To the community, On Feb. 17, Heavenly ski patrol members Rebecca Strmiska, Kris Morehead, Brook Linnell, Tom Burkart and Marissa Streck exchanged their skis for aprons at Bread & Broth’s evening dinner. B&B would like to thank the Heavenly ski patrol for the $250 sponsorship of an Adopt A Day of Nourishment and the great […]
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By Norma Santiago In the early ’90s, the Meyers community established a committee whose primary task was to create a community plan that was reflective of the Meyers community’s vision. The plan concept, as stated in the Meyers Community Plan, “is to enhance the identity and image of Meyers as a community center and a […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 16, 2014, Las Vegas Sun. A federal judge last week dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Nevada dumped mental health patients on other states. The lawsuit came after a string of damning news stories about Nevada’s mental health system, and it says officials at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital […]
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To the community, I was asked, “What did we want Meyers to look like?” After some thought, the things that matter to the people who live here are the things they care about like having a quiet, mountain neighborhood. The fact that people feel secure walking their dogs in the evening is a great part […]
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To the community, Much a do about nothing? Then why did our county supervisor write this letter to [Sen. Dianne] Feinstein back in July supporting the One Globe/Hub One Project? Is “Hub Living” really the neatest thing since peanut butter? Personally, I’ve grown out of living with my bicycle in the living room and snow tires […]
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By Joanne Marchetta The roster of U.S. Olympic athletes competing in Sochi this year is testament to the Tahoe region’s reputation as an outdoor Mecca for mountain athletes. More than a dozen of our nation’s competitors at the Games hail from the Tahoe area and our communities couldn’t be more proud of these young athletes. […]
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By David Carr, New York Times A lot of important journalism begins with a simple, seemingly obvious question, like why traffic is snarled in New Jersey on the way into New York. Traffic coverage may be the lowest species in the dog-bites-man pantheon of news, except when it is not. John Cichowski writes the “Road […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 3, 2014, Los Angeles Times. As California’s drought continues, and more than a dozen rural communities ponder what to do when their drinking water runs out sometime in March, it would be nice if the state’s Republican politicians brought some straightforward plans for relief to the table. […]
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By David Brooks, New York Times We’re clearly heading into an age of brilliant technology. Computers are already impressively good at guiding driverless cars and beating humans at chess and Jeopardy. As Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology point out in their book “The Second Machine Age,” computers are increasingly […]
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To the community, Members of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s skier services joined Bread & Broth volunteers to serve the Feb. 10 Adopt A Day evening meal. Normally, Heavenly’s volunteer crew for the evening spends their days making sure that the guests at Heavenly Mountain Resort are enjoying all the amenities offered at our local ski resort. […]
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