Opinion archive
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Global warming is a hoax
The cat is out of the bag. I could not figure out why the media, including this paper, has suddenly hit us from all sides with global warming.
Regulating emissions not so easy
When you burn a gallon of gasoline in an internal combustion engine, the oxygen in the air combines with the carbon in the fuel to produce carbon dioxide. For every 6-pound gallon of gas you burn in this way, you get 19 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Ensuring students a bright future
Dear editor, I am a parent at Alta Heights Elementary and Silverado Middle School.
No lice in the schools
Dear editor, I thought you might want to let the residents of Napa who have children in the public school system know that the Napa Valley Unified School District is trying to pass “Board Policy 5141.33, Head lice revision.
Expecting too much from students
Dear editor, My name is Tiona Spivey. I am a freshman at Napa High.
NVC needs new theater
Dear editor, I have been looking at this letter to the editor for days (“Alas, NVC has priorities wrong,” Jan. 31).
Can’t bind those senators
Dear editor, I noticed that the Senate could not pass its non-binding surrender and support the terrorists resolution.