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News for Monday, October 24, 2005

State looks to restore wetlands near Napa airport

California's Department of Fish and Game wants to restore 1,400 acres of what were once salt evaporation ponds near the Napa County Airport. DFG says it wants the area to become "a mosaic of tidal wetland and open water habitat."

Journey comes to an end

Editor's note: Napa attorney Dave Meyers rode a bicycle coast to coast. His wife, Jane, followed in a vehicle, sketchbook in hand. This is their eighth and final report.

White Barn owner a friend to the fish

Dave Garden's White Barn is a St. Helena landmark because of its theater performances, but dirt -- not stagecraft -- is making Garden an example for other county landowners.

MASH actor comes to Napa to fight the death penalty

On the popular television series "MASH" Mike Farrell saved lives as Dr. BJ Honeycutt. The show was canceled in 1983, but that didn't seem to stop Farrell from saving people through his work as an activist and on Sunday morning he was in the valley speaking out against the death penalty.

Last chance to register for Nov. 8 ballot

With little more than two weeks before the California special election, today offers the last chance for voters to register to take part in the balloting called for by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this year.

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