Napa Valley Register Opinions and Editorials

08/04/2024

As more Americans turn to conspiracy theories to cope, we must remind ourselves that we can’t do away with delusions that meet people’s fundamental needs by simply debunking them.

08/04/2024

Extreme heat worsens our mental health, exacerbating common mood disorders like anxiety and depression as well as rarer conditions like schizophrenia and self-harming.

08/03/2024

OPINION: If you have been following recent developments in the legal struggles of 5th District Supervisor Belia Ramos to keep her family matters private, you know that sleazy political vendettas

08/03/2024

OPINION: What an extraordinary time in history for U.S. political engagement. President Biden has decided to not run for a second term. The next Democrat candidate has not officially been

08/02/2024

There are ways to avoid long waits. One of them is arriving super early, writes columnist Kevin Courtney.

08/02/2024

I'm good at crafts so I figured that recaulking our shower would be like decorating a cake.

08/02/2024

Fifty years have passed since President Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974, under imminent threat of impeachment by the House of Representatives. Had he not resigned, he

08/02/2024

If a president seeking to overturn the legitimate results of an election is not an impeachable offense, the Founders might not have written the impeachment clause into the Constitution.

08/02/2024

OPINION: We hope that if Le Petit Elephant prevails, those in opposition can find it within their hearts to welcome us into their neighborhood. This tired mom would appreciate it.

08/02/2024

OPINION: I just now read your article on Visit Napa Valley staff and their complaints about the CEO, Linsey Gallagher. It's unfortunate that the staff feel they've been mistreated even

08/02/2024

Political cartoon by Mike Luckovich

08/01/2024

The first time I used generative artificial intelligence, I felt like a kid at an amateur magic show. Is the card really floating in midair? The parents at this kind

08/01/2024

Vice President Kamala Harris has a golden opportunity to demonstrate she is ready to govern from the middle by frankly addressing her role in the Biden administration’s ineffective immigration policies.

08/01/2024

The Napa Valley Register's editorial board's latest version of "The R Report," its bite-size takes on local issues and controversies.

08/01/2024

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson responds to a letter to the editor, which claims the Congressman has hade "zero accomplishments" in his tenure.

08/01/2024

When Republicans took control of the House in January 2023, their first order of business was a bill to cut additional IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. President Joe

08/01/2024

OPINION: On July 19, there was a pro-Trump presence on the Redwood and Trancas overpass late in the evening. While I fully support free speech and the right to protest,

07/31/2024

🎧 The Ethical Life podcast: The hosts discuss the many economic and cultural factors driving this downward trend, and whether this cyclical decline should be a cause for joy or concern.

07/31/2024

One of my great peeves of the Trump era is the Greenland effect.

07/31/2024

The largest number of migrants streaming into the U.S. and to New York City are from Venezuela, and so Americans are directly impacted by stability in that country. Now comes

07/31/2024

President Joe Biden explained his abrupt departure from the presidential campaign in a speech to the nation.

07/31/2024

OPINION: Arise you childless cat, dog, bird, other or no pet ladies!

07/31/2024

OPINION: How can we provide better employment and service for mental health treatment in Napa?

07/30/2024

Executive Editor Dan Evans talks a trip to Santa Cruz with the Ohana Wa'a outrigger canoe club and a scary moment when the boat flipped over.

07/30/2024

The fact that Trump’s followers have begun to endow him with almost divine powers since the attack is related to their increasing tendency to see politics in apocalyptic terms.

07/30/2024

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07/29/2024

07/29/2024

American should rally around the dreams carried to Paris on shoulders of US athletes

07/29/2024

OPINION: Our rapidly warming world may once have felt like an abstract concern. But today many people, whether they call themselves environmentalists or not, are deeply concerned about our future

07/29/2024

An unlikely — and mostly unfamiliar — name has catapulted onto the short list of potential Democratic running mates: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.