To the community, It’s a grand mess the city of South Lake Tahoe is in. Actually, it’s more like a nightmare. The following could happen or will happen. The mayor will leave the city without finishing her term. If charged with a crime and convicted, Angela Swanson will vacate her seat on the council. There […]
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To the community, In the movie “Searching for Bobby Fisher” there is a moment where Joshua Waitzkin offers his opponent a draw. The opponent, looking at what he thinks is a tactically superior position spurns the offer, “why would I do that”. Joshua, having clearly seen his path to victory, replies, “You’ve already lost, you […]
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By Mark Weisbrot WASHINGTON — The federal minimum wage is just $7.25 an hour and hasn’t been raised in three years. But a raise is much more overdue than that. If we look at the minimum wage 44 years ago, and simply adjust it for inflation, it would be more than $10 today. This is […]
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By Claire Fortier Let’s start with the elephant in the room: A councilmember has been linked to a bribery investigation. If anything is amiss, the repercussions will be significant. If nothing is amiss, the devastation to this councilmember, her reputation and her family is immeasurable and horrific. But no matter the outcome, the damage has […]
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By Ed Perkins, Tribune Media Services “Stop hotels from hiding part of their true prices from consumers and business travelers.” That’s the message Kevin Mitchell of the Business Travel Coalition and I sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Aug. 27, 2012. Our target, of course, is the mandatory “fees” that hotels add to […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 2, 2012, Sacramento Bee. Gov. Jerry Brown waited until Friday’s deadline to announce his support for two controversial off-reservation casinos that are likely to usher in a troubling new Indian gambling boom in California. It’s unfortunate that Brown blessed these two bad deals initially approved by the […]
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To the community, I went to Timber Cove Pier to watch the fireworks last Sunday night and “they” were charging to go out on the pier to watch the show. Then we sat on a bench and half an hour later we were informed by a large family that the bench we were on was […]
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By Chris Mittelstaedt For more than 100 years, farmers in Graton and Sebastopol have been raising and harvesting the fickle and short-lived Gravenstein apple. In the 1940s, when this Sonoma County region shipped dried Gravenstein apples and applesauce to American troops, there were more than 10,000 acres in production. Today there are 900 acres, with […]
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To the community, I wanted to give you an update on our son, Adam. He has been released from Renown and is at home, trying to heal as best he can. He sustained a compound fracture of his left arm and has a steel rod implanted along with seven screws and a plate. He also […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s called a community dinner, but it doesn’t really meet the definition of a community dinner. I want to change that. Earlier this year I started volunteering at Bread & Broth one day a month. (My first experience was the Thanksgiving meal last year.) Each Monday from 4-5:30pm anyone may drop by […]
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