Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 4, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Return of bighorn sheep to Northern Nevada is a reason to celebrate a wildlife milestone. For the first time in more than a century, bighorn sheep are back in the Virginia Range of Northern Nevada. Just days ago, eight of them were released […]
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Publisher’s note: The following is a letter written to the South Lake Tahoe City Council that is reprinted with permission. Dear City Council Members, The California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District issued an opinion on Oct. 11, 2011, in Pack v. City of Long Beach, that federal law preempted certain provisions of […]
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By Teri Mizuhara It’s that time of year again, time to change your clocks and change the batteries in your smoke alarms. Set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight and while you’re at it, take a few minutes and change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Then […]
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To the community, When I heard of the general strike in Oakland, I thought of Harry Bridges who led the general strike that shutdown the city of Seattle. The U.S.A. has a bloody history, maybe the bloodiest labor history among the Western nations. In May 1886, the Haymarket Massacre occurred in Chicago. Seven police died. […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter to Jack Clarke, chairman of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, received final approval Nov. 1 from the South Lake Tahoe City Council and is being reprinted with permission. Dear Mr. Clarke: This letter is being sent on behalf of the three Lake Tahoe Basin jurisdictions to request that […]
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To the community, Randy Vogelgesang is blessed with great common sense and a belief in service to his community. He and his family are long-time South Lake Tahoe residents. He provides professional structural engineering services with his company, Tahoe Engineering Inc. He has served on the city building code board of appeals, helping make sense […]
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By Laura Salinas Homeless youth are living on the streets in thousands of communities nationwide, including ours. However, often we don’t stop to think about what led them to find refuge on the streets. Many of these adolescents are runaway and throwaway youth. Tahoe Youth & Family Services is proud to be participating in honoring […]
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By Ruth Blank For a region still struggling with some of the worst economic conditions on record – a region that, even before the economy tanked, lagged the rest of the nation in philanthropic giving – proposals by the Obama administration and the so-called supercommittee to decrease the deductibility of charitable gifts are a very […]
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To the community, My name is Randy Vogelgesang and I am asking for your vote for seat 3 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. My position on the issues was well covered in the Lake Tahoe News here. However, I would like to emphasize a few points. My engineering experience and my reputation […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 27, 2011, Reno Gazette-Journal. Now that Nevada Republicans have settled on Feb. 4 as the date for their presidential nomination caucuses, their challenge is to sell the idea to the candidates, as well as to the party’s own rank-and-file members. That may not be as easy as […]
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