Is that cable-knit cardigan made from predator-friendly wool? If the ranch where the sheep were raised kills animals such as wolves, coyotes and hawks, then the sweater isn't predator-friendly. Is your car a hybrid? Is your coffee fair trade? Is your yogurt organic? Are your potatoes local and, better yet, from a community-supported agriculture farm? But now we live in an age of conflicted consumption, an era in which the prevailing zeitgeist hinges on "green" and corrals the world of...

The conference, one of the largest assemblies of veterinary practitioners in the world, provides continuing education and comprehensive, practical content for the veterinary industry. Larger animals such as cows, horses and sheep will be kept in a barn; smaller animals will be kept in dedicated surgical suites. The 70,000-square-foot multipurpose facility at Eastern Avenue and Oquendo Road will house conference administrative offices, a 200-seat teaching auditorium, meeting rooms and...

Ha Ha! Afghanistan, the new ancient Tibet, mystical home of universal peace and tolerance! But, as the Afghan-born Rumi once said, quoting the angel Gabriel when he spoke the the Holy Prophet ( May Peace be Upon Him): "Show me the way things really are"! Rumi, the spiritual great grandfather of Khomeini, the source spring of the Islamic Revolution. Ha Ha! Afghanistan, the new ancient Tibet, mystical home of universal peace and tolerance! But, as the Afghan-born Rumi once said, quoting the...

The online shopping comparison marketplace that helps you find discount shopping and compare prices on products and services in your city and around the country. Parker looks for bite marks and wounds which were torn open when he inspects livestock which maybe have been attached by wolves. Cattle and sheep growers, who never wanted the predators back in Idaho, try to limit their losses by moving their stock around, using more guard dogs and trying innovative technology. And Hailey sheep...

BY DAVID GERMAIN Associated Press "Lions for Lambs," the preachy, star-driven first release of United Artists under Tom Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner's management, seems to ask every question imaginable about the war on terrorism while offering not a hint of answers. BY DAVID GERMAIN Associated Press "Lions for Lambs," the preachy, star-driven first release of United Artists under Tom Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner's management, seems to ask every question imaginable...

Anyone who catches one of the tagged summer steelhead is asked to record the number printed on the plastic tag, without removing the tag from the fish, and notify ODFW of the date and location where the fish was caught and released by calling the Clackamas Office any time at (971) 673-6000. Anyone who catches one of the tagged summer steelhead is asked to record the number printed on the plastic tag, without removing the tag from the fish, and notify ODFW of the date and location where the...