Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the March 23, 2012, Reno Gazette-Journal. It’s as predictable as the spring winds over the Sierra: Every couple of years, gas prices climb inexorably in the days before the summer driving season and the hand-wringing begins. Just as predictably, the blame for the pain felt by drivers is laid […]
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Open letter to the LTVA, Even though we have verbally contacted the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority before on this matter, we are getting quite disturbed about public dollars going to private companies and costing local businesses additional expenses in promoting their business. Years ago, LTVA made a huge blunder by expending hundreds of thousands of […]
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By Dave Delgardo, Sacramento Bee When the only choices available are lousy ones, chances are, the final decision rendered will be bad. Trustees of a Placer County school district are faced with decisions to reduce offerings in music, increase significantly the number of students in classrooms, nearly eliminate paraprofessional instructional assistants, discontinue the department that […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to Heavenly staff for once again adopting a Day of Nourishment. Volunteers from the Heavenly team spent their time on Monday helping Bread & Broth volunteers serve people a hot meal on a cold night. They served a well balanced, healthy meal […]
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To the community, The annual Lake Valley Firefighters’ Ball is always gauged by the commitment and generosity of our community. This year was no different. The 50th annual Lake Valley Firefighters’ Ball is the Lake Valley Volunteer Firefighters Association’s single fund-raising event of the year and this year was a great success. This would not […]
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By Warren Withers Wintertime in Tahoe means skiing and snowboarding for visitors and locals. Few other places in the world have the abundance of snowsports opportunities that we enjoy in the Tahoe basin. With all the excitement and fun, many of us tend to sometimes forget a few simple safety measures that can help prevent […]
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To the community, I just finished my meeting with Jody Jones and Andrew Brandt from Caltrans. Apparently our concerns were heard because Caltrans is modifying its recommendation regarding speed limits. In Meyers, from Hopi to right above Arapahoe the speed limit will remain the same 40 miles per hour. The entrance to Meyers to Hopi […]
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By Michael J. Boskin and John F. Cogan, Wall Street Journal Long a harbinger of national trends and an incubator of innovation, cash-strapped California eagerly awaits a temporary revenue surge from Facebook IPO stock options and capital gains. Meanwhile, Stockton may soon become the state’s largest city to go bust. Call it the agony and […]
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To the community, On the question of consolidating the fire department with Lake Valley, the most important consideration is who will be the sovereign? The city was created to give the citizens of the city sovereignty within the limits of the city. Thus, there would be self-government within a general law city. It is clear […]
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By Eric Guevin We Participate in National Poison Prevention Week so we can celebrate the lives saved by prevention. In just the past year, America’s 57 poison control centers fielded 4 million calls, treating 2.4 million human poison exposures and handling 1.6 million information calls. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District hopes to bring people together […]
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