I went to the funeral of a friend last week. It was a good day.

Different people and candidates see different things differently during an election — whether nationally or locally. One candidate for supervisor says “Deeds are bigger than words.” Another candidate talks about the record of the incumbent. I ask the voters to look squarely at each individual’s record to see the true value of the candidate.

The California State Supreme Court this week took a big stand by stating it is legal to show your love of your partner by marrying him or her, no matter your gender.

No single man created the prosperity of the Napa Valley as it blossomed in the last four decades into the most famous wine-growing region in the United States — one of the most respected in the world, still a vast farmer’s field on the edge of the metropolis but also a luxurious playland for wealthy visitors.

Dear editor, I may vote yes on Measure N only to hopefully maintain the restrictions on growth in the county I grew up in.

Dear editor, Much of the opposition to Measure N is about peripheral aspects. I am suggesting that we forget all that for a moment.

Dear editor, It seems doubtful that the full story of who is supporting whom and why on Measure N issue will ever be revealed. But as your editorial of May 10 indicates, the measure proposes changes that are not well understood, providing fertile ground for both the theory of unintended consequences and Murphy's Law. I am not a long-time resident but in my four years living here, I have observed we get reasonably good government provided by usually competent and caring people.

When Willis Carrier patented the air conditioner in 1906 he probably didn’t realize that he had just introduced a sea-change in urban-planning: would Miami, Phoenix or Las Vegas be what they are today without the ability to cool indoor air? The air conditioner was one simple innovation that radically- and rapidly- altered the options for human habitation.

When I read the recent Register article about the service workers unions approaching the City Council for support in unionizing new hotel workers, all I could think was here comes trouble. I hope the City Council does not help them.

Robert Mondavi died Friday morning at his home in Yountville.

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