I have a dream, a dream that may never come true as long as I hold this job.

Should the Napa County Office of Education transfer property tax funds to St. Helena for the cost of educating high school students from Howell Mountain and Pope Valley? That’s been the subject of several recent stories in the local papers.

In the weeks leading up to election day -- especially in the final four days -- I saw a tremendous amount of Yes on Prop. 8 support building throughout northern California. I was in a number of different cities in the election's final days, and in each city I came across a large curbside gathering of placard-waving Yes on 8 supporters.

Four more young people died on Napa County roads this weekend.

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

The Bush Administration had a bad habit of not thinking through the consequences of many of its actions, or not caring, and one of them was what is the eventual outcome going to be of torturing prisoners of war? It was inflicted on many of them, many of whom have turned out to be innocent, at least of terrorism.

Would you ever eat Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant? Or is this a holiday that must be celebrated at home?

The race is over, Barack Obama will be the next president, so now is the time for the next question.

Barack Obama is the your next President of the United States.