In 2007, the Register launched a feature that has highlighted the lives of hundreds of heretofore unsung Napans.

As we reflect on the past year, there is no doubt that religion, faith and belief have played a major role in world, national and statewide politics.

This is what scares me about the large stimulus package Obama is proposing:

Leon Panetta is someone that almost everyone likes. It is interesting that Democrat Dianne Feinstein would be one of his main critics with Panetta's background, as he has been a very successful Democratic politician. She wants someone who has been in the intelligence community, the problem is that so many of them are tainted with the cowboy torture policies of the Bush administration.

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

The Iraqi Parliament recently approved an agreement with the United States that sets a much-heralded timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. But part of that so-called Status of Forces Agreement may ultimately make withdrawing those troops difficult.

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.

Happy New Year, now pass me the Xanax, two please. That’s how this year is starting out, but will it stay that way? Here’s how it looks to me.

There is no doubt about it: Napa has a traffic problem. Like the cholesterol choking the arteries of the obese, automobiles in Napa are plugging up the roadways in rapid fashion.

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