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.

My wife and I, and my sister, come from several generations of Adventist educators keenly interested in the success of Christian education and in the success of Pacific Union College. My sister is a resident and homeowner in Angwin. My wife and I own a home in Angwin but live and work in Michigan.

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?

Rarely does a single tree garner as much attention from humans as a sturdy old valley oak in Yountville has been getting lately.

Dear editor, I am one of the many, many Napans who are saddened by the demise of Mr. Heskett’s driftwood structure along the river. But I am not surprised. When the Register ran the story, highlighting this project, it ceased being one man’s whimsy and a delightful surprise for those who stumbled across it along their walks. It became a liability, an official structure, built without permit, on public property, whereupon if anyone was injured, they would be able to successfully sue someone (in this case, the city) for a large amount of easy cash.

Dear editor, Each year Mt. George Elementary School organizes an annual Harvest Festival. The festival has a cake walk, fishing booth, face-painting, a ring toss, bake sale, rock-climbing, a jumpy house, hay rides, barbecue and many other fun activities.

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.

The state budget crisis continues, moving into what is one of the worst stalemates over the budget in history. Nothing is apparently being done by our Governor and state legislature except demonstrating their own incompetence, as the clock ticks toward running out of cash.

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

Barack Obama was sworn in a few moments ago as the 44th President of the U.S.