View from the Top
On the Cover: In Nuremberg there lived a man. By Angelika Rinnhofer.

Meditation Moment: An excerpt from Be Generous by David Marell.
Esteemed Reader: Jason Stern on staring into the face of the Beloved.
Letters: Feedback from the skeptics, fans, and critics.

Feature
The Child Support System: Tangled Beyond Repair? By Felicia Hodges.

Water Babies: A memoir of liquid milestones. By Nina Shengold.

Backbone
Lucid Dreaming: Take Me to the River. Beth Elaine Wilson on insider art.
Life in the Balance: Living Laboratory. Susan Piperato on family sustainability.

Frankly Speaking: Polio, My Polio. Frank Crocitto has a brush with death.
Ear Whacks : Cari Cole profile, CD Reviews, Nightlife Notes. Summer Music
Quarter to Three: Flag Advice. Musings by Sparrow.
Planet Waves: Saturn's Homecoming. By Eric Francis. Plus Horoscopes.

Tastings
Chef's Spotlight: Abbas Uddin of Agra Tandoor shares his recipe for Shrimp Malabar.

News & Politics
Democracy in Iraq?: Lorna Tychostup talks with Midesast scholar Fawaz Gerges.
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Who Said What When?

The Briefing Room: RAVE Act, Silencing the Media, Amnesty International 2003 Report.

Community Notebook
Our Community, Our News: The Asian Julia Child; Rocky Relations.

Locally Grown
The Importance of Farms: Why we need to grow. By Susan Piperato.
Profile: Jan Greenberg, author, Hudson Valley Harvest.
Mid-Hudson Valley Farmers' Markets: Local farm markets in your area.

The Art of Business
In the Bag: Kingston-based Ameribag's ergonomic revolution. By Mala Hoffman.

The Brazen Careerist: Knowing when to break the rules. By Penelope Trunk.

Whole Living Guide
Alternatives to Lyme Disease Gone Chronic: By Dylana Accolla.

Parting Shot
He Became Very Impatient: A sculpture by Kathy Ruttenberg.