First of all, I’m clean.

The Christmas Parade next Saturday will begin as no other Napa parade before, with a skiing and snowboarding exhibition.

California is not only the quality leader in American wine — it’s also the volume leader, making about 90 percent of all wine produced in the United States.

Our Napa River was once home to one of the most abundant populations of steelhead trout in California. Steelhead, like salmon, spend most of their lives in the ocean.

As Thanksgiving draws near, we’re taking a break from this column’s traditional format this week to share with you a story that has made the rounds of the Internet lately.

A recent letter to the editor claimed that there were several target ranges in Napa that were open to the public. Where are they? I only know of the Napa Gun Club on Monticello and I think it is only open to members of the club.

Truth be told, at any given moment I’m a festering mass of gripes and discontent. I nurse grudges, I take offense easily, I wish life were better than it is.

With so many flavors on the Thanksgiving dinner table, picking a wine to pair with turkey and all the trimmings can be quite tricky.

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve worked with several clients who are dealing with physical issues from repetitive motion at work.

Last May, Napa Valley lost one of its most beautiful fall color displays. A grove of Chinese pistache trees (Pistacia chinensis) at the intersection of Salvador and Highway 29 on school property was cut down and turned into chips in a matter of minutes.

Dear Len & Rosie, My 85-year-old mother has an extremely modest estate consisting of about $10,000 in a money market account and her home furnishings and personal effects.

Dear Len & Rosie, My 85-year-old mother has an extremely modest estate consisting of about $10,000 in a money market account and her home furnishings and personal effects.