By Peter Scheer Local government, Republicans and Democrats agree, is the most democratic (with a small d) form of government. The closer government is to the people, the theory goes, the more accountable it is to voters and the more responsive to the public will. Congress is the most remote, hence least accountable; your local […]
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By Kay Henderson Seven months ago, through the passage of Measure L, local residents voted to continue financial support of a key community resource, the South Lake Tahoe Library. Now we face our first major post-election challenge. There has been greatly increased use of our library’s Internet connection due to people using our WiFi capability […]
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To the community, “The Elks are here to help the community,” said Roger Barragan, chairman of trustees for the Tahoe/Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670. Following through with his comment, Barragan and his fellow Elks member, Gail Bryan, joined the Bread & Broth volunteers on Jan. 5 to provide a hearty meal for the guests who […]
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By Larry Weitzman El Dorado County’s recently ousted Chief Administrative Officer Terri Daly may still be menacing the county. It wasn’t just enough that she, 1) hired the Assistant CAO Kim Kerr, who demonstrated her incompetence by violating the California Public Contract Law at least 36 times, and 2) created a deficit of more than […]
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By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times President Obama’s proposal unveiled Thursday to provide free community college education to all “responsible” students is garnering immense attention. That’s as it should be, although the details still need to be fleshed out and individual states will have to agree to shoulder a share of the costs. But the […]
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By L.V. Anderson, Slate It’s hard to know how to respond to the horrific murders of much of the staff of Charlie Hebdo earlier this week. For the past few days, social media has seen an outpouring of grief and condolences, of cartoon tributes to the controversial magazine, of the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag. But if you […]
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To the community, A host of local businesses provided gifts to welcome the first baby born in 2015 at Barton Family Birthing Center. Brianda Torres, Daniel Molina, and big brother Noe Torres of South Lake Tahoe welcomed Jayden Daniel Molina Torres on Jan. 1 at 3:06pm. Every year, the community celebrates this milestone by donating […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 3, 2015, Sacramento Bee. Parminder Singh Shergill offered his life in service to his adopted country. As an infantryman in Iraq during the Gulf War, the India-born veteran served on the front lines. By the time he got home to Lodi, he was suffering from severe post-traumatic […]
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By Janie Green In 2009, South Lake Tahoe was awarded its first lead hazard control grant for $1.5 million that was funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Lead Safe Tahoe program was established so the city could assist members of our community in reducing their exposure to hazards from lead-based paint. […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank the Harrah’s/Harveys’ HEROs for Adopting a Day of Nourishment. HEROs is an employee based volunteer program at all Caesars casinos. On Dec. 29, five local HERO team members participated in Bread & Broth’s dinner serving over 120 meals to the evening’s guests. Representing the local […]
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