My Marketplace commentary this morning briefly discusses "food miles" and the "eat local" movement. One commenter writes, "Eating locally and seasonally keeps more of the food dollar in the local economy." But it is not the comparative advantage of some localities to grow anything. In that case, refusal to trade beyond local bounds will leave the [...]

Palin is not only woefully ignorant, she's dangerous! It's her way or the highway. Here's a post from today's Salon.comWith a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes.By Mark BenjaminRead more: Environment, Alaska, Science, Animals, Mark Benjamin, Sarah Palin, Environment & ScienceNewswww.defenders.orgSept. 8 ...

Yokel.com is a shopping search engine and price comparison site that lets you find products found in local stores. While the search engine seems to focus on the major big-box type stores, it does include a few mom-and-pop sites and stores in the area… but, the lack of truly local stores might be a result of [...]

(that's me)Tonight I went to India! A slide show presentation by Denis, who is a volunteer at our Library; his wife Camille showed up after the show (she'd seen it all before, of course...up close and personal!) and we jawed about travel. They're both very and trés cool, older, seasoned travel-people. Denis just happens to be a travel agent. Apparently, I need to go to Bangkok. Here is some ...

Today's fun search phrase that will lead you to my blog:  "I don't experience guilt."   Sociopaths of the world unite!  Somewhere down the hall, if you don't mind. I had a lazy weekend, reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Northanger Abbey once again and otherwise slackin' like a kraken.  This week I'll kick off [...]

Ms. Palin arrived in New York after a campaign event with Mr. McCain in Pennsylvania.She exited her Secret Service vehicle in front of the hotel to an empty block: Police and Secret Service had closed down the street and kept every would-be pedestrian indoors about 20 minutes before her arrival.After she stepped out, Todd was right behind, and the Secret Service followed them directly into the ...