Dear Len & Rosie: I was injured on the job 10 years ago. I cannot get any insurance because of my pre-existing injuries and I have never been able to return to work. I own my own home but I am very concerned about losing it if a major illness were to happen to me. I am a 62-year-old woman, and I am not really in the best of health. Can you give me some help on protecting my home and any cash in the bank? -- Sharon

At a Napa social not too long ago, I noticed a woman at another table would now and then stare at me and when I'd make eye contact, she'd smile and look away.

The other day at the post office on Trancas Street, I was greeted by my pal, Roberto, who from his station behind the counter gave me his cheery "next happy shopper" welcome.

CrossPointe Community Church is Napa's newest church; in what was once Napa Valley Christian Church. Stadia, an evangelical organization that plants churches, started CrossPointe along with Valley Christian Church at Lake Berryessa and Edgewater Christian Fellowship in American Canyon.

My April 9 column describing treacherous pavement on Highway 29 south of Imola Avenue struck a nerve with readers who had their own war stories.