Teens are encouraged to create a book mark this week because it is Teen Read Week. Bring completed bookmarks to the South Lake Tahoe branch library by Oct. 20. For every bookmark submitted, the creator will be entered into a drawing for a Kindle. For additional information, call the library at (530) 573.3185. The library […]
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Three Markleeville men are accused of growing marijuana at a barn in Alpine County. “The barn contained two downstairs grow rooms. One room was complete with lights, timers, humidity monitors, fans, a carbon dioxide enrichment system and filtered external ventilation. There was even air conditioning installed and operating in the one grow room that was […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors last week committed $500,000 in state funding to support the Community House of Kings Beach, a proposed drop-in center for mental health and support services. The funds will help finance the purchase and renovation of a former motel and residence at 265 Bear St. in Kings Beach by the Community […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee A meeting for public review of a final environmental impact report for a proposed paved, multiuse trail through Martis Valley is scheduled Wednesday in Truckee. The board of the Northstar Community Services District, lead agency for the project, will consider certification of the report at the meeting, scheduled for […]
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By Jonathan Turley, Washington Post Free speech is dying in the Western world. While most people still enjoy considerable freedom of expression, this right, once a near-absolute, has become less defined and less dependable for those espousing controversial social, political or religious views. The decline of free speech has come not from any single blow […]
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By Alice Park, Time Fifteen-year-old Taylor Santos let a classmate copy her homework, and she learned the hard way never to do it again. Santos, a student at Springtown High School in Texas, was punished by a vice principal with a swift swat to her bottom using a wooden paddle. The spanking left blisters and […]
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By Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record SAN ANDREAS — Non-Republicans may cast the deciding votes in the 5th Assembly District in November, even though Republicans have by far the largest registration numbers in the district and a Republican is certain to win. That’s because two Republicans – Rico Oller of San Andreas and Frank Bigelow […]
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• After six years of planning and lots of money spent, the owners of Bob Dog Pizza in Meyers broke ground last week on their building. • State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Rocklin, scored 100 percent on the California Taxpayers Association’s 2012 Voting Record. Gaines was one of 29 state legislators out of the 120 to […]
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By Joel Brinkley Costa Rican women are appealing to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to overturn a national law banning in-vitro fertilization. The state’s national ombudsman, Ofelia Taitelbaum, started the process, saying “people will understand that this is about rights” that are appropriate for “our times.” In the worldwide debate over abortion and women’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed SPOONER SUMMIT – Autumn has such a distinct scent. You know it when you smell it. All along the trail to Marlette Lake on Saturday I kept taking deep breaths. While it is really death that is in the air, the power of it gives me energy. Perhaps it’s the power of […]
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