DECEMBER 1999


photo by michael newman


Esteemed Reader
Words from publisher Jason Stern

The Fat & The Skinny

Editor Brian Mahoney explains it all for you.


Stealth Attack
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that every community in the country be sited with cellular towers in the near future. Gary Alexander reports on the health hazards of electromagnetic frequencies and the inability of communities to fight cellular tower siting.

The Lost Boys

At Highland Residential Center, youth offenders reside until they turn eighteen or are allowed back into society. What happens when one woman attempts to teach them yoga? Gina Bassinatte reports.

Editorial

Stepping up to Bat. Lorna Tychostup urges parents and community members to be examplars for children.


Dispossession
The abandoned landscapes of Michael Newman.


Quarter to Three
Dream Fragments. Sparrow unscrews his unconscious mind.

Lucid Dreaming: The Ecology of Art
Beth Elaine Wilson examines the
relationship between art and ecology.

Ear Whacks

Joys ‘N the Hood. Todd Paul reviews
this month’s featured album, the Rick Danko Band’s Live on Breeze Hill.

Frankly Speaking

Wake Up to Love. The second installment in Frank Crocitto’s series on love.

Poetica

New and established local poets.

Planet Waves

A Letter Home. Eric Francis extols the Valley’s virtues from Miami; with horoscopes.

Table for Two

40 West. Mary Donovan reviews Rhinebeck’s newest eatery on West Market Street.