Kids’ Almanac (September 20-27)
And every year there is a brief, startling moment When we pause in the middle of a long walk home
Voices
Rocks of the Ridge
No single feature so defines our region as does the Shawangunk Ridge. The long white battlement of this escarpment is
We’re heading thataway
This week the Moon is essentially absent. Skies are as dark as can be. We can see lots of stars
Hugh Reynolds: Battle for the gavel
Delegates to the Third Judicial District nominating convention will convene at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 at the Albany
Kids’ Almanac (September 13-20)
How can we expect to preserve and protect biodiversity if we don’t even know the names of the plants and
Devotion
On an intermittently lurching and crawling irritating bus ride into New York City, someone patted me on the back. “I
One step beyond: Remembering Neil Armstrong
Who among us truly stands apart from the rest of the human race? Neil Armstrong alone. There can be only
Hugh Reynolds: Lies, damned lies and campaigns for office
It was Winston Churchill, a fair country fibber in his own right, who said at the height of World War
Editorial: Pike Plan puff prohibition puzzles
The temptation to legislate good behavior is just about irresistible, but in the case of the Pike Plan smoking ban,
All together now
Anyone who spends time outdoors at this season is likely to notice that many wild creatures have begun to synchronize