By Clint Purvance Long ago, physicians would make house calls to families and individuals in need. In the last several decades, patient’s needs were met by visiting the doctor through an individually owned facility, called a private practice or they were seen in a hospital setting. This model continues to change throughout the nation. Today, […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to share our gratitude to Heavenly Mountain Resort for recently adopting a Day of Nourishment. Heavenly has given service to our community “above and beyond” the call of duty in our opinion. Throughout the year they have helped financially and with staff. Volunteers from Heavenly spent the […]
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To the community, Austin’s House recently received a fantastic donation of $65,000 from Patty Clark, founder of the Austin Kirby Foundation. Patty and her colleagues at Century 21 Clark Properties work vigorously the entire year to raise donations for Austin’s House with fundraisers and direct requests. The Austin Kirby Foundation is the largest single donor […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 18., 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Once, it’s been said (by Auric Goldfinger, in Ian Fleming’s “Goldfinger”), is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. And three times is enemy action. Having been the target of jokes in “Glee,” “The Muppets” and “Saturday Night Live” (let’s not even waste time on “Reno […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 16, 2011, Los Angeles Times. The White House said this week that President Obama will sign a controversial $662-billion defense authorization that permits indefinite detention without trial for some terrorism suspects and broadens the authorization for the use of force against people and groups “associated” with Al […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 18, 2011, Sacramento Bee. The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the House of Representatives on Friday includes all kinds of necessary spending and all kinds of earmarks that are far more questionable. According to U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, the omnibus spending bill includes: • $40 […]
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To the community, As we dance for snow, there are people in our community who can’t get enough food to eat. So Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are engaging in a friendly little competition to raise money for Project MANA, Truckee/North Lake Tahoe’s hunger relief organization. To kick things off I will donate $1,000 – […]
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By Steve Kubby Local medical marijuana patients are in a panic, because of the new South Lake Tahoe city ordinance that takes effect today. Frustrated and frightened patients complain that it is impossible to get their landlords to sign notarized letters giving permission for them to grow — even though they already know and allow […]
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To the community, Looking at the fuss over the bonds to bail out the private management of the ice rink, it appears to be a new chapter in Alice in Wonderland. Who will pick up the cost of turning the non-taxable bonds into the taxable bonds at a price tag of over $400,000? JPA staff, […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 15, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Only time will tell whether President Barack Obama was right on Wednesday when he told troops recently returned from Iraq that “we are leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq …” But there can be no disagreement with his tribute (spoken in […]
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