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Mark Lovelace’s My Word (Times-Standard, Page A4, Feb. 8) is remarkable in one respect — he is concerned only with money. The environment seems to be farther down on his list of priorities. Streams going dry, nutrient pollution that feeds toxic algae, light pollution that has negative effects on wildlife, air and noise pollution from […]

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The specific location of a product’s origin is more important with some products than others.  Wine is the classic example, as the dirt and surrounding climate in which grapes are grown can have a profound effect on the nature and quality of the end product.  A designation such as “Russian River Valley” in Sonoma, therefore, does more than just stroke the vanity of the given region—it sets and helps to preserve customers’ ...