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Monday, January 28, 2008
I'm deeply disturbed by the many stories of elder abuse cases we read about all over our country.
The view from Dennis Patterson’s job site is not the quintessential wine country scene.
Pruning is a favorite pastime for many of the gardeners I’ve met. I love it too. In a way, like playing music, sports or just getting totally engaged in any activity you love, it focuses your attention and makes everything else disappear for a while.
Last Wednesday I spoke to the Napa Valley Personal Computer Users Group, and my preamble was about how far we’d all come—both in our abilities with and in the maturity of the available tech tools—in the ten years I’d been appearing before the group. Ten years. Boy, was that a shock.
Excitement is growing as Napa’s River Walk and Veteran’s Park are progressing to completion. As a dream becomes reality on the shore of the river, a less talked about revitalization project is also moving ahead further inland.
Michelle Hawkins, owner of Haven at 1307 First Street, is going out of business. While customers will not be happy to hear of her decision, Hawkins is thrilled.
I’m drinking a lot of riesling, sauvignon blanc, grenache, pinot noir, Chianti and sparkling wine these days.
On Jan. 12, St. Apollinaris Catholic Church in north Napa hosted a memorial service for an extraordinary lady named Agnes Weinert, born in the Bronx.
Today marks the observation of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A day that honors the memory of the late civil rights champion and recipient of a Nobel Prize for peace.
Help stop spread of invasive mud snails
The California Department of Fish & Game is requesting assistance from the public in slowing the spread of New Zealand mud snails (NZMS).
Alice Feiring, a blogger who writes veritasinvino.com, was asked during a recent online interview with Tom Wark on his fermentation.com blog what kind of wine rating or review system she uses.
As I look back to the 1940s, it occurs to me that we did a lot of things in those days that we don’t do anymore.
Regarding the recent article on the $10.8 million for flood control and the story on how the project will remake Third Street, I was wondering: $40 million will pay to move Wine Train tracks. Are there any cost-benefit analysis applied to spending $40 million on train tracks that no longer serve as transportation for commodities or passengers?
When we picked out our curbside garbage cart, we chose the small one. Not the medium. Not the biggie.
Wine Train events still an 'E ticket'
Some 18 years since it began chugging upvalley, the Napa Valley Wine Train continues to be a delightful culinary journey.
She sits at the kitchen door, tail thumping, eager to show me a pile of slimy green stuff on the welcome mat. She is helping me in the garden.
Support for NVC's $178 million bond
There has been much necessary debate over Measure L, a $178 million new bond proposal that Napa Valley College needs to complete construction started from a 2002 bond measure and to start some additional projects.
Keep inherited property separate
Dear Len & Rosie, How do I protect my wealthy parent’s estate (who are both still living and only in their 60s) and keep my slug of a step-son mooch from getting any money when I and my husband pass away? I am married and 43 and my husband is 49. I do not want my step-son to get a penny from my parent’s estate. How do I go about this? If you’re married and you inherit a lot of money how does this work? I would like to give it to my niece or nephew or to my own children if I ever have children.
Hillary's Dennis Rodman impression
I always hated Dennis Rodman, even though I am originally from Detroit. Over and over I watched him do the same schtick on the basketball court. He would wait till he knew the ref wasn't watching, then go over and brutally foul whoever was covering him. The guy would get mad and foul him back hard, and Rodman would run to the ref yelling, did you see that, did you see that? Invariably within a minute or two the ref would call a "make up" foul on the player that Rodman fouled to begin with.
Progress continues at Napa Mill
With all the exciting other new developments in Napa, let’s not overlook the progress at the “old” Napa Mill, which is the preferred name for the Hatt Building.
It looks like the White House and Congress have agreed on the major terms of an economic stimulus package. There is a lot of hoopla about rebates and how much of the proposed rebates will be spent on paying down bills or purchasing new items.
As you have seen from news last week, the stock market has taken a big hit. This result continues the trend that we have seen for the last several weeks.
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