The Somali pirates seemed to have devised a near-perfect business model. Use ramshackle small craft; simple tools — ladders and grappling hooks; cheap weapons — AK-47s and RPGs; and impoverished and desperate teen-agers to hijack passing ships.

Dear editor, In regards to the March 30 comment from George Henke in response to my March 17 letter pertaining to water at Napa Pipe (“The water at Napa Pipe”), imagine my surprise at his assertion that I didn’t work at Kaiser Steel, given my 17 years with the company, eight of which were spent in Napa.

Dear editor, On April 17, 18 and 19, Adult Day Services will be hosting our 10th annual Alzheimer’s Respite Weekend. Each year, we provide a weekend of free respite for caregivers. The camp allows for pepole who are living with the diagnoses to participate in 48 hours of activities that have been designed specifically for their success and to provide the caregivers with a much-needed break.

Dear editor, An epidemic of handgun murders and suicides is happening in our country. Obtaining firearms is legal. However, our Constitution was written at a time when one’s needs were different than today, and so were the firearms.