By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee As chronicled here and in other venues, there’s a fierce battle under way between competing factions over how to spend billions in extra state school funds to improve the education of poor children. The education establishment is demanding “flexibility” in rules being considered by the state Board of Education, while […]
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By Monica Bond and Richard L. Hutto Hardly anyone rejoices when they hear of a catastrophic fire raging through a forest. And yet the fact is that the hottest, most severe fire is as ecologically necessary and beneficial for Western forests as rainfall or sunlight. The announcement Dec. 6 by the Stanislaus National Forest that […]
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To the community, Last week the Placer County Community Plan Team members received notification of a county-initiated board item (see below). This issue must be vetted properly by the Placer County Community Plan Team members as well as the Tahoe public at large. Happy New Year to all of you — The purpose of this […]
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To the community, Feeding the hungry of the South Shore is the goal of the Bread & Broth program and Hope Lutheran Church of the Sierra has been supporting B&B’s program since its inception. Hope Lutheran Church has been donating $250 twice a year to sponsor two Adopt A Days annually and members of the […]
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To the community, I paid most of my bills online (yesterday), and most companies today make paying online pretty easy, such as Southwest Gas. On the other hand, Liberty Utilities, which has been trying to tell us we need so many new utility lines and are groping for more expenses, charges a $3.50 convenience fee […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to recognize the generosity of all the donors and volunteers who made our Dec. 23, Monday evening dinner a very special holiday meal for our guests. With Christmas just two days away, a festive meal was served with baked ham as the main course accompanied by sweet […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it’s not possible to wipe the slate clean, it is possible to approach things from a different perspective. That is in a lot of ways what New Year’s resolutions are about. Here, in no particular order, are some resolutions, ideas, and thoughts I have for 2014 for the greater Lake Tahoe […]
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By John Spinola Below is my 2 cents about the SnowGlobe festival that has our town somewhat divided (and for some of us sleep deprived). As someone who lives relatively close to the event and has their life and routine disrupted by it, I just feel the need to vent. I consider myself to be […]
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To the community, Some things are upside down in our city. For instance, the city recently raised the cost of having a telephone with charging an annual fee for 911 service. It doesn’t matter if a person ever dials 911 or not. The fee is really a general tax. If it were a fee, it […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 22, 2013, Fresno Bee. People are uttering the D-word again. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Jim Costa and many other lawmakers in the Democratic and Republican parties want Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state drought emergency. The first 10 months of 2013 were the driest on record […]
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