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From the Editor by Bill Kisliuk
Bill Kisliuk is editor of the Napa Valley Register and a member of the Register's editorial board. His From the Editor column appears every Sunday. Bill can be reached at 256-2246 or bkisliuk@napanews.com
November 1st, 2009
Scene of the crimeOver 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.
October 25th, 2009
Flu seasonPandemic is a scary word.
October 18th, 2009
Justice, up close, comes to NapaI love arguments, especially when other people are in them.
October 11th, 2009
Riding with Angela — an ode to newspaper carriersDeep in the byways of a Napa apartment complex on a September night, just a few blocks from the Register newsroom, Angela knew every doorway and driveway. I was at a complete loss.
October 4th, 2009
Oak alarmIf my wife, her hound and I were to lose it all right now, we still could get a square meal. As the Wappo or the Suskol tribes used to do, we could gather acorns for fresh acorn meal.
September 27th, 2009
Eye on NapaWhenever my colleagues and I contemplate the state of the news business, I feel as though we have all just settled into our seats on a roller coaster ride.
September 20th, 2009
Face to faceIf you had 90 minutes to sit down with your congressman, what would you talk about?
September 13th, 2009
Turf warsTurf is all the rage these days.
September 7th, 2009
A lesson learnedWe who toil in newsrooms routinely hear the spin of political and marketing mavens and regularly cover tragedies.
September 6th, 2009
A lesson learnedWe who toil in newsrooms routinely hear the spin of political and marketing mavens and regularly cover tragedies.
August 16th, 2009
River rockWhen we arrived at Veterans Memorial Park a week ago Friday, the sun had set, but there was plenty of light in the sky. Hundreds of people were spread out on the terraces overlooking the Napa River.
August 9th, 2009
Hot PotatoWhat stirs passion in Napa County politics?
August 2nd, 2009
Party favorsWhen I first arrived at the Register and began to read the political stories, I noticed something missing: The parties of local candidates and elected officials were rarely mentioned.
July 26th, 2009
Water worldI have been on a northerly course most of my life — yet have stuck by the water whenever I can.
July 19th, 2009
To whom it may concernA sock with a hole in the heel.
July 12th, 2009
RedistrictingLittle did I know that I traveled through the Tannery Bend District on the fateful visit that brought me to Napa.
July 5th, 2009
Our man JackWhile the focus of any newspaper is what is taking place beyond the newsroom walls, our work lives are largely shaped by the people inside the building, the ones who make us laugh or make us miserable or make us get back to our desks and finish what we said we’d finish.
June 28th, 2009
Cats!This week, the Register published a note about the sighting of a mountain lion near Old Sonoma Road.
June 22nd, 2009
The old manWhen my sister Amy called me at my desk in the newsroom and gave me the word that I’d better get to Los Angeles, my wife, my wife’s hound and I packed in a second and sped south.
June 14th, 2009
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June 7th, 2009
Congraduations!Paige Tsai. Branden Figueroa. Lauren Waldenburg. Marco Delaroche. Gianna Wright. Lilyana Gonzalez.
May 31st, 2009
Fired upOn a patio with stunning views of downtown Napa, the winding Napa River and Mount Tamalpais off in the distance, neighbors gathered to learn about a major threat to Alta Heights.
May 30th, 2009
The $21 billion questionAfter state voters sent the May 19 budget measures down in flames, Register Online Editor Dan Ross turned to our readers to ask how they would help answer the state’s $21 billion question.
May 25th, 2009
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