September 2004

Will We Have a Silent Spring?

California Crows—They’re Dropping Like Flies
Birds may be the population at greatest risk of West Nile virus. With immune systems too weak to fight off the disease, crows are going to croak. by STEPHANIE KINNEAR

Struggling Birds—It’s a Hard Knocks Life
Before we’d heard a chirp about West Nile, birds had been losing their natural habitats and feeling the effects of synthetic chemicals. We humans need to take steps to save their songs from a slow fade. by ANNIE BIRDSONG

Wish They All Could Be California Girls
California has elected more women to Congress than any other state, but how are they voting when they get there? by BETH STANLEY

Fabulous Fungi
From Crimini to Porcini, Paul Stamets unearths the healing power of mushrooms. With over 150,000 varieties in existence, there’s plenty to love about the musty mushroom. by SILJA J.A. TALVI

Tatavian Artist Facing the Sun
Contemporary Native American Artist Stan Natchez mixes the old and the new to create a visionary construct of his Tatavian ancestry in a modern context. by KATIE WINCHELL

Wild About Waldorf
Progressive parents seeking a progressive Rudolf Steiner-methods education for their kids found a way to get LAUSD to pick up the tab. by ANDREA SERCU

BackWords: Reunion at Laura Bush’s Alma Mater
A Twist of fate redirects a hometown girl from Midland, TX to Pennsylvania Avenue. by REX WYLER