Clips
Below are links to a small representative selection of Miriam's published writing. To search a more complete list, see the virtual archive. For more columns, visit the Looking Up page.
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News/Analysis -- Opinion -- Profiles -- Arts -- Service/Consumer -- Book Reviews
The Sex Ain't the Problem
Spitzer's real crime was hypocrisy
Metroland, March 20, 2008
Milklore
Your baby isn't lactose intolerant. Trust me.
Babble.com, March 10, 2008
The Truth About Lead
Official advice about lead poisoning is either too scary or not scary enough.
Babble.com, Sept. 17, 2007
Albany History, Semester 1
Q: How many white people does it take to feel safe on foot in the South End?
A: Well, 50 seems to work.
Metroland, June 7, 2007
Breaking the Trust (pdf)
How Albany County quietly tried to throw some of its disabled citizens into poverty, without telling the state
Metroland, Jan. 5, 2006
Ack! Sex! With Strangers! (pdf)
In the coverage of a Schenectady B&B’s controversial swingers gatherings, a few central points have gotten lost in the rhetoric
Metroland, Feb. 9, 2006
Born in the Living Room—and Under the Radar (pdf)
To many families, giving birth at home feels safer and more comfortable than the hospital. But to do that in New York's Capital Region, they need to look underground for a midwife
Metroland, Nov. 10, 2005
Don’t Touch This (pdf)
The antiwar movement tries to get a grip on Israel and Palestine, or least keep from choking on it
Metroland, Sept. 22, 2005
Falls Guys (pdf)
A battle over restoring an abused, but historic waterfall pits an engineer against an environmentalist; and at first glance, they are taking unlikely sides
Metroland, June 9, 2005
Follow up: Who Owns the Rights to the River?
A shell game keeps regulators from considering all the options for Cohoes Falls
Metroland, April 3, 2008
Would You Like to See the Kids’ Menu?
Breastfeeding moms gather for a chat about nursing—in an unlikely venue
Metroland, June 9, 2005
When the Doctor is Gone (pdf)
When a doctor takes his own life, what happens to his grieving patients?
Metroland, Oct. 7, 2004
Who Will Speak for Bare Ass Beach? (pdf)
Without going public, regulars at a 60-year-old nude beach and gay meeting area in Troy mourn its impending demise
Metroland, May 20, 2004
To Protect, Serve, and Earn Your Trust (pdf)
A range of creative policing and prosecution initiatives stirred up hope in Albany's Arbor Hill neighborhood, but politics almost got the best of them
Metroland, May 13, 2004
A Space of One's Own (pdf)
From residents to state unions, everyone knows about downtown Albany's "parking problem." But are there better solutions than making more spaces?
Metroland, Feb. 26, 2004
Tech Valley: Boom, Bust, or Buzz?
A detailed look at the realities of New York's new "high tech" region.
Metroland, Oct. 23, 2003
Brief Relief
After Sept. 11, 2001, some New York City nonprofits saw an unprecedented outpouring of philanthropy. Now, how are they going to finish the job?
City Limits, November 2002
Tales of Three Cities
The trickiest part of dealing with gentrification may be deciding when to start
Shelterforce, May/June 2001
A Meeting of Movements
Affordable housing advocates and environmentalists find common ground
Shelterforce, January/February 1999
Towel on Head!
When faced with worldview-changing news, we're all toddlers at heart
Metroland, Looking Up, March 20, 2008
Real Economics
The problem with saying you're a social liberal and a fiscal conservative...
Metroland, Looking Up, Jan. 24, 2008
And Baby Makes Four
On parenting in a multiple-adult family.
Babble.com, Nov. 15, 2007
The Unapologetic City
If I were in grad school, this would be my thesis
Metroland, Looking Up, May 3, 2007
Morality Where?
In which I consider the possibility that right-wingers might not be miserable hypocrites after all
Metroland, Looking Up, April 19, 2007
Danger! Hazard! Warning!
Talking back to the baby-product safety labels seared into my eyeballs
Metroland, Looking Up, Sept. 7, 2006
Another Kind of Urban Mortality
In praise of ruins. . .
Metroland, Looking Up, March 8, 2007
The Price of Fear (pdf)
I'm a short woman without a black belt in anything. And I walk alone at night.
Metroland, Looking Up, May 19, 2005
Reforming Bankruptcy, One Screwed Family at a Time (pdf)
Metroland, Looking Up, April 7, 2005
Can You Be a Little More Precise?
Don't talk to me about "bad" neighborhoods.
Metroland, Looking Up, July 29, 2004
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Penis
Troy artist Jess Fink makes erotic comics to please an oft-overlooked population of porn consumers: women
Metroland, Feb. 8, 2007
To Market, to Market
The Troy Winter Farmer’s Market turns a marginal mall space into an old-world social center
Metroland, Feb. 16, 2006
The Countercultural Christians (pdf)
Catholic Workers take the teachings of Jesus seriously—enough to live by them
Metroland, March 10, 2005
DIY Books (pdf)
Putting out your own book is still considered far more tacky than putting out your own CD—but self-published authors are betting that’s going to change
Metroland, Nov. 17, 2005
All Roads Lead to Lena’s (pdf)
A student thesis gone wild gives the Caffe Lena community a gift—its own history
Metroland, July 28, 2005
When Listening Isn't Enough
An ethos of making music as well as enjoying it pervades the New York Capital Region's nationally known folk-music scene
Metroland, Aug. 26, 2004
What's Left to Give?
How to shop for the really, really old folks on your list
Metroland, Holiday Gift Guide 2007
Nontraditional, But Recognizable (pdf)
You can skip the wedding rituals you detest and still make attendees feel like it was the “real thing”
Metroland, Bridal Guide 2006
Getting a Move On
A guide to being eco-friendly while you move
Real Money, Summer 2005
The Neti Diaries (pdf)
In pursuit of breathing freely, by any means necessary
Metroland, Jan. 27, 2005
It's Your Call (pdf)
Among all the decisions for the big day is one that will last long after the thank-you notes are sent: What will you do about last names?
Metroland, Bridal Guide 2005
Pointed Treatments
Strategically placed needles are an increasingly respectable medical intervention
Metroland, Jan. 15, 2004
Greening Your Rental
Green-living tips often assume that you own your home, but with a little imagination, you can find plenty of ways to apply them to your rented house or apartment
Real Money, April/May 2002
Protecting Kids' Inner Wildness
A short interview with author Chris Mercogliano
Babble.com, Nov. 9, 2007
Healing From War
A review of The Golden Tortoise and War and the Soul, both by Ed Tick
Metroland, Dec. 8, 2005
Predatory Bender
Shelterforce, March/April 2004
