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Registering to vote

a quick, easy process

Registering to vote in person is an extremely easy process. I chose to go to the Loussac Library to register, but you can also stop by any library or Anchorage's Elections Office at 2525 Gambell St.

All you have to do is fill out an application form and provide proof of identity: Social Security number, driver's license number or Alaska state ID card number. You'll also need to bring a current photo identification, a driver's license, a passport, a state identification card or a birth certificate. You can also register by downloading the application form from the Division of Elections' Web site, www.elections.alaska.gov. After filling the form out, just mail or fax it in along with a copy of your identification

Don't worry if you're leaving in the fall to go to college. So long as you have intent to return and claim residence in Alaska, you can still become a registered Alaskan voter and vote absentee if necessary.

Remember to register at least 30 days before an election, even if you're just updating registration information. Notification will be sent in three to four weeks, and you'll be eligible to vote.

-- MICHAEL LAWLOR

PLAYLIST

Protest songs, once taboo on radio, are now common

No matter if you're a teenager or an adult, a man or a woman, a Republican or a Democrat -- we've all got something to protest. A genre of music which was once completely taboo, protest songs, are now as common on the radio as your average pop ballad. (Some even are pop ballads.)

Here's a collection of protest songs that will get a response from even the most apathetic American.

• Give Peace A Chance -- John Lennon

• The Times They Are A-Changin' -- Bob Dylan

• Fortunate Son -- Creedance Clearwater Revival

• Get Up, Stand Up -- Bob Marley

• War -- Edwin Starr

• Allentown -- Billy Joel

• We're Not Gonna Take It -- Twisted Sister

• 16 Military Wives -- The Decemberists

• Waiting On The World To Change -- John Mayer

• Girl America -- Mat Kearney

-- COLBY BLEICHER

QUE PASA

Local band Galway Days plays the G Street festival

Check out local Irish band, Galway Days, playing at the G Street Music Festival on Saturday. Enjoy the music and dancing from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., free of charge.

Singer-songwriters Marian Call and Liz Malys join together for a groovy show at the Tap Root Cafe on Saturday at 8 p.m.

Like lacrosse? If you're 16 or older, go to Goose Lake Park from 7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. this Sunday and every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday until Aug. 28 to take part in North America's oldest team sport.

-- COLBY BLEICHER