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Environmental toxins
From JoAnne Stone
Cave Junction

‘Tis the season to spray, and along with the greening of spring comes the king of carcinogens. Here we live in one of the most pristine places on the planet, grateful for our blessings every day.

Seeing people spray their yards, I wonder, who considers future generations, or even our own? We recently drove by the water treatment plant in Grants Pass, and there was someone spraying the entire acreage, going right into the channel.

The rising rates of cancer, asthma, birth defects and neurological diseases are not caused by “genetic predisposition.” They are caused by the bombardment of environmental toxins. To learn more, visit www.mindfully.org.