"Winter Break" starts Dec. 13 for Napa schools, and most of the kids can't wait!

Four Christmases ago my sister and I got the best Christmas present anyone could ever wish for: A puppy! My parents planned the whole thing to its tiniest detail and made my grandparents accomplices in order to make the surprise the best ever.

While I applaud the Napa City Council for ratifying a winter homeless shelter on Jordan Lane, I am saddened by some of the language used by well-meaning council members to justify their Dec. 2 votes, both for and against, the resolution:

Have any of you taken on the challenge of getting out on the newest half-mile racing straight-away in Solano County?

Christmas arrives during lean times in 2008.

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

These are my favorite books for this year, in no particular order. I have my own particular standards, which include the fact that I hardly read fiction any more so these are all non fiction. Also, they may not have original publishing dates of 2008 but are all recent and I read them myself this year.

I was stunned when I saw this, because Cheney has directly admitted to doing something that is not only illegal, but is a major crime. In an interview with ABC News he almost casually admitted "getting the process cleared" and supporting it. He was still lying, because he pushed for "taking the gloves off" with captured enemy combatants early on and was the main driver of the program of torture that was instituted beginning back in 2001.

Sure, the section is called MomsTalk, but Dads can chime in too.

Do you make your kids write thank you notes for Christmas or holiday gifts?

Here is your chance to sound off on any topic that is not covered today by a Register.com article/opinion item.

In yet another shining example of our Supreme Court's brilliance, they recently decided that, despite a history of previous rulings to the contrary, Good Samaritans can now be sued for damages if they try to help provide care at an accident and end up inadvertantly causing injury. "...private citizens have no obligation to help one another, and anyone who does so also has a duty to act with due care".