A horrible mystery
Hours after the massacre of 20 small children by a young mentally challenged gunman, (Friday night Dec. 16), I walked
Voices
The Trapps
My favorite time to walk along the famous Trapps cliffs at Mohonk Preserve is in late fall, when the leaves
Letters (Dec. 27-Jan.2)
Supervisor erred on transparency policy Over the course of more than 30 years, I’ve submitted Freedom of Information Law [FOIL]
Over the river and over the cliff
If the world had indeed ended on 12/21/12, then we wouldn’t have to go over the fiscal cliff. Happy New
A look at frequent flyer radiation
Cosmic rays have the most mysterious-sounding name in the universe, and they definitely live up to it. Even their history
Hugh Reynolds: Two retirements
Two of Ulster County’s iconic political figures, Congressman Maurice Hinchey and Judge Mike Kavanagh, will retire next month, between them ending almost three-quarters
Urban Anthropology: New York can wait
My co-workers in the city were especially chatty the Thursday before Christmas. Pasting my boss’ smiling face on a male
Kids’ Almanac (Dec. 27 – Jan. 3)
A year from now, you will wish you had started today. – Karen Lamb Meet the Young Artist Talent
Nature at your doorstep: Onteora Lake
There is something about walking up and down through strata of stone that gives one a feeling for the ancient and vast rhythms of geological time, and the relatively miniscule cycles of human history within them. This is the sense one gets at Onteora Lake, situated where the Hudson Valley meets the Catskill Mountains.
Every mother’s worst nightmare
The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other and children cling to us. The moment we cease