With apologies to Humphrey Bogart: Of all the daily newspapers in all the little towns in all of the country, he walks into ours.

Connie Fogal, leader of the Canadian Action Party, was nominated as a finalist in Sonoma State University’s Project Censored “Most Censored News Stories of 2007-08 Awards” for her article, “North American Union: The SPP is a ‘hostile takeover’ of democratic government and an end to the Rule of Law,” published Aug. 2, 2007, by Global Research, about the integration of Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Finding information about candidates or topics during election time is easier with the Internet available. We are going to use napavalleyregister.com to make this November’s election as easy as possible to learn all you want about each race on your ballot.

California state government spent $145 billion last fiscal year, $41 billion more than four years ago when Gov. Gray Davis was recalled by voters. With all that new spending — a 40 percent increase — we ought to be in a golden age of government with abundant public services for all.

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

As was announced in last week’s Register, I have decided - with the support and encouragement of family, friends and community members - to join the race for American Canyon city council this fall.

This week I read the agreement between the county and American Canyon concerning American Canyon’s borders and other related issues. I advise anyone who is going to vote on it in American Canyon, and anyone in the county who is concerned about growth issues to take a close look at it. There are some issues that trouble me about it, and I can certainly say that it is a pro growth document.

Proposition 8, the "Limit on Marriage, Constitutional Amendment," on the November ballot, calls for an amendment to the state constitution, declaring that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.