Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 14, 2010, Los Angeles Daily News. During Southern California’s fire season, most people become accustomed to visions of helicopters dropping a spray of red elixir, fire retardant, onto blazing hillsides. The red substance – a mixture of water, fertilizer, an anti-corrosion chemical (to sustain the tank that […]
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To the community, The Lake Tahoe Unified School District has been keeping parents, staff, and community members “informally informed” on current events, local and school news, Board of Education meetings, and community happenings for the past six years. If you are not currently receiving regular emails from the district’s public information officer, Angie Keil, and […]
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By Juliet Christian-Smith and Heather Cooley Now that California lawmakers have pulled an $11 billion water bond measure off the November ballot, California is facing new questions about how to fix our long-standing water problems, including the long-term health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the future reliability of our water supply. A number of […]
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By Daniel Lowenstein Charles Munger Jr., son of Wall Street player and billionaire Charles Munger Sr., donated $1 million in 2008 to the campaign supporting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bizarre legislative redistricting initiative scheme, Proposition 11. Now, Munger Jr. is the major sponsor and so far only contributor (well, others have given $100,000; Munger Jr. has […]
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By Vicki Barber I recently watched a rerun of “Little House on the Prairie.” All the children were in a one-room schoolhouse that I remember my grandmother talking about when she was a child. In those days, you took a test at the end of the year, left school for the summer, and came back […]
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By Alice Huffman According to a recent Field Poll, a dismal 16 percent of California voters approve of the job the Legislature is doing, and just 19 percent approve of Congress – the lowest congressional rating in the history of the poll. This is not surprising, considering that politicians on both sides of the aisle […]
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By Gail Maderis When you’re out of work, what you need most is a job. When more than 12 percent of Californians are out of work, what California needs most is to keep the jobs we have and to bring in new jobs. So when something like Proposition 24 puts new jobs and existing jobs […]
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By Lester Snow and Ruth Coleman An article advocated the need to protect the natural habitat and environmentally sensitive lands regarding the Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Reconfiguration Project. The commentary suggested creating more wetlands, meadow and wildlife habitat to restore the Upper Truckee. We agree with those points, which are clearly spelled […]
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By David A. Sanchez California voters have an opportunity in this election to send a clear message about the future of our state. Passing Proposition 24, the Tax Fairness Act, will help prevent more than a half-billion dollars from being cut from our public schools and colleges and will help ensure that everyone in the […]
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Lake Tahoe News congratulates Preston Development general contractors of Tahoe Paradise for winning the advertising give-away at Saturday’s Bijou Bash. About 3,000 people meandered through Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe during the annual event. Owner Dan’l Preston entered his card in Lake Tahoe News’ drawing. The general contractor won $900 worth of advertising […]
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