First of all, let me preface this letter with the fact that I am an employee of Dey, L.P. Second, let me state that I am a Napa resident, and have been for 15 years. I've seen some amazingly biased letters to the editor before, but Mr. Zachary Payne's letter titled "Can't stand the heat" takes first prize.

The week of May 21 through May 27 is an important one in California's public schools. This is a week during which we take time to recognize the valuable contributions made by those individuals who -- literally and figuratively -- make our schools and school districts run. These people are the bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, instructional assistants, maintenance and operations folks, secretaries and other clerical staff who make up the classified professionals in schools and school districts.

Governments do a lot of borrowing these days, but it is usually for things that pull your heartstrings.

The number of charitable organizations operating in Napa Valley is astounding, and the range of what they do is equally impressive.

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