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

As we rode through the picturesque vineyards of the Napa Valley, and then through the Sonoma Valley, on to the stunning northern California coast on the back of our motorcycle, I thought about how easy it is to lose appreciation for the unmatched beauty of this place where we live.

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.

People are pedaling all over Napa Valley right now — perhaps because it is summer, perhaps in healthy reaction to high gas prices — so it is a good time to warn those biking and those sharing the roads with them that caution must be the watchword.

Dear editor,

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.