even have money left
over from the sales tax after paying for the garbage bill. For
instance, it could help pay for water and sewer projects and
therefore reduce the water and sewer rates. It could also help pay
for fuel for the community buildings, help pay cash matches on grants
that were made to the city, and other public related
activities.
So even though a sales tax might not sound like
it's made for a small village, it can be very helpful to the
community. As Marshall grows, money will be harder and harder to get
from the legislature, and a sales tax would be one easy way for the
community to get some revenue to pay its bills. When you think of the
sales tax you have to think of its advantages as well as the
disadvantages.
Charlotte Alstrom
Guest Editorial
Let's Get Rid of Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome
How do you think children with FAS/FAE (Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect) feel? They know they are
different from the other children around them because they are always
getting teased for the way they look or because they can't do a
simple problem in school. They also know their parents are
responsible for their problem.
Children with this disorder should not be teased.
They should be treated just like other children that surround them.
They should also get the same amount of attention from their teachers
and other adults around them, especially their parents.
To prevent this problem in the first place, women
who use alcohol and tobacco should stop drinking and using tobacco.
They should also plan ahead so that they will be ready to take on the
responsibilities of parenthood. If they don't think they are ready
they should forget about having children. It is very important for
parents to realize what could happen to their children if they drink
while the mother is pregnant. Parents should always think ahead about
the child they are going to have. Mothers especially should think
about what kind of future they would like for their children, one
that does not include FAS.
Everyone knows that this problem can be prevented
but many people don't seem to care. As long as there are some people
who don't really care about the problem, it won't be solved. In some
cases of FAS the woman might be a prostitute who is high on drugs or
alcohol and may not know she is pregnant. So she will keep on
drinking. But in most cases the woman knows that she is pregnant but
is too careless to watch out for what she does.
Women should remember that their fetus is really
sensitive and will get damaged whenever the mother drinks. Even one
glass of wine can effect the unborn child. Pregnant mothers and
expectant fathers should not get carried away and forget about their
still unborn child.
If parents don't care and drink before conceiving
or after pregnancy, someday when their children get older they will
be sad to find out that they are different from their playmates. And
they will hold it against their parents. So to prevent this sad thing
from happening, parents should stay away from all drugs, including
alcohol both before and after they conceive their children. Like they
say, "if you get drunk while you're pregnant, your child will
have a hangover for a lifetime." Think about that!
By: Cheryl Hunter
Feature News
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October
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Page (in
pdf)
Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996 |
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998 |
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000 |
| Summer Time Tails 1992 |
Summertime Tails II 1993 |
Summertime Tails III |
| Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 |
Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 |
Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997 |
| Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 |
Signs of the Times November 1996 |
Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations |
| Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out,
the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 |
Yupik Gourmet - A Book of
Recipes |
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| M&M Monthly |
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| Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 |
Happy Easter! March/April 1998 |
Merry Christmas December Edition 1997 |
| Happy Valentine’s
Day! February Edition
1998 |
Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 |
Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997 |
| Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition |
Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon
Bay |
Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981 |
| The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska |
Poems of Hooper Bay |
Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students) |
| Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord |
It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 |
People in Our Community |
| Buildings and Personalities of
Marshall |
Marshall Village PROFILE |
Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A
Glimpse of the Past’ |
| Raven’s
Stories Spring 1995 |
Bird Stories from Scammon Bay |
The Sea Around Us |
| Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the
Weather Spring 1996 |
Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November,
1998 |
Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993 |
| Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming
and the future November, 1997 |
Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves |
Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring,
1992 |
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