View from the Top
On the Cover: Man With Cabbage Head, by Laurent Elie Badessie.
Esteemed Reader: Jason Stern on the war within and the war without.
Letters: Anti-Jewish?

Backbone
Lucid Dreaming: A River Runs Through It. Beth E. Wilson reviews the local art scene.
Life in the Balance: Silence Speaks Louder Than Motors. By Susan Piperato.
Frankly Speaking: A Delirium of Concord. By Frank Crocitto.

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Ear Whacks: Ensemble Tartit profile. CD Reviews, Nightlife Notes.
Quarter to Three: Anti-Me. Musings by Sparrow
Planet Waves: Over the Line. By Eric Francis. Plus Horoscopes.

Tastings
Chef's Spotlight: Candy Ellis of the Chowhound Cafe in Saugerties.

News & Politics
Eye of the Beholder: The Lords of Vengeance by William Rivers Pitt.
Corporate Watch: War is a Family Business by Pratap Chatterjee.
is making a killing on the Iraq war
In Memoriam: Rachel Corrie's Message Home.
Baghdad Journal: Under the Shadow of War. By Lorna Tychostup.
The Briefing Room: The cost of war; ANWR drilling defeated in the Senate

Community Notebook
Our Community, Our News: Bilbao-on-the Hudson; Patriot Games,
; Gospel of Fleeting Archives.

The Art of Business
The Stories Behind Local Commerce: Sky Mirabai Books in Woodstock; Saunex: the sauna gets personal.

Whole Living Guide
Bio-Individual Diets: Dylana Accolla examines new nutritional paradigms.

Parting Shot
A self-portrait by Linda Elvira Piedra.