View from the Top

On the Cover:Palms, People’s Park, San Fransisco by Franc Palaia,
Esteemed Reader: Jason Stern becomes self-cognizant in an airport.

Letters: Readers take Sarah Shields to task for her letter to her father.

Backbone

Lucid Dreaming: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...Rethink. Beth E. Wilson on the art scene.

Life in the Balance: Taking the Natural Step. Sustainability with Susan Piperato.
Frankly Speaking: Tearing Down a Wall of Long Standing. By Frank Crocitto.

Ear Whacks:Philip Glass, CD Reviews, Nightlife Notes.
Quarter to Three: So NEAr, Yet So Far. Sparrow applies for an NEA grant.

Planet Waves : Born in the Sixties. By Eric Francis. Plus Horoscopes
Poetica: Poems by Anne Elizabeth Byrne, Sheryl L. Nelms, Don J. Rearden, Roger Whitson.

Whole Living Guide

The Politics of Infertility: Dylana Accolla reports on what was, and was not discussed at the National Infertility Conference.

Parting Shot

Monumental History, a B&W photograph of a negative collage by Vincent Serbin.

Feature
Buyer Beware: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising May be Bad for Your Health: Jeanne Lenzer reports on the pitfalls of direct-to-consumer advertising.

Room for a View
Shifting Dollars: Will Indian Casinos Save the Catskills?: Lorrie Klosterman reports on the effort to site casinos in Sullivan and Ulster counties.

Editorial: The False Promise of Security: Lorna Tychostup reminds us that there is nothing to fear but fear itself.
News and Views: Digging for Dollars, New Nuke Jitters, Conspiracy Theory Department,Castro on US Human Rights Abuses, SUNY New Paltz Benediction.

Community Notebook
Our Community, Our News: Prima Materia, DIA: Beacon, Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum.

Tastings

Chef's Spotlight: Alberto Vanoli of Ristorante Locust Tree shares his recipe for Bunet all’Astigiana.

The Art of Business


The Stories Behind Local Commerce: Made in the Hudson Valley; Seeking the work that you love that will pay you, with Cary Bayer.