By Colleen Shaddox, Washington Post A Facebook friend was offended by the presence of an attendant with a tip jar in an airport bathroom. “I felt harassed and examined and judged when I did not leave a tip or make conversation with the attendant,” she wrote, revealing herself to have zero experience being harassed, examined […]
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To the community, Now that the campaign signs have been picked up, and the ballot counted finalized, I want to thank my campaign staff for their hard work, determination and dealing with the rigors of this campaign despite their busy schedules. I also want to thank this community for their continued support and for your […]
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To the community, The Tahoe Regional Young Professionals board of directors and members would like to say thank you to the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and American Century golf for continued support and concern for our residents. Thank you for your continuous support of our commitment to retain and attract young professionals who are driven […]
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By Ted Gaines The University of California Board of Regents recently voted to raise student tuition by as much as 25 percent over the next five years. The tuition increase would vary depending on the level of state funding, but could stretch to 5 percent each year for the next five years. Current, in-state UC […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 20, 2014, Desert Sun. A U.S. Forest Service analysis of the 2013 Mountain Fire showed that controlled burns and other efforts to thin the forest were effective in some areas. However, the efforts have been paltry. Richard Minnich, a fire ecologist and UCR professor, calls prescribed burns […]
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By Joe Mathews For the record, I did not intend to get naked for this column. But the woman at the local massage parlor insisted that I remove my pants and underwear before she would put her hands on me. And so I took it all off–in order to better understand today’s California. Judging by […]
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By Larry Weitzman On Nov. 19, the Sacramento Bee in its inimitable style wrote an editorial entitled “El Dorado County deserves better” which repeated the same old lies by writing, “Both an outside firm’s assessment of county government and a county grand jury found a deeply dysfunctional government in which bullying, intimidation and disrespect run […]
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By Cheyanne Lane What are the first thoughts that go through your mind when you see a youth on the streets? How did they get there, where are their parents, and are they safe? It’s disturbing to realize that between 1.6 million and 2.8 million youth run away annually. Most youth who run away do […]
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To the community, Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe sponsors many events and grants that improve the lives of others. This year, the Soroptimist have chosen to focus on the issue of hunger and joined with Bread & Broth to host their second Adopt A Day of Nourishment on Nov. 17. For over 25 years, […]
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By Steve Urie In a recent op-ed released to regional news services (Lake Tahoe News, Nov. 20), Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Joanne Marchetta wrote: “TRPA is taking partnership to the next level and is making ‘epic collaboration’ its central strategic goal.” She went on to say that the Compact between California and Nevada […]
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