Dispatches: News from the Field

Landmarks: Are You Sure the Kennedys Live Around Here?
After 62 years of shelling on New England's summer playground, the EPA orders the military to hold its fire
By Douglas Whynott

Mountaineering: More of the Same
Another season on Everest brings eight deaths — and plenty of close calls
By Andrew Tilin

Eye Candy: The Tornadoman Cometh
Much to the delight of twister-lovers, artist Ned Kahn takes his chaos on tour
By Anne Goodwin Sides

Meteorology: Say, Brother, Can You Spare a Huge Windfall?
One woman's high-priced offer to save us from nature's wrath
By Sarah Horowitz

Business: Come Spew On Us
How best to lure industry to New York State? With a license to pollute, of course.
By Bill Donahue

Yachting: Like the Vikings, Except for that Nasty Pillaging
An adventuresome author tries to recreate a dicey 1,000-year-old voyage
By Paul Scott