At first blush, Napa moms Vanessa LeVan and Dana Rivera seem to be onto something with their new business.

Toddlers aren’t the only ones who need baby-sitting. At Camp Rawhide’s doggy day care, four-legged friends enjoy play time and exercise while bonding in dog packs.

During tough economic times, we all need to tighten our belts and small businesses are certainly no exception.

Don’t flush those drugs. Return them. This morning I saw a political cartoon depicting two trout underwater below a discharge pipe labeled “Rx waste.” One trout says to the other, “The Viagra in the water is making me want to swim upstream, but the Prozac is making me too tired.”

Dear Len & Rosie, My father has added my sister to the deed of his house. He is very ill and may soon be placed in long-term care.