To the community, So, you voted for a congressman, Tom McClintock, who promised to curb government spending. According to your news sources (Fox) the deficit continues to grow and the excessive spending has not stopped at all, even though the House of Representatives is supposed to appropriate all the funds for the government. Perhaps Tom […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 9, 2012, Los Angeles Times. California’s record-breaking rise in gasoline prices over the last week was so sudden, and so apparently unjustified by the supply-and-demand factors that usually control markets, that it’s natural to suspect some kind of conspiracy at play. Among the suspicious is Sen. Dianne […]
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To the community, It seems that we have the Queen of Hearts serving as mayor. In Alice in Wonderland when the Queen was unhappy with whomever or whatever in an angry burst, she shouted, off with their heads. In a recent rant our mayor, Claire Fortier, raved in a tantrum on how unreasonable so many […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Though President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney got down deep in the weeds on taxes and health care in last week’s debate, some viewers — especially in the West — may have been left with the impression that they skipped over more than they addressed. The only […]
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By Forrest Shearer As a professional snowboarder lucky enough to ride mountains around the world, I have seen the impacts of climate change first-hand. I’ve seen once-famous slopes now with zero snow, ski resorts that have shut down, and glaciers that are disappearing. In my native state of California, boarders and skiers are bracing for […]
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By Ted Gaines I applaud the class-action lawsuit filed by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association against the illegal fire tax. I attempted to fight the fire tax through a referendum and legislation and am pleased to see the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association challenging it in court. I encourage everyone who might get stuck paying this […]
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By Claire Fortier Progressive or provincial? That is the crux of the issue facing our South shore community during this election and well into the next decade. Do we want a viable, prosperous community that our children and grandchildren are proud to call home? Or do we want the Tahoe of yesterday — only older […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee If you want your head to spin, try to figure out how much money we spend each year to educate California’s 6 million K-12 school students. Official agencies and outside groups publish numbers, but they rarely agree. They either take their snapshots at different times or include different types of […]
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By Teri Mizuhara Knowing two ways out of every room in your home may save your life during a house fire. “It’s not just knowing two ways out of your home, typically that is easy, but do you have two ways out of every room in your home and can you safely use each exit?” […]
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To the community, Habitat for Humanity, El Dorado County Chapter and St. Joseph Community Land Trust had a partnership fundraiser Hike for Housing on Sept. 15 at Spooner Lake and would like to thank Nevada State Parks for co-sponsoring the event. We thank the many hikers who came out to support our missions to raise […]
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