As most of us have heard, homelessness is a growing problem ... especially now with the economy being in the shape it is ... but have you heard a single permanent solution that might just work? Neither have I, so I came up with one myself.

The flag went up for the first time at the new American Canyon City Hall on Saturday.

Today it is popular to criticize capitalism. I defend capitalism because, quite honestly, capitalism could use some friends.

President Bush gave what was billed as his final speech last night, after giving what seems numerous final interviews. I can't recall other Presidents doing the same, and his speech tonight made clear that this was an attempt to improve his image on the way out. He is trying to raise his poll numbers by talking to the American people, but one wonders why he and Cheney did not do more until now to address their extreme unpopularity and explain their thinking more. It's a little too late. 

Last March we tossed out much of what we’d been doing online and rolled out a brand new look. After nearly a year, it is time to ask ... are we doing it right?

Addressing the nation for the last time as president Thursday night, George W. Bush identified Sept. 11, 2001, as the defining moment of his eight years in office. The lesson of that awful day, he suggested, was that “good and evil are present in this world, and between the two of them there can be no compromise. Murdering the innocent to advance an ideology is wrong every time, everywhere. Freeing people from oppression and despair is eternally right.” Americans can never afford to grow complacent, and, above all, must “maintain our moral clarity,” he said.

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

In what could appear as yet another typical if passionate land use battle in Napa over the rights of development in a county that is largely controlled by an extensive agricultural preserve, the Pacific Union College (PUC) story stands out as a unique case.

AP is reporting that B.O.'s inauguration may cost up to $150 Million!

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