By Kathryn Reed By the time the meeting wrapped up after 8pm, nearly $4 million had been trimmed from the 2011-12 El Dorado County budget. This leaves a $7 million projected deficit before the fiscal year begins July 1. That sum will be dealt with sometime next year, possibly not until June. Getting agreements from […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on South Lake Tahoe’s budget. By Kathryn Reed For most municipalities, people are the biggest expense. South Lake Tahoe is no different. In the 2010-11 fiscal year budget, the city has 205.75 full-time positions; 61 in the police department and 40 in the fire department. […]
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By Liliana E. Sanchez As we wrap up the series Breaking the Cycle, we recap the previous three articles and we end with what we hope will inspire you to take action if you witness domestic violence or if you know someone in an abusive relationship. In the first article we discussed the cycle of […]
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By Kathryn Reed After a long day of budget battles, it was time for Gayle Erbe-Hamlin to strike one more name off the payroll – hers. Erbe-Hamlin, chief administrative officer for El Dorado County, is resigning. Her last day will be Dec. 3. “I’m 61. At some point you think about these things. When I […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal A storm expected to form off the coast of British Columbia today could drop several feet of snow in the Sierra and several inches in the valleys of western Nevada, the National Weather Service said. This is good news for more ski resorts scheduled to open this week. There is […]
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By Cathy Scott, Best Friends “It’s a good day for the dogs.” Those were the words Wayne Pacelle used when he announced to an anxious group of animal lovers that Proposition B — the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act — had officially been approved by the citizens of Missouri, sending an unmistakable message to the […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will resume prescribed fire operations in the McKinney-Rubicon area Nov. 17, weather permitting. Operations are expected to continue through the weekend if favorable weather conditions continue. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. Smoke management is part of every prescribed fire burn plan, […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal Federal land managers this week are scheduled to begin the first of three wild horse roundups aimed at reducing the number of mustangs in Northern Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday plans to gather and remove about 94 “excess” wild horses from a site south of […]
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The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation’s 22nd annual Ski and Snowboard Swap at MontBleu in Stateline is Nov. 19 and 20. Proceeds benefit the foundation, a nonprofit organization providing skiing and snowboarding programs for regional youth, local middle school students, and the S.O.S. program. The swap opens with Moonlight Madness on Nov. 19 from 6 […]
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Dear Publisher, Your recent story about a $230,000 UC Davis study that predicts a 40 percent decline in snowfall due to global warming was fascinating, but scientifically flawed. Fortunately, the dire predictions by these UC Davis scientists overlooked compelling new solar research that insists global cooling, not warming, lies ahead. Regardless of any increase in […]
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