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....
Tilia Americana?
by Jim Reed – Tilia Americana? One roadside basswood on Gibson Street rears its delicate arms to protest those who would do it in....
Bee Lines: Life inside the winter hive
by Sam Hall – When the temperature drops to about 45 degrees, honey bees will form a cluster inside the hive with the Queen at the...
The Night Sky ~ March
by Dee Sharples – March is the month in which astronomers, as well as anyone who enjoys looking up at the night sky, have had more...