Bed and breakfast inns from the 1800s offer a step back from the frenzied modern world into a graceful, quiet time. In Napa, high-ceiling rooms, period furniture and thick Oriental carpets also give visitors a respite from traffic congestion on Highway 29 and the often confusing world of wine tasting.

NEW YORK -- At this point in the tax season, small business owners who aren't well along in the process might want to get an extension of the April 15 deadline to file their returns.

From Register Staff

WASHINGTON -- The federal government loses hundreds of millions of dollars every year because Internal Revenue Service computers don't record the interest due on penalties for unpaid taxes, a Treasury Department auditor said Tuesday.