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Not long after I was hired at Napa Valley College to teach political science, I received a friendly invitation to speak at the Napa Rotary Club. After a warm welcome and pleasant lunch, I gave a presentation in which I argued that the way in which the social sciences are taught would change once the baby boom generation began to exit academia. I reasoned that, whereas many of that generation view college as a center for activating students to go out and solve society’s many “problems,” later generations see the college as an institution through which students are given the analytical tools to discover for themselves what society’s “problems” may be. It is the difference between activation and education.

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“This fight depends on securing the population, which must understand that we — not our enemies — occupy the moral high ground.” — Gen. David Petraeus, May 10, 2007

We cherish, too, the poppy red

Dear editor, I would like to make a brief clarification regarding your May 11 article on the Napa Sanitation District settlement with Northern California River Watch (“New deal to study river health”), calling for studies to determine the effects of wastewater operations on the Napa River and its tributaries.

Dear editor, For many, Saturday, April 21, was like any other number of spring weekend days: grabbing breakfast and the morning cup of coffee on the run, kids’ sports and a futile effort to address those ever-present chores or homework.

Dear editor, Once again, another year and another Memorial Day.