by Kade Bentley – This new take on a blended vegetable soup features parsnip, mung bean, and apple. The fried tofu contributes a...
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Simple sustainability: Final thoughts on minimalist wardrobes
by Sky Trombly – Many aspiring minimalists will begin by tackling their closets. In fact, the now famous “KonMari Method”...
Seeing more to see change ~ Notes from the editor
Taking a quick look is at times a nice way to view the world. The longer we look, the more we end up seeing. What we see is not...
Gun Laws in NYS-New, tougher regulations: Part 1
by Len Geller – For the first time in six years, the New York State Legislature has passed major gun control legislation, seven...
The Light Lens: Brain Thaw
by T.Touris – Winter has finally decided to loosen its icy grip on my cerebral cortex. The last few sunless months have taken their...
NY-23 in 2020: A conversation with Tracy Mitrano
by D.E. Bentley – The sun reflected off the ice and a large flock of migrating mallards – and a sizable gathering of ice fishers...
Looking ahead to spring, and 2020~notes from the editor
Years ago, while working as an apprenticeship coordinator at The Learning Web, a human service agency in Ithaca, NY, I had the privilege,...
Pathways to Democracy-A House Divided: Deliberation and action
by Doug Garnar – Among other things, the Founding Fathers in the Preamble to the Constitution called for “a more perfect...
The Light Lens: Time to split
by T. Touris – Last year our neighbors generously offered some white oak logs from a tree they had taken down on their property....