Publisher’s note: This editorial first appeared in Reno Gazette-Journal on Aug. 5, 2010. We love Hot August Nights. We’re glad it’s here again. We hope it will be around for many years to come. That’s the message that officials of the annual celebration of classic cars and rock ‘n’ roll should take from the uproar […]
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Dear Friends and Neighbors and Relayers, The survivor invitations went out with the wrong times on them. The Relay for Life on Aug. 7 at Kahle Park opens at 4pm with the opening ceremonies, the survivor and then the caregiver laps and so on. The Survivor Dinner is at 5 until 6pm and the luminaria […]
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By Charlie Barra, San Jose Mercury News If California does not provide an adequate water supply at reasonable cost to its agricultural industry, competition from globalization will soon turn the state into a Third World country. Most of the people working to find a solution to California water problems seem to have a hard time […]
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To the community, A lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on behalf of the Friends of Hope Valley in an effort to reassert the public’s right to access Pleasant Valley in Alpine County. Past trail users are being sought to appear as witnesses in the […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun I have told the story before, but now seems an appropriate time to relate my favorite Kenny Guinn vignette: It was late in the second excruciating special session of 2003. Gov. Guinn had proposed a billion-dollar tax increase he argued was necessary to keep the state afloat, a painful […]
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By Lester Snow, Sacramento Bee Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg have asked the Legislature to move California’s water bond, Proposition 18, from the November 2010 ballot to the November 2012 ballot. This move was a matter of setting near-term legislative priorities and ensuring that California’s budget and economic recovery are […]
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By Vicki Barber Yes, summer is almost over and this is often the toughest time for families, especially kids. There’s no longer quite enough to do to keep them busy and they’ve run out of the entertaining fun. Now what? Well, there’s always TV and video games, but you’ve really tried to stay away from […]
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By Chuck Alvey, Reno Gazette-Journal The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada reports annually on the companies it assists in relocation to and expansion in the Reno-Tahoe region. The economic diversification process involves close collaboration with many regional partners. In fiscal year 2009-2010, the report included 11 companies assisted and represented 513 new jobs. That […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was read to the California Tahoe Conservancy board on July 15 by the writer. Lake Tahoe News asked for a copy from the writer, which arrived this week and is printed below. Dear Tahoe Conservancy, My name is Amber. I was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe and am currently […]
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By Bob Kirkwood and Jim Branham, San Jose Mercury News As we head into the heat of summer, the politics of water will once again warm up as well. Last year a water bond was passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor, placing it on this November’s ballot. However, due to current economic […]
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