Though it hasn’t yet hit the streets and shopping malls, a prominent Republican lawyer in Sacramento recently submitted to the Attorney General a potentially explosive initiative that could guarantee Republican control of the White House for the next generation.

Talk about starting the new school year with a splash.

Dear editor, I have lived in the beautiful Napa Valley all of my life (a Napa native, you might say). I have seen many changes in our little town of Napa over the past 57 years.

Dear editor, I read an article in the Aug. 23 Register that caught my attention. It was titled “After decades of activism, disabled artists redraw boundaries.” It was a wonderful story. It talked about creative growth in Oakland.

Dear editor, Jean Thomas, on Aug. 21, presented her argument in favor of changing the election process for the president from the current electoral college system to a popular vote (“A critical reform in presidential elections”).

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Face it, the Napa River floods every few years. Are you doing anything to prepare for the next flood? Have you added anything new since the New Years Eve flood from 2005-06?