And the winners (and losers) are...

Article Abstract:

The editor's garden received heavy rain in summer 1996, which hurt his potatoes but helped many other crops. Tomatoes grew quickly but died after one harvest. Bell peppers, zucchini and lemon balm, which really works as a mosquito repellant, grew wild. His roses seemed to grow normally.

Editorial, Personal narratives, Growth, Tomatoes, Vegetable gardening, Zucchini, Sweet peppers

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The detoxing of prisoner 88A0802

Article Abstract:

The Phoenix House Drug Treatment unit at the NY State Medium Security Facility is one example of a new trend toward rehabilitating drug offenders in prison by resocializing them and changing their values. The experiences of former prisoner Bill Giddens are profiled.

Care and treatment, Innovations, Cover Story, Behavior, Biography, Drug addicts, Drug abusers, Criminal rehabilitation, Rehabilitation of criminals, Giddens, Bill

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The trouble with wilderness: wilderness is no more 'natural' than nature is - it's a reflection of our own longings, a profoundly human creation

Article Abstract:

Modern urban Americans' views on wilderness are far too romanticized. By imagining that wilderness is a superior, 'natural' state, urbanites find it easier to forgive the squalor of the metropolis.

Ethical aspects, Public opinion, Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Urban ecology, Wilderness areas

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