Over the years, I’ve covered crime scenes and political demonstrations and sports events, talked to guitar players and government officials and gadflies. But until this week I have never studied the situation as people got drunk.

No one ever gets rich teaching. I doesn’t matter how good you are or where you work, the rewards of teaching are not financial. That said, I can’t complain that much about my salary. The party line is that teachers are poorly paid, but the truth is more nuanced. It all depends on your perspective.

In America’s federal system, some states, such as California, offer residents a “package deal” that bundles numerous and ambitious public benefits with the high taxes needed to pay for them. Other states, such as Texas, offer packages combining modest benefits and low taxes.

We started with two, went down to one and now we are out of political bloggers at NapaValleyRegister.com. Are you going to be the next to join our highly-unpaid staff?

Politicians, pundits and partisans are still debating whether Tuesday’s gubernatorial massacre of Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey was a backlash against President Barack Obama’s governance or not.

Dear editor, So now a lawsuit by the developers that abandoned Aetna Springs and their whining about “hidden agendas” forces a new hearing on the Luciana project. If anyone has a hidden agenda, it appears to be Bill Dodd. In his drive to get the developers what they want, Dodd now attacks his own supervisors! Apparently, he doesn’t mind that the county faces a ridiculous expense fighting a lawsuit by a bunch of losers.

Dear editor, To residents of Napa:

Dear editor, I just wanted to commend the students from Vintage High School who put on the haunted house. My wife and I took a friend on Friday evening and had a great time.

With my recent announcement that I am forming an exploratory committee to run for County Supervisor, my ability to write a blog column for NapaValleyRegister.com has come to an end.

What Halloween costume did you, or your child, pick out to wear this year?

What politically-themed issue makes you want to scream?

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Seth Herbey takes us through the streets of Old Town Napa for this month's installment of NapaCam.