By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown blunted the expansionist tendencies of his fellow Democrats in writing a new state budget, but that doesn’t mean it’s the “balanced” spending plan that he and other Capitol politicians are claiming. They define “balanced” as the state’s having enough revenue to pay for the 2013-14 budget’s appropriations. […]
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By Nathaniel Frank As Americans await U.S. Supreme Court rulings this month on two same-sex marriage cases, June — the traditional month for weddings and pride parades — gives gay people the chance to reflect: How have their own lives and views changed since a Hawaii court ruling first thrust marriage equality onto the national […]
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Publisher’s note: The letter below was first sent the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education and superintendent. It is reprinted with permission. Dr. [Jim] Tarwater and School Board Members, The Mount Tallac High School graduation is scheduled for Friday morning. It is truly a remarkable achievement for a group of students who have […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 5, 2013, Sacramento Bee. Protecting public health is a basic government function. County health officers track illnesses and deaths from West Nile virus to hospital infections to food-borne contamination. They conduct vaccination campaigns and restaurant inspections. They respond to outbreaks and disasters. Unfortunately, this essential public health […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 6, 2013, New York Times. Within hours of the disclosure that federal authorities routinely collect data on phone calls Americans make, regardless of whether they have any bearing on a counterterrorism investigation, the Obama administration issued the same platitude it has offered every time President Obama has […]
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By Melody Monk As a long time Tahoe City resident, arriving in 1972, I am concerned the Tahoe City Community Plan decision making process has been seized by special interests: Tahoe City Public Utility District, Chamber of Commerce, and the Resort Association. I attended a Tahoe City “visioning” meeting May 8, 2013, at the Gatekeepers […]
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By David von Seggern and Laurel Ames Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed SB229, which repeals the 2011 legislative effort (SB271) to withdraw Nevada from the Lake Tahoe bi-state Compact. Environmental groups are calling the new law a major setback in protecting Lake Tahoe from development. The Compact is the federally approved agreement between […]
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By James Turner A friend recently returned from a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada. His eyes shone as he described the opalescent sky, the vitality of wildlife in spring and the fun he’d had playing with his two young daughters during the mellow evenings. It had been a really good trip, an experience to […]
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By Jo Robinson We like the idea that food can be the answer to our ills, that if we eat nutritious foods, we won’t need medicine or supplements. We have valued this notion for a long, long time. The Greek physician Hippocrates proclaimed nearly 2,500 years ago: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be […]
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To the community, SnowGlobe is stuff and nonsense because it has become a case of extortion. SnowGlobe wants guaranteed money or they threaten to take their icy ball elsewhere. Such behavior points in one direction. They want others to shoulder the risks, which means that the relationship with the city cannot be sustained. SnowGlobe wants […]
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