To the community, I want to write a little note to my community about why my mom, Joy Curry, is a perfect candidate for City Council. I was raised in a household where the morals were based on treating everyone with respect and never thinking you are better than anyone else, finishing anything you have […]
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To the community, I am writing to endorse Claire Fortier for City Council. It is my belief that a vote for Claire is a vote to bring prosperity and prestige back to our city of South Lake Tahoe. Claire has the strength of character, the honesty, integrity and work ethic it requires to pull our […]
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To the publisher, Those who hoped that the current crop of council candidates would offer refreshing new ideas about the future of our town must surely be disappointed. Angela Swanson, however, has the intelligence, experience and dedication to provide leadership on a path different from that in which our community has been mired for too […]
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El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting has been in the timber industry since 1980. He operates his own sawmill. In 1998 he wrote an article for “California Forestry Association’s California Forests.” He has passed it along to Lake Tahoe News for readers to see that what was true then, is still true more than a […]
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To the publisher, I support a “yes” vote on Douglas County Question 1-Airport Use Ordinance. This is an important issue for Douglas County residents. I served on the Minden-Tahoe Airport Advisory Committee and participated in the more than 40 public meetings to craft the ordinance. We did this because the existing weight ordinance is “discriminatory” […]
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To the community, Measure E has quietly sat at the end of the city ballots. I think it needs more attention. When I was the South Lake Tahoe Chamber exec, the issue of fairness in the business license fees would come up from time to time. The reason is that there is an existing cap […]
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To the community, Please support Dr. Scott Forvilly for Douglas County School board trustee. Dr. Forvilly is a lifelong resident of Douglas County and attended lake schools. Dr. Forvilly lives in the Carson Valley and has two children who attend valley schools. He also operates businesses at the lake and in the valley. It is […]
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Publisher’s note: The following editorial is from the Oct. 24, 2010, Reno Gazette-Journal. By all rights, the most important decision facing Nevadans on Nov. 2 is who will be the state’s next governor. The governor, after all, can have a direct impact on the daily lives of all residents of the state. He — the […]
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To the publisher, South Lake Tahoe is at a tipping point. I am running for City Council to help push us toward creating a first-class, eco-resort that embraces recreation as a major economic driver. From AYSO to the Olympics to families looking for an active vacation, the South Shore should be a place the world […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Oct. 6, 2010, Sacramento Bee. In the California Senate district that includes Fair Oaks, Roseville, Elk Grove and points east and north, voters have a rare opportunity to help quiet the bickering that drowns out reason in the Legislature. Voters in the heavily Republican Senate District 1 have […]
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