To the citizens of Napa County: It is with pride, relief, exhaustion and satisfaction that the 2007-2008 Grand Jury presented the final report of our investigations as well as the procedures used during our term of service on your behalf.

Seems there's talk a'brewing about Bloggermania II, building on the success of last month's first-ever gathering of those who comment online to Register articles.

Israel and the United States are starting to look like two anxious children trying to decide how to deal with a schoolyard bully, Iran. Each appears to be whispering encouragement to the other to go kick the bully in the shins, but each is so terrified of the consequences that neither wants to go first.

Dear editor, Please extend our thanks to the Napa firefighters and aerial fighters by whose efforts Wild Horse Valley was saved.

Dear editor, Our board of directors and staff are concerned about Senate Bill 16-Cox/Harmon introduced by Sen. David Cox, R-Fair Oaks, which reallocates funds from First 5 California funds to fund a portion of California’s budget deficit.

Dear editor, I received an automated phone call telling me that PG&E does not accept credit card payments anymore after June 30; the payments have to be made through the bank. They want to know my bank account number and my PG&E number. Then, they want you to know that a certain fee has to be paid for this payment method. If you want to check it out, here is the number: 1-866-707-0682. I have a feeling this is not kosher!

I am surveying the latest news to think over what I want to say about the Obama-McCain race at this point and I can’t help but feeling that the world is breaking down into a lot of chaos right now. I know, I know, it always seems that way, nothing new under the sun, but yet right now ... the problems just seem to be piling up. And there is a gathering sense that things are really out of control. And I am not hearing any answers, just the same old tired propaganda.