By Steve Kubby Two weeks ago, I suffered a mysterious and traumatic onset of violent vomiting. The attack lasted for four days and left me with severe ribcage pains and an inability to take more than a half breath. Apparently, the cartilage in my rib cage had been badly stretched by all the vomiting, creating […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee As the state budget’s deficit widens, Gov. Jerry Brown is being thrust into a three-front political battle. He must not only persuade voters to pass his sales and income tax package, but, implicitly, persuade them to reject a rival tax measure just for schools. Meanwhile, Brown is pressing liberal Democratic […]
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To the community, Bueno and Marty Kettleson of Bert’s Café recently hosted a spaghetti night fundraiser for Tahoe Arts Project. It was a wonderful evening enjoyed by many. All of us at Tahoe Arts Project would like to thank Bakemark Foods, Crystal Dairy, Bonanza Produce, US Foods, Sausage Factory and of course the staff at […]
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El Dorado County voters are being asked on June 5 to approve two measures that would help small businesses. Measure C is a countywide measure that would alter El Dorado County’s Charter that was approved in 1994. It would allow department heads to approve expenditures of $10,000 or less. As it is now, anyone doing […]
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By Phil Taylor, Sports Illustrated I remember sitting at the dinner table with my family six years ago when my son Ben finally said the words I had been expecting, and dreading, for years. He had played basketball, baseball and soccer almost from the day he could walk, and my wife and I were beginning […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from May 23, 2012, Washington Post. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has an interesting definition of what constitutes the middle class. She believes it includes people earning anything less than $1 million a year — at least when it comes to tax cuts. The California Democrat sent a letter Wednesday […]
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By Michael Reagan Sheep and chickens. That’s what America’s greatest corporations have become. Whether it’s in California or nationally, it’s the same sad story. America’s best and biggest companies — the banks, the energy corporations, the computer giants — are refusing to stand up to the bully governments in Sacramento and D.C. The men and […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 14, 2012, Modesto Bee. In touting the new system for electing legislators and congressional representatives in California, advocates emphasized that the top two vote-getters might well be from the same party. This prediction could very well come true in the 5th Assembly District, a heavily Republican district […]
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Publisher’s note: The South Tahoe Association of Realtors asked for this letter to the TRPA to be reprinted on Lake Tahoe News. Dear Honorable Members of the Governing Board: The South Tahoe Association of Realtors Board of Directors would like to comment on the TRPA’s draft environmental impact statement. While we applaud some sections of […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 9, 2012, Sacramento Bee. The newly created 1st Assembly District sprawls across the northeast corner of the state, stretching from north Lake Tahoe to Yreka and including the cities of Susanville and Redding. Nominally, this is GOP territory – with nearly 44 percent of voters registered Republican […]
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