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Nature Notes: Keep Spinning, World

At this latitude the vast majority of the plants become dormant by the time of the first frost, many mammals and all of the frogs, land turtles, snakes, and salamanders go in

Dec 19, 2010
Pergola for 12, Please

The village trustees’ idea that these garden follies be counted against the total allowable floor area amounted to fighting words.

Nov 26, 2010
A Cedar Street Mystery

Investigating an East Hamptoner’s Revolutionary-era absence leads to a deep dive into family history, the story of an old house, and a chase after spinning tangents.

Anti-Semitism Is Alive

The state of affairs in 2019 is scarier for Jews than it has been in my lifetime, enough to worry even an eternal optimist. Here are a couple of suggestions.

Give It the Green Light

The New York State Legislature is considering a bill that would permit undocumented immigrants to apply for standard driver’s licenses. One of its co-sponsors, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., writes in support of it.

Sadia’s Story

Improving the health and welfare of women in countries most of us will never visit is in our enlightened self-interest. Their well-being affects ours.