Issue: April 2013
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Inside tales from New York’s troubled child welfare system
By TRACY FRISCH Contributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y.Sid, a delicate-boned young woman with a tough veneer and numerous piercings, spent most of her high school years in detention. By her own account, her trip through the nether world of New York’s child welfare system began when she was 14, after she took the… read more
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Right-to-die debate takes new turns in Vermont
By EVAN LAWRENCE Contributing writer The emotional questions raised by Vermont’s proposed death-with-dignity law have become somewhat familiar after a series of legislative debates over the past decade. Should the terminally ill be able to choose the time and manner of their deaths? Should they be able to request assistance from a doctor? Would… read more
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A schoolhouse for the creative
Plans advance for a visual arts school in Columbia County By JOHN TOWNES Contributing writer HARLEMVILLE, N.Y. A historic former schoolhouse in the rural hamlet of Harlemville may soon return to its roots by serving as the home of a proposed Art School of Columbia County. Planning for the new art school has been… read more
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A quest for full flavor
By STACEY MORRIS Contributing writer HILLSDALE, N.Y.Becoming a spice trader wasn’t part of Laura Griffin’s career plan. But when she visited an Indian spice store in Boston in 2008, the experience changed her life. “The store had a wall of spices that looked and smelled amazing,” Griffin recalled. “And I realized my spices at… read more