Little did I know that I traveled through the Tannery Bend District on the fateful visit that brought me to Napa.

It was my husband’s work party — a birthday party in Sacramento for three colleagues. My husband and I were looking for some well-earned time out to ourselves, but the babysitter had cancelled at the last minute. 

In its last session, the Supreme Court made a ruling about the 4th amendment rights of students at public schools. In the case is Safford Unified School District v. April Redding, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the strip search of Savana Redding, then a 13-year-old 8th grade student, was unwarranted and violated her 4th amendment right against unreasonable search.

I moved to Napa in 2007 and have been very interested to read the Register’s coverage and letters to the editor regarding downtown Napa redevelopment (or lack thereof). Obviously the focus is on the lack of retail businesses attracted to locating downtown.

As Register writer Kevin Courtney's article states, the city of Napa is spending nearly $100,000 to have a consultant come up with a plan for filling 105,000 square feet of new commercial space and another 76,000 square feet in older buildings that sit empty.

The blue-ribbon commission charged with overhauling California’s tax system is heading for an ideological clash.

Alice M. Rivlin, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and director of the Office of Management and Budget, 1994-96: Another stimulus separate from the regular budget process is a bad idea. My opposition reflects neither anticipation of quick recovery nor insensitivity to the human cost of this economic debacle.

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

Dear editor,

There was one big pothole on Highway 29 that I had driven over for years, I learned to look out for it every time I drove home, and there it would be. I could count on having to swerve around it. After a while I grew to like looking out for it, swerving on cue every time I went by.

I have often wondered about the logic behind the death penalty.

What politically-themed issue makes you want to scream?

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