Napa Valley Register Opinions and Editorials

01/31/2025

Scattered members of the paper's extended family gathered to relive old times and renew friendships, writes columnist Kevin Courtney.

01/31/2025

What's a mom to do when she's not momming full time any more?

01/31/2025

LETTER: What if we each practiced coming from an attitude of abundance — not scarcity?

01/31/2025

LETTER: It is my sincere hope that 3VG’s project can move swiftly through the approval process and be developed as expeditiously for the betterment of our close-knit Napa community.

01/30/2025

LETTER: I hope other commuters will make their voices heard related to both of these intersections for the sake of smoother commutes for all of us in the Napa Valley.

01/29/2025

Last Friday, I had the privilege of attending a luncheon at the Louis M. Martini Winery in St. Helena to celebrate the work of Abraham Cruzvillegas, a Mexico City-based artist.

01/29/2025

LETTER: Nonprofits cannot wait for legal challenges to resolve the constitutionality of the funding freeze. Immediate action is needed to ensure that these essential programs and services remain available.

01/29/2025

LETTER: Your editorial cartoon implying that progressive Democratic policies are to blame for California's fires— shame on you for taking the easy way out and scapegoating the left.

01/28/2025

When Trump sees political rivals in the flesh, he plainly has less appetite to insult them. But that didn’t change any policy he set up via executive order within hours

01/25/2025

My old commute took me east on Salvador past Unidos Middle School and the sad patchwork of dirt tracks posing as sidewalks. So last week I was elated to see

01/25/2025

So anyway, here we are moving full speed ahead into 2025, and I'm trying hard to think more positively regarding my future here in Napa. I know I need to

01/25/2025

We have noted the obvious while motoring across our Napa freeway overpass. A string of oil-soaked petroleum tankers have been rail-parked near Costco, a business park, new housing, and of

01/25/2025

As Super Bowl Sunday nears, it’s worth considering the staggering number of chickens sacrificed for a single day of indulgence—an estimated 350 million, just for wings. This annual tradition, though

01/25/2025

Michelle Benvenuto’s Letter to the Editor (executive director of the Winegrowers of Napa County) explained how the wine industry works for water security using some of the latest technology to

01/25/2025

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01/24/2025

A woman who lived above Napa's old Sam Kee Chinese Laundry as a child explores her past, writes columnist Kevin Courtney.

01/24/2025

From "Ambulance Blues" by Neil Young:"...I never knew a man could tell so many liesHe had a different story for every set of eyesHow can he remember who he's talking

01/22/2025

It’s no secret that running for local office is a thankless task. The hours are long, the pay is meager, and the complaints — oh, the complaints — are endless.