The Napa Valley Register publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence -- and convictions for so-called "wet reckless" convictions -- in Napa County.

While federal regulations have granted employers a reprieve from the "No Match" law aimed at cracking down on false employment identification and undocumented workers, myriad changes will affect employers in 2008.

Ways to be

The Boy Scouts of America will recycle Christmas trees on Jan. 5. Please have your tree -- stripped of ornaments, nails, metal, stands or spikes -- on the curb or in front of the house, clearly visible by 9 a.m. A donation of $5 per tree is suggested and appreciated, according to the Boy Scouts.

For the last several weeks, Register readers have been calling, writing and e-mailing their nominations for the homes with the most festive holiday displays.

It's the new year, and with it comes new laws for motorists.

Kate Hanni made headlines in 2007 by trying to get Congress to pass an airline passenger's bill of rights.

Eighth grade

Compared to today's New Year's Eve celebrations, with blaring televisions showing the ball dropping in Times Square, those in the 1940s were simple.

WASHINGTON -- The last time I was in Baghdad, I'd gone to fetch my dog. Wiley had stayed with me for most of the two years I'd been based in Iraq as a reporter, and now, 10 months after my departure, it was time for Wiley to leave, too.

Every December, reviewers all around the world delve into their libraries and dig out their top-whatever lists for the past year. Inevitably, one game must be named as the best.