To the community, Another July 4 is history. And on Venice East the kiosks are in and paid parking is a reality. The fee for all-day is $10, but on the Fourth and four other holidays, the fee is doubled to $20. As of July 9, the city had not striped the street for paid […]
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To the community, Barton Foundation would like to thank the many volunteers and sponsors that helped to make the 7th annual Camp Sunrise in June, once-again, a huge success. Camp Sunrise is a free bereavement camp offered to children ages 7 through 14 who have experienced the death of a family member. The three-day camp […]
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By Neil Kreisel and Vanessa L. Patterson, Chronicle of Higher Education The country’s community colleges are at great risk of becoming “separate but unequal institutions in the higher-education landscape,” according to a report issued recently by the Century Foundation. This is hardly news to those of us in the world of community colleges. And yet […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 7, 2013, Riverside Press-Enterprise. Another two years of stalling will not ensure a reliable long-term supply of water for California. The state cannot afford to let ideological battles stifle progress once again on addressing the state’s water issues. Legislators should revamp a proposed water bond to pare […]
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To the community, The Lake Valley Professional Firefighters Association would like to thank the community and Tahoe visitors for the tremendous support during the July 7 “Fill the Boot” drive in Meyers. The entire $12,004.13 that was collected by firefighters from the agencies and organizations listed below will be given to the families of the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 5, 2013, Sacramento Bee. It’s common sense that kids who start classes when they are reasonably fed are better able to learn. But despite the resources available to provide breakfasts in schools, not enough is being done to provide proper morning meals for the students who need […]
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To the community, Members of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s information technology department volunteered to crew the June 24 Bread & Broth Adopt A Day dinner. It was sponsored by Heavenly through the Vail Echo Foundation. “We appreciate the opportunity to help our community!” stated Tyler Morris, IT manager. Joining Morris were Dave Erickson, IT analyst; Kevin […]
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To the community, “Actions speak louder than Beliefs.” While I was out running I noticed in my head that the statement had the first two letters of the alphabet. After my run I decided to to see if I could use the alphabet to come up with some kind of statement. This is what I […]
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To the community, I’m holding citation No. LT10000849, a parking ticket issued on June 29, 2013, in the Venice East paid parking area. The parking meters are up and ticking. Chaos has started in the good old summertime in America’s year-round playground. Have fun. It appears that the ticket was thrown away by a motorist, […]
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To the community, For a second time during the month of June, Harrah’s/Harveys casinos sponsored an Adopt a Day dinner at St. Theresa Church’s parish hall. Bread & Broth is very grateful to Harrah’s/Harveys casinos for their continued support of B&B’s goal of providing hot, nutritious meals every Monday evening to the needy of the […]
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