To the community, I have been volunteering for the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s pipekeepers monitoring program for almost two years. Through this opportunity I have witnessed firsthand what I consider the single most influential source of the decline in Lake Tahoe’s clarity. I am by no means an expert on lake clarity, but after […]
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To the community, First, let me say that I respect my opponent in this race and consider him a friend. I also respect the other candidates for the other offices who were endorsed by the Nevada-based chamber. I and other candidates declined to participate. Here are my reasons. I was stunned by their demand for […]
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By Joanne Marchetta “A breakdown can pave the way for a breakthrough,” Gov. Jerry Brown said at the Lake Tahoe Summit on Aug. 19. The governor was speaking about the challenges people face in looking beyond their differences for common ground, whether that’s working to craft the $7.5 billion water bond California voters will consider […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 12, 2014, Salt Lake Tribune. Just like that, more than half the economic muscle in Utah’s ski industry falls under one corporation, and it’s from Colorado. To anyone who has followed the ski industry in the American West, Vail Resorts’ purchase of Park City Mountain Resort is […]
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To the community, Feeding those in need has been the focus of the Bread & Broth program for the last 25 years and it has only been through the tremendous generosity of individuals, churches, organizations and businesses of our South Shore community that the program has been so successful in providing hot, well balanced and […]
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To the community, A recent letter criticized Congressman Tom McClintock for opposing government regulation of the Internet. Net neutrality mandates by the federal government is not the answer. We do not need the government harming yet another industry. Look what happens when government gets involved in mortgages, picking winners and losers in energy and health […]
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By John Garamendi Everyone agrees that California’s aging water infrastructure is insufficient for our present and future needs. When the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown negotiated the final language of the water bond, we monitored their work with trepidation. Had the proposed $25 billion twin-tunnels boondoggle been included, it would have divided our state and […]
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By Joel Simon, Columbia Journalism Review The brutal murder of journalist James Foley and now Steven Sotloff in Syria has sparked disbelief and raw outrage. Now, a broader debate is opening about the role of the media in conflict zones: Are some stories just too dangerous for journalists to cover? Should governments pay ransom when […]
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By Clint Purvance Backers of California Proposition 46 claim it will protect the patient and reduce patient harm. While the initiative argues patient safeguards and seems well-intended, the proposition is flawed and costly. If passed as written, Proposition 46 would discourage doctors from working in California, jeopardize patient privacy, and increase patient and government healthcare […]
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To the community, It was a special evening for the guests at Bread & Broth’s dinner on Sept. 1. Thanks to a generous donation by Robert Stiles, an agent with Chase International, and the outstanding efforts of the evening’s hardworking B&B cooks, the guests were treated to vegetarian pizzas which were made from scratch and served […]
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