To the community, When I was a little kid, I loved to read. My parents didn’t have money for books, so every Saturday, we went to the library. I left with a huge stack, as many as they would let me take out. When I was 10, I checked out a Times-Life picture book on […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of six South Shore residents to decide on this endorsement for the June primary. Politically savvy, connected locally and beyond, astute in policy and knowledgeable in how to make things happen – that’s the type of person Tahoe needs on the El Dorado County Board of […]
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To the community, At the very bottom of your sample or absentee ballot for the June 3 primary election, you will see Measure L, which provides for a parcel tax which can be used only to support the South Lake Tahoe Library. It cannot be used for any other purpose. Some background is in order. […]
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To the community, The teachers in Douglas County have not received an increase in salary since a mediated agreement was reached in February 2008. The end result of that mediated process was 4 percent for 2007, and 4 percent for 2008, not compounded. That agreement was reached after the DSA [Distributive School Account] for DCSD […]
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By Joe Mathews, Zocalo Public Square This month, The Accident gets hitched. The Accident is my term of endearment (really!) for my baby sister Katie, who arrived, unexpectedly, 11 ½ years after me and seven years after my brother. She exchanged vows in L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley with her longtime boyfriend, Matt, in a big […]
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To the community, Today is the National Day of Giving. For 24 hours, people are asked to support nonprofit organizations that work to make their community a better place; Give Where You Live is El Dorado County’s version. You know that I believe art can change lives, and I’m writing to ask that you consider […]
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By Henry Brzezinski With warmer weather and increased outdoor activities throughout the county, El Dorado County Animal Services is sharing safety tips with the public to prevent dog bites. Between 300 and 400 dog bites typically occur in El Dorado County each year; most of these are avoidable. It is critically important for members of […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 29, 2014, Bakersfield Californian. It’s the classic pay-me-now or pay-me-later situation. A study released this month by the U.S. Forest Service, the Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy confirmed that treating fire-prone forests in the Sierra to prevent the increasingly prevalent “megafires” would have benefits worth […]
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To the community, Harrah’s-Harveys HERO members who volunteered at Bread & Broth’s dinner April 28 came prepared to work hard and make sure that the evening’s diners were warmly welcomed, served heaping portions of barbecue roasted chicken and given bags of food and leftovers to go before they left. HERO is an employee-based program at […]
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To the community, The Incline Flume Trail is an 8-mile route above Incline Village that mostly follows the route of a Comstock-era water flume. This is part of the same water system that the popular Marlette Flume Trail follows. The Incline Flume Trail is not an authorized trail, partly because it crosses private property and […]
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