Graffiti is plain ugly, everybody knows that ... in fact, this week it's been talk of the town ... or at least the bloggers that inhabit the Napa Valley Register's Web site.

It is indeed unfortunate that Dr. Citron had such an unsatisfactory experience on the 2004-2005 Grand Jury that it fostered his cynical, and inaccurate, view of the importance of “civil” grand juries (“Phase out civil grand juries”, July 13).

I can save the state of California about $1.1 million every month.

Seven years ago, when Olympic organizers awarded the 2008 Summer Games to Beijing, there were high hopes that the event would force China to open its society and foster greater respect for human rights. “This is a very important step in the evolution of China’s relationship with the world,” said former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, architect of another important step in that evolution in the 1970s.

Dear editor, I love finding treasures in the great outdoors — freebies from a generous Creator, like colorful pebbles at the beach, textured grasses and wildflowers from roadsides and sweet, fragrant blackberries near a creek!

Dear editor, Recently the House of Representatives, having no serious issues to deal with in this country, passed a resolution apologizing on behalf of white Americans for the transgressions of previous generations for slavery and for the implementation of Jim Crow laws.

Yesterday the proposed election for a transportation tax died a quiet death in the Board of Supervisors chambers. I was disappointed because I would like to see the roads fixed, and I do not believe they will be fixed without one in any reasonable time frame, but I agree it was the right decision. Taxpayers are scared right now for a lot of reasons, and I think the final blow was our Governor proposing the 1 percent state sales tax.

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.

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