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The effort is a follow-up to a July 19 agreement that requires the Department of Defense to purchase only U.S. made American flags.

For the fifth consecutive year, the federal deficit is expected to exceed $1 trillion. Our national debt recently surpassed $15 trillion. If our debt was divided among the U.S. labor force, every single American worker would owe more than $100,000.

This is unsustainable â€" a national crisis, and we can't wait to fix it.

Although it has taken far too long, it appears that the U.S. government is finally beginning to get serious about its treatment of military veterans.

Though water shortages are common during peak summer months, the nationwide "Feds Feed Families" program is addressing another summer shortage: Food droughts at local food banks.

A handful of local donors dropped off food products at Congressman Mike Thompson's Woodland office Monday, kick-starting the third annual summer food drive to benefit local food banks.

Downtown Vallejo got a shot in the arm Thursday with news the city has received a $1.15 million federal grant to pay for new sidewalks, landscaping, crosswalks and street pavement.

The money will pay for the third phase of the Downtown Streetscape Project designed to revitalize the area and also improve access to the Vallejo Baylink Ferry terminal.

The Hopland Fire Department added a new fire engine to its fleet this week thanks in large part to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Rep. Mike Thompson (D - St. Helena), who wrote a letter in support of the HFD receiving the money, came to Hopland Friday afternoon to congratulate the department on its purchase.

I am pleased that Sen. Barbara Boxer has introduced a companion Senate bill to designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area following Rep. Mike Thompson's introduction of a House bill. This designation will be important to Lake Berryessa.