Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 24, 2011, Sacramento Bee. The first daunting fact about California water is that 75 percent of the state’s water supply comes from north of Sacramento while 75 percent of the demand comes from south of the region. The other daunting fact is that the water system is […]
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By Lisa Herron With the busy Fourth of July weekend here, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit asks residents and visitors to help protect public safety and our environment. We ask that the public keep wildfire prevention in mind during Fourth of July celebrations. Despite the fact that snow remains abundant in […]
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By Angie Keil and Lizzy Latenser Lake Tahoe Unified School District is excited to announce the latest donors to the South Tahoe High School Viking Stadium Renovation Project. With Phase I under way, Heavenly Mountain Resort and the South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts (formerly the Lake Tahoe Gaming Alliance) have announced they intend to match […]
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By Mark Bittman, New York Times I’m eager to cover some curious and less depressing topics here — did you know Asian multi-millionaires are cornering the market on first-growth Bordeaux? — and equally eager to stop throwing mind-numbing numbers around. But as long as those pesky Republicans keep attacking the food supply for low-income people […]
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By John Harris Higher crop prices, an increase in acres and more water helped boost Kings County’s overall crop value to $1.7 billion in 2010, an increase of 30 percent over the previous year. As a farmer and rancher gravely concerned with the health of agriculture in California — and as a citizen who wants […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the June 21, 2011, Los Angeles Times. John Bryson’s nomination to be President Obama’s next secretary of Commerce has been met with the predictable combination of delusion and obstructionism that characterizes the modern confirmation process. Some Senate Republicans vow to hold him hostage to the passage of several long-sought […]
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To the community, The Tahoe Rim Trail received a little “tender care” from the newly formed Tahoe Regional Young Professionals on June 11 and June 14. TRYP members, along with many other outdoor enthusiasts, hiked Daggett Summit to move dirt, boulders, crush granite and clear roots, all while taking in the majestic scenery. TRYP would […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun So when a creepy congressman who has a sexting disorder becomes a distraction and liability, fretting Democrats line up to defenestrate him. But when an even creepier senator has an affair with a staffer, reveals himself to be a world-class hypocrite and importunes supplicants to hire the cuckold, Republicans […]
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To the community, There is an important meeting about bike paths coming up June 30 at 9am at the South Lake Tahoe library. If you support bike paths, you should attend and make yourself heard. Remember Measure S? Money from it was designated to go to bike paths, ball fields, the ice rink and Tahoe […]
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By John Upton The original Measure S was approved by the voters on Sept. 19, 2000. It sunsets in 2030. Measure S was very specific in limiting the allowed uses and naming exact locations where its funds could be spent. Based on a community survey done in 1999, Measure S contained the following: 1. The […]
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