Publisher’s note: Even though the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce claims to not have a preconceived political agenda and says it wants to be transparent, board member Jason Drew last year at a public meeting said, “Our goal is to find, recruit, and elect people to the South Lake Tahoe City Council and […]
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To the community, Comcast, my father’s Internet provider, has illegally slowed Internet speeds to chosen users. Net-neutrality may sound boring, but it’s not. Soon you may be the target of discrimination, too. How often are you online? Our way of life depends on it. Concerned about these and other developments the Internet industry, I wrote […]
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To the community, The Tahoe Heritage Foundation and all of us at the Tallac Historic Site would like to thank these generous donors for their contributions to the Great Gatsby Festival’s silent auction. Money received from the auction goes directly back to the restoration and preservation of the estates on the Tallac Historic Site. Businesses: […]
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By Larry Weitzman Item No. 3 on the consent calendar at the Aug. 26 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting demonstrates why the county needs new top management. It was a small item asking for three $20,000 checks, one to the city of Placerville, one to the Cameron Park CSD and a third to […]
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To the community, Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe was the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor for Bread & Broth’s dinner Aug. 25. On behalf of her fellow AAD sponsor volunteer crew members, Sue Novasel explained the organization’s support of the B&B program: “Soroptimists are concerned about hunger in our local community and will […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent to Lukins Brothers Water Company customers on Aug. 28. It is a similar message other water districts in the Lake Tahoe Basin are sending to customers. Dear Customers, Lukins Brothers Water Company, Inc. would like to thank you for your continued efforts in conserving water. All of your […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was submitted to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26, 2014. Dear Board Members: I would like this item continued until after the budget hearings. A $20,000 appropriation was included in the budget that was adopted in June for the Placerville Pool. There is NOT a $60,000 appropriation […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Aug. 21, 2014, San Jose Mercury News. Fifty years ago, the rapidly subsiding groundwater throughout the West brought urgent calls for action. Arizona responded. So did Colorado, Oregon, Texas — yes, Texas — and others. But not California. It is the only western state that does not have […]
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By Sara Scribner, Slate A young poet, enough of a rising star to be profiled in the New York Times magazine, posts a poem called “The Rape Joke.” It begins, “The rape joke is that you were 19 years old. The rape joke is that he was your boyfriend.” It is about as intense and […]
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By Larry Weitzman Some people take their losses and move on, others are vindictive. Sometimes when you want retribution and revenge after a loss, your actions are not only spiteful and selfish, but costly. That can be said for termed-out El Dorado County Board of Supervisor Ron Briggs who will lose his $77,000 a year […]
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