By Jim Toedtman At midnight this New Year’s Eve, unless Congress intervenes, the U.S. tax code does a reverse somersault, upending a decade of tax law and reverting to its alignment of 2001, a tax hike costing $4 trillion over 10 years. The unyielding calendar dictates that Congress must act quickly. That is an irresponsible […]
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A society ought to be judged on how it treats its young, its seniors and its veterans. Every year South Lake Tahoe honors its veterans on Nov. 11 – much like what is going on elsewhere in the country on this Veterans Day. For this, we should be proud as a community. The ceremony is […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 4, 2010, Los Angeles Times. California voters have given the majority party the power to adopt a state budget on a majority vote. But in passing Prop. 26, they have stripped the same lawmakers of one of their chief budget-balancing tools. Were California voters especially wise Tuesday […]
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South Lake Tahoe City Councilman-elect Tom Davis and Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed were having a casual conversation last week about the orange fencing around trees at Lakeview Commons — and why it’s there when a chain link fence keeps people out of the dormant construction zone. Shortly thereafter Davis spoke to City Manager […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 7, 2010, Sacramento Bee. What next for California’s struggling state parks system? Fifty-eight percent of California voters Tuesday roundly rejected an initiative asking residents to pay an $18 surcharge on their cars each year in exchange for free access to state parks. Incoming Gov. Jerry Brown and […]
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By Nick Behney and Cheyanne Lane What are the first thoughts that go through your mind when you see a youth on the streets? How did they get there, where are their parents, and are they safe? It’s disturbing to realize that between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away annually. That’s each year. Most […]
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To the community, The ecological impact of the Upper Truckee Restoration Project is too critical to allow misleading statistics to sway public opinion. But distorted facts continue to headline State Parks’ campaign to promote Alternative 2 as the “only viable” choice. As reported in the article “TRPA Gets Earful on River Project at Golf Course, […]
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A message to Douglas County, I would like to say thank you to all of those who supported and helped during my campaign to be elected county commissioner. Many displayed signs at their homes and businesses, wrote letters of support, folded brochures, made phone calls, talked to friends and neighbors, opened their homes for meet […]
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California Food Bank Executive Directors, I need your help. El Dorado County is currently going through some painful budget cuts and senior nutrition sites are in danger of elimination. In the past I have talked to Food Bank Representatives that partner with their county to provide service through the Senior Nutrition Program. I am trying […]
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Dear Supervisors, Last week, the CAO proposed budget cuts to senior programs that we believe would have a grave, negative impact on the quality of life for the some of the most vulnerable citizens in our community. Eliminating nutrition sites would increase the likelihood of inadequate or improper diet and would put seniors at an […]
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