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Opinion for Friday, March 06, 2009

A modest makeover

The Register will get a bit of a makeover this week.

Property rights and the Eco-Village

Dick Maher’s primer in the Register appears to be attempting to teach us what can and cannot be done relative to Angwin, Pacific Union College, Napa County and its General Plan (“County must stick to principles with Howell Mountain’s future,” Feb. 15). It fails to mention an all-trumping element though: property rights.

Win your own blog on this Web site

A social experiment in online decorum has resulted in tremendous online progress for our Web site and our readers. We have reached a point where almost all of our readers are staying on topic and not attacking the messenger.

Paying the price for MST water

The complications in improving the groundwater situation in Coombsville, where the supply is in steady decline, are many.

Signing out on Napa regulations

Dear editor, Why does Napa feel the need to be different? I am referring to the article, “Design for CVS on Imola includes murals, barn doors” (Feb. 22) about the new CVS pharmacy store that is coming to Napa. With 6,300 stores, why should the Napa store get barn doors and corrugated siding? Napa is a city, not some small town with a population of 500 or less. Is Napa also going to demand haystacks inside and outside of the store to more complete the rustic, “agro-industrial” style?

Coming together to give change a chance

I have heard that Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal did not end the Great Depression, that it was really World War II. This is partly true. However, World War II was, in itself, a gigantic stimulus package.

Far from a stimulus, an economic burden

It is thought by some that one of the amazing powers of government is that it can “stimulate” the economy through spending. For instance, the president said recently that the federal government is the only entity left in America with the resources to get the economy moving again.

A fine time at Tuscany

Dear editor, We want to encourage people to support our fine Napa businesses during these economic times.

Justin's playground for the many

Dear editor, Regarding the playing fields at Justin-Siena High School: During the fundraising and construction of this project, the message was very clear that this facility would be used by the community, as well as the students at Justin-Siena.

Health Care Reform

Today President Obama appointed Kathleen Sebelius to head up his Health and Human Services Department, a key position for his Presidency. It is a welcome effort because there is no doubt that we need serious reform, but like the efforts underway for alternative energy the costs for this program tend to be understated.

Daily Random Thoughts, March 6

Fire out your thoughts here on your topic of the day that is not covered through a Register.com article or opinion item.

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