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...chances are that it conjures up visions of soldiers and barbed wire. As the South Korean city closest to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the South from communist North Korea, Paju has long lived beneath a cloud of military tension. Now, a nearby cultural venture known as Heyri Art Valley (heyri.net) is trying to change that image by establishing the area as a mecca of arts tourism. Originally conceived by publisher Kim Eoun Ho as a "book village" similar to Hay-on-Wye in Wales, Heyri has evolved to embrace the whole gamut of the arts since its reinvention began...
...living on the extremes of viability makes desert creatures surprisingly sensitive to disturbance. Golf courses and suburban lawns soak up sparse groundwater, and indigenous species suffer from the earthmovers, off-road vehicles and domestic pets that new arrivals bring. In California's Coachella Valley in the Mojave Desert, each of the 110 golf courses uses some 750,000 gallons of water a day. "Deserts have fragile ecosystems, and they are being threatened by this development," says William Presch, director of the desert-studies program at California State University at Fullerton. "If we don't understand how the desert environment works...
...their homes destroyed. Terrorism is on the rise. We have alienated our allies and encouraged our enemies to seek nuclear arms, and at home we are cutting funding for basic programs while increasing the military budget and the deficit. I for one am not cheering. Danny Boyer Mill Valley, California...
DANNY BOYER Mill Valley, Calif...
LAWRENCE M. GARTNER, M.D. CHAIR, SECTION ON BREASTFEEDING AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Valley Center, Calif...