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Nearly 200 attendees filled the house at Napa's Congregation Beth Shalom, many raising questions about local news and national politics for NPR's Mara Liasson on Feb. 1, 2026. Tim Carl, Napa Valley Features photo

NPR’s Mara Liasson brings D.C. perspective to Napa talk on local news

Calistogan Paul Knoblich wakes up stressed about the state of the world. “I wake up at 3:30 in the morning and end up looking at Yahoo News. Then, I’m awake for another hour or two, and then I turn it off. What can I do? I contributed a lot to Act Blue. But what can […]

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