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Purpose of Review This review seeks to provide clinicians with an approach to evaluation of individuals with presenting symptoms of upper extremity weakness, paresthesia, or pain. We will discuss advances made in the evaluation and treatment of upper extremity palsies, focusing on expected physical examination findings, initial evaluation, and management. Recent Findings While more common syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome have well-established diagnostic and treatment algorithms, the less common syndromes also have made advances in examination, electrodiagnostic testing, and both conservative and surgical treatment algorithms. Summary In the evaluation of individuals with signs of an upper extremity palsy, it is critical to be comfortable with the anatomy and physical examination of the upper extremity. Advances in electrodiagnostic testing show promising opportunities for prognostication, treatment, and further development of surgical techniques to hopefully improve patient outcomes with upper extremity palsies.

In a letter to the editor, National Wildlife Federation Southeastern regional director Andrew Schock responds to the May 4, 2000 Atlanta Constitution article \"Task force to tackle metro water 'crisis'\" by saying he's \"pleased to see the Atlanta business community has recognized that we have a serious problem in Georgia: a shortage of clean water.\"

We share teacher Roy Wilcox's concern about the proposal to turn part of his school's local park into a golf course, likely eliminating a valuable resource for people and wildlife (\"Golf course proposal threatens school's park,\" Local News, Aug. 14). Ridgeview Middle School students, under Wilcox's tutelage, are learning about the natural world and their place in it, not from a book, but firsthand by studying and exploring their school grounds and nearby Ridgeview Park.

As the most severe drought of the century continues to grip the Southeast, lawns are dying. But there is something homeowners can do now to prepare for next summer's heat wave: replace their lawns with native plants and other no-lawn landscaping. In urban areas, lawn irrigation accounts for as much as 30 percent of water consumption on the East Coast, with the average lawn using 10,000 gallons of water over the course of a summer. Coupled with intense water needs, the high doses of fertilizers used on many lawns are environmentally destructive. The average suburban lawn is deluged with 10 times the quantity of chemical pesticides an acre as farmland. It appears builders, when clearing lots, bulldoze dirt up against trees, covering their roots and bases and causing a slow death. In one to two years, the beautiful trees die and have to be removed, sometimes costing more than $1,000.