Since you profess to present the facts as they unfold, how about considering the vast numbers of those who don’t wish to be labeled as belonging to the extreme side of either party and wish to vote strictly on the merits of each candidate?

Ever since the cargo ship Cosco Busan sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge last month, spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel oil into the bay, members of Congress and state legislators have been clamoring for investigations of just about everybody responsible for the spill and its cleanup.

Dear editor, I was amazed and appalled to read Saturday morning’s front page news regarding the accidental shooting death of Robert Ratto (“Napa teen gets one year for death of friend,” Dec. 8).

Dear editor, I would like to express how grateful my family and the Napa High football staff are for all of the support given from the entire community of Napa last week.

Dear editor, We want to thank the Register and Jillian Jones for writing an important article about gifted children (“Gifted and struggling,” Dec. 1). While the focus happened to be about our son, it could have been written about many other children just like him in our county. When any child’s learning needs are not met, it can create emotional problems.

Dear editor, I would like to clarify the record regarding information mentioned in a recent letter in the St. Helena Star entitled “Local Merchants are Generous” on Nov. 29.

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