To the community, Bread & Broth would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Hard Rock Cafe, Heavenly Mountain Resort,and Hope Lutheran volunteers for recently, and yet again, adopting a Day of Nourishment. Volunteers from these three teams spent their time helping Bread & Broth volunteers serve a hot meal to those in need of […]
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By Lee Bonner I have been a proponent of bringing new businesses to Douglas County long before I ran for county commissioner. Since 2007, we have lost more than 3,000 jobs and we must bring them back. Our county has invested time and resources in economic development and our economic vitality plan, so it’s crucial […]
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By Nancy Gibson The Angora Fire was a significant and emotional event for the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, just as it was for the community as a whole. Many of our employees are members of the Meyers community, and experienced the emotional trauma of evacuation or learning of homes that were […]
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Life goes on, but that does not mean we can or should forget the past. To do so means the likelihood of forgetting what we have learned. Complacency can set in – which is never a good thing. That is why with the five-year anniversary of the Angora Fire coming up later this month Lake […]
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To the community, Two items that might be of interest: First, after I left the City Council, I met with City Manager (Tony) O’Rourke two or three times. At one of the meetings, he told me about the plan to privatize the ice rink. He said the contractor wanted a 10-year contract. I said I […]
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By Sandy Evans Hall In 1996, North Lake Tahoe residents voted to increase the existing transient occupancy tax from 8 percent to 10 percent, which is paid by overnight visitors to the area. North Lake Tahoe residents do not pay this tax. This 2 percent tax increase, which was renewed by voters in 2002, has […]
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By David Helvarg The U.S. economy remains in such dire straits that Congress barely has had time to introduce a bill to exclude sea otters from migrating into Southern California waters. And if you think they ought to take a more commonsense approach to our coastal economy, they just voted to defund that, too. Rep. […]
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By Helen M. Poulos and James G. Workman Ronald Reagan once justified logging with “a tree is a tree; how many more do you need to look at?” Besides, he warned, “trees cause more pollution than automobiles.” We cringed at his biases. Yet due to forces none foresaw, Reagan’s gaffes may now ring true. Today, […]
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By Kenneth Newman Is the loss of a pet is akin to the loss of furniture, a computer or a car? As a 33-year veterinarian and author of “Meet Me at the Rainbow Bridge”, I have proposed a law that answers this question. Gracie’s Law recognizes the emotional bond between pet and owner by entitling […]
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Memorial Day is often called the kick-off to summer. The real meaning of today goes much deeper. Memorial Day is about honoring those in each branch of the military who have died for the United States. As much as it’s easy to say war is not necessary. It is a reality. People have been dying […]
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