Editor's Note Dreaming of a Colder Place

"And how does the climate up there impact your in-plant," I asked, struggling to legitimize my call. Turns out it's pretty dry in Fairbanks—so dry that static electricity builds up on the paper, causing problems on the press and collators. In the winter, Heine said, the shop runs humidifiers. When he opens boxes of paper shipped from the lower 48, he added, the moisture in the sheets makes them curl instantly. Any tricks to avoid this problem? Yeah, don't open the paper till you need it, he laughed.