To the community, My wife moved up to El Dorado County in the 1980s to raise her children in a safe bucolic environment, sending them first to Buckeye School and eventually Ponderosa High School. She bought a lovely little house on 2 acres in Shingle Springs along French Creek Road, which was close to the […]
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By Lynn Norton In January, studies in the Journal of American College of Cardiology and JAMA Internal Medicine discussed heart disease. Some findings are familiar: poor diet, an inactive lifestyle, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, and obesity are all linked to heart disease. But another risk factor is gaining attention: chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is not a […]
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By Larry Weitzman On Feb. 10, a rather innocuous item was on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors consent calendar agenda. It was item No. 5 and its purpose was to receive and file a development impact mitigation fee report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and authorize reimbursement to the El […]
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By Brian Uhler Police officials recently completed the official Uniform Crime Report for 2014. Overall, violent and property crimes are down. Here are some details comparing 2013 and 2014 in the South Lake Tahoe Police Department: Violent Crime 2013 2014 Homicide […]
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To the community, An emergency snowcat access route would be cleared at strategic locations along the (Heavenly Mountain Resort) gondola line below the gondola midstation. This access route would facilitate evacuations of the gondola during emergency situations. It would allow Heavenly employees to deliver rescue supplies and personnel and transport passengers in the event of […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 24, 2015, Los Angeles Times. The job of keeping our food wholesome has become more difficult as food itself has become more complicated. Because processed foods include ingredients from many sources, it is hard to trace the origin of pathogens. A package of ground beef, for instance, […]
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By Brian O’Leary Bennett, Los Angeles Times Delegates to the California Republican Party state convention that begins Friday in Sacramento should be asking themselves just two questions: Why can’t they find an electable U.S. Senate candidate and how do they revive a state party that’s become irrelevant? This state went from red to blue because […]
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By Eduardo Porter, New York Times There are two critical things to know about community colleges. The first is that they could be the nation’s most powerful tools to improve the opportunities of less privileged Americans, giving them a shot at harnessing a fast-changing job market and building a more equitable, inclusive society for all […]
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To the community, “I look forward to coming every Monday to enjoy the food and see all of the wonderful volunteers,” said David, a regular guest at Bread & Broth’s evening dinner. He had just finished up his meal, gathered his bags of food and “left over” containers, when as usual, he stopped by the […]
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By Larry Weitzman Climate change, a term used in place of anthropogenic, global warming (AGW, meaning human produced carbon dioxide is causing the world to warm which will cause disastrous effects to the Earth) has come to the forefront of California politics again, like it wasn’t already every other word out of a liberal politician’s mouth […]
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