" Doug, no it is not anywhere else that Caldwell checked with the city's legal dept before approving the funds, so add yet another story to explain this to the Caldwell camp.

As I have said before, every time there is a new letter or new interview of Caldwell or his supporters we get a new version of the story. That is a big part of the problem, the lack of credibility to the unending variety of excuses and rationalizations coming out of your campaign.

On your last point, none of the other supervisors are getting a big retirement from the taxpayers, and adding a second taxpayer funded job. That is where the charge of double dipping comes in. They all just get their salaries. "

" Doug you are so misinformed in this letter that you should check the facts before telling others to do so.

It would have been nice if Caldwell had City Manager and Campaign Manager Mark Joseph approve the educational incentives, it would have been nice of Caldwell had told the Fire Board that there was an issue, it would have been nice if Caldwell had accepted responsibility for the incident rather than blaming the weather, the College, the Fire Board and the Fire Marshall- however he did not. He did not accept responsibility, he did commit a violation of the States Constitution and did not partner with anyone as he claims. Lastly you are mistaken Gary has no impact on my job. What you are confused on is the quest for Safety Retirement from the Probation Dept not Corrections. Caldwell promised Safety Retirement for Probation Officers, something is very expensive and needs more research on the total impact. I support Gary Simpson because I recognize character and integrity when I see it.

Ed West "

" What chartities DOES Caldwell contribute to? Where does he place his political signs? Interesting. "

" Yes, it is Caldwell hands down. Voters are not going to be distracted by the hate mail. They will know who knows the issues and who has the intelligence to deal with them. "

" Jasper, just like Vocal de local you live in Angwin. You are not qualified to comment on a District 5 campaign. You dont recieve campaign literature from either candidate. You have not seen the mailer put out by Caldwell that quotes from former candidate Jager's campaign and makes it look like Jager supports Caldwell. Dirty Tricks by Caldwell to try and tap into the 25% of votes Jager recieved in the primary. Jager supports Simpson. You have also missed all the Simpson position pieces where he clearly lays out his views on county issues; like his support for Ag, open space, slow growth and conservation. Simpson has 20 years county experience, Caldwell has none. He is a slick empty suit with well rehearsed talking points supplied mostly by the divisive Ginny Sims and the law suit loving Sierra Club. Caldwell has violated the public trust and should not recieve one vote, except his own. Please vote for Simpson , the only honest Candidate. "

" Delphi,

You are correct that I have NOT received all of the information which goes to residents of District 5, but I have read their positions in the newspapers and heard them personally at Candidates' events. I And Caldwell would clearly be the better supervisor. He addresses the issues. He is not evasive. He talks like someone who has done his homework. I like that.

I am also guided by the endorsements of the various special interests - the Chamber of Commerce, the Sierra Club, the Farm Bureau, the Napa Valley Register, And certainly by people like Ginny Simms who has first hand knowledge of good government.

Now, a little civics lesson. We all know that the supervisors address countywide issues, not just their Districts - the budget, the local economy, the social problems, law enforcement, land use policy, etc., etc. So even if I live in Yountville or Angwin, I need to be concerned about the respective qualifications of supervisors in other districts, don't I? I am a Napa County taxpayer and required to live under Countywide regulations of all kinds. I think Simpson has some excellent qualities, but I think Caldwell holds the edge on Countywide issues which affect me.

I hope you see this as a reasonable response to your statement above. "

" Geeze Delphi. You sound like a campaign manager!

It doesn't matter where we live. County supervisors make decisions which impact our part of the county. I appreciate Caldwell taking the time to understand our issues, as well as issues of other areas within the county. The guy has a great deal of knowledge as well as a drive to learn more.

If you really believe that we shouldn't offer input because we live in Angwin, I think you should also include Mr. Haley as well since he doesn't live within Caldwell's district. "