Cover: The Unkindest Cut
Sonoma County's bucolic wilderness is an unlikely battleground over timber harvesting.

News: Bitter Harvest
New report warns of toxics threat for vineyard neighbors.

The Scoop: Invest in Mongolia.

Climbing Up on Capitol Hill: Check up on the your Congressional Representatives and U.S. Senators--where they stand, how they voted.

Nowhere Man: Author Steven Harrison is good for nothing.

Fruit of the Doom: Apple's problems are not new, but its best creations are still beautiful to behold.

Story Space: Can the tales of the past survive in the wired world of the future?

Cool Quaffs: Fine wines for fine times at the holiday table.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Lovey Dovey: Essayist Tai Moses on why Wings of the Dove takes flight.

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