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The Mystery of the Asylum

Napa Asylum, Before reconstruction Why are we so intrigued by the mystery of asylums? These institutions were established in the nineteenth century in America to provide housing for those who were so challenged by life that they could not exist outside its walls. The...

Book Review: A Rumbling of Women

A Rumbling of Women – New book chronicles feminism in Napa 1970-1990 April 27, 2018 | By Lauren Coodley The movement for women’s equality in public and private life did not begin in the 1970s. Though, those of us who participated in it might have thought so....

An Ode to Nelda Nocita

Originally Posted: Sunday, June 19, 2005 Dear editor, Nelda Nocita, retired professor of economics at Napa Valley College, died recently, and most of those now working there did not know her. It is necessary, as Arthur Miller wrote, that “attention must be...

The Haunting of Soda Springs 

by Lauren Coodley with Cathy Mathews I have reached the inner visionAnd through thy spirit in meI have heard thy wondrous secret.Through thy mystic insightThou hast caused a spring of knowledgeTo well up within me,A fountain of power, pouring forth livingwaters;A...

Napa Valley Farming

Napa Valley Farming By Lauren Coodley and Paula Amen Judah, with the Napa County Historical Society Napans tend more than grapevines. The area’s diverse soil and mild climate make possible a generous yield of agricultural products. This book traces the...