Passing Parade: The E.P.A. wants your land
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist
“And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab, King of Samaria.
“And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, ‘Give me the vineyards, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
“And Naboth said to Ahab, ‘The Lor