I, like most people I know, want Napa Valley College to provide an exceptional educational environment for many reasons.

It has taken nine bloody and difficult months, but the deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops appears at last to have brought not just a lull in the sectarian fighting in Iraq, but the first tangible steps toward genuine political reconciliation.

Each week, napavalleyregister.com posts a “Question of the Week” and seeks reader responses.

Dear editor,

Dear editor, This is my opinion of Napa Valley Register and local shopping. First of all, NVR is a big part of my day. I really enjoy and look forward to all the news but also the daily columns. Ev Parker, Kevin Courtney, Coming Up, Glad You Asked, and of course, the Carl Family outdoor section. It’s all great family reading.

Dear editor, In response to Albert Benson’s letter (“A bumpy ride on Vine Hill,” Jan. 6 ). I would like to provide some specifics regarding the situation along Vine Hill Drive.

Dear editor, I’m writing in regards to the letter “Vineyard owners should pay for bus” on Jan. 8, and they should! No one pays for my transportation, insurance, maintenance or gas. The vineyards are a multi-million dollar business. They have the money to transport their own workers to work if they think it’s necessary.

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