Kids’ Almanac (Sept. 19-26)
Don’t let them think that we’ve broken down; That we’ve cracked up. We merely dropped leaves, For a further spring.
Lifestyle
Rosendale link completes 24-mile stretch of rail trail
The final link in the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail has been completed with the opening of a mile-and-a-half portion that
Friday the 13th and the Harvest moon
Let’s set the record straight about Friday the 13th: It’s not rare. You cannot have a year that doesn’t include
Mohonk Preserve earns national recognition for excellence in land protection
After an extensive evaluation, Mohonk Preserve has been awarded accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. Mohonk Preserve is one
Exploding universe: a nova and a supernova right now
It’s a great time to observe the sky if, like most guys, you love explosions. Last week the brightest nova
The mix-up that made many miss the meteors
Confusion surrounded the recent meteor shower: Many TV stations said that the Perseids would peak on Monday night, August 12.
Death Café convenes in Kingston
In most settings, serious talk of one’s mortality would be a conversation-stopper: a downer, a real bummer that would cause
Hunter Lovins lectures on Gross National Happiness at Bard
Among the contemporary nations of the Earth, my hero is the little Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. In 1972, the Bhutanese
Quitting smoking
No one can deny that tobacco use is one of our biggest public-health issues and that healthcare practitioners need to
Cosmically speaking, it’ll do no harm if you sleep in tomorrow
Between global warming and fracking, we often hear the word energy. In Woodstock many believe that “Everything is energy.” Of