Your Nov. 27 editorial page contained two guest editorials pushing free trade.

The election of a Democratic majority in the U.S. Congress and the inauguration of Felipe Calderon as president of Mexico offer the two countries an opportunity to reinvigorate a deteriorating relationship.

Dear editor,  A number of questions have been raised concerning the ways in which Napa Valley College should respond to the outcome of the Trustee Area 3 election, in which a candidate who had withdrawn from the race won the majority vote.

Dear editor, For three days in October, young people and adults shared the enjoyment of a good book and were inspired by the story of someone who achieved the American dream.

Dear editor, The St. Helena Family Resource Center extends our gratitude to the Napa Valley Vintners for including our center among the many worthy local organizations receiving grants from the 2006 Auction Napa Valley.