To the community, Sponsoring their first Adopt A Day of Nourishment, Lake Tahoe News hosted the hot, well-balanced meal that was served at St. Theresa Church parish hall on Sept. 3. The evening dinner provided more than 100 meals to less fortunate members of the South Lake Tahoe community. In addition to donating $250 to […]
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To the community, California schools are in trouble. For the past four years, the state has been cutting and “deferring” payments to school districts, requiring the local school districts to operate with fewer and fewer funds. Schools all over California have cut expenses by every means possible to keep their doors open. Lake Tahoe Unified […]
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By Jennifer Montgomery One of the best ways to get a clear picture of the Placer County budget is to sit through workshops held each August by the Board of Supervisors. They are long and exhausting, but illuminating. Each department gives a presentation loaded with facts and figures to let the Board of Supervisors know […]
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By Kindred Murillo As the debate on how to vote on Proposition 30 has raged on, many of us have stayed in the background because it is hard to advocate to our family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors to vote yes on a proposition that has been described as “holding a gun to the voters’ head.” […]
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To the community, In the popular movie “The Day After Tomorrow” audiences are confronted with disturbing scenes of a “superstorm” that dwarfs all other storms. At the time, most experts derided the movie and questioned whether such sudden catastrophic superstorms are really possible. Today, with the emergence of Superstorm Sandy, there is no longer any […]
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To the community, Judge Warren Stracener is mailing literature that uses smear tactics to hurt his opponent. This win-at-all-costs approach is what we expect from sleazy politicians, not judicial candidates. Is this the kind of person we want for our judge? Eddie Keller, retired El Dorado County Superior Court judge, Shingle Springs
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To the community, Hypocrisy? At a forum I attended, Judge Warren Stracener spoke compassionately about the kids he encounters in juvenile court. But last spring and again this week, he mailed campaign flyers that proudly displayed his family photo on one side and recklessly smeared his opponent on the other. How does Mr. Stracener explain […]
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To the community, Unity at the Lake would like to express appreciation to the Tahoe Improv Players for a successful fundraising event. The troupe’s improv games, led by Gerry Orton, brought out uproarious laughter to a packed house. A good time was had by all. Thank you Tahoe Improv Players. Unity at the Lake is […]
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To the community, “Heavenly really enjoys partnering with and supporting such an important and valuable organization” is how Frank Papandrea describes the relationship between Heavenly Mountain Resort and Bread & Broth. Papandrea is Heavenly’s environmental manager and a frequent Heavenly volunteer crew member at Bread & Broth’s free Monday evening meal. Heavenly sponsored its eighth […]
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By James Poniewozik, Time I wasn’t surprised that during the Oct. 3 presidential debate in Denver, Mitt Romney pledged to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). For Republicans, PBS threats are as reliable as Ken Burns reruns during pledge drives. But I was surprised by how he said it: “I like PBS. I love […]
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