By Monica Showalter, Investors Business Daily COALINGA — Would France rip out its storied vineyards? Would Juan Valdez scorch Colombia’s coffee crop? Sri Lanka its black pepper harvest? China its tea? With global markets won by nations specializing in doing what they do best, and with regional reputations important enough to drive some nations to […]
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To the community, On May 1, 2010, our small Leadership Lake Tahoe group organized a Community Graffiti Clean Up Day we hoped would foster a sense of community by bringing citizens and businesses together to collectively make a difference in the appearance of our town, as well as discourage criminal behavior in our community. Our […]
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To the community, Now that the snow has melted, it is a good time to take a walk around your house, and look for any damage that icicles may have caused. Be sure to check the gas meter and any other utility lines that may have been damaged. It’s time to begin cleaning up any […]
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By Randy Moore, Sacramento Bee The U.S. Forest Service shares the view expressed in The Bee’s editorial, “Protect Sierra water from cattle grazing” (May 1), that water in the high Sierra is a valuable resource that must be diligently managed and protected. The Forest Service takes water quality very seriously, which is why we are […]
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Publisher’s note: The following editorial is from the May 8, 2010, Sacramento Bee. When El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Neves announced last summer he would not seek a third term, it opened the floodgates for the largest crop of candidates in at least three decades. Of the six current and retired lawmen on the June […]
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To the community, The city of South Lake Tahoe/South Tahoe Redevelopment Agency will be required on May 10, 2010, to turn over $2,070,160 to the El Dorado County auditor, a required payment resulting from the state’s decision to raid $2.05 billion in local redevelopment funds as part of the 2009-10 state budget. Instead of this […]
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To the community, Please clear all combustible vegetation at least 30 feet from around your house. Install a fire safe roof, and clean the pine needles from the roof and eaves. Trim tree limbs back 10 feet from your chimney and remove any branches hanging over the house. Stack woodpiles at least 30 feet from […]
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By Doug Krikorian, Long Beach Press-Telegram It was surprising to me awhile back when Dr. Robert Maxson, who had retired as president of Long Beach State after a successful 12-year incumbency, decided to resurrect his academic career by accepting a similar position at a tiny private institution next to Lake Tahoe called Sierra Nevada College. […]
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To the community, Every year the fire department responds to many fires that could have been prevented by using just a little common sense. One such occurrence is leaving roof heat tape turned on after all the snow has melted from your roof. The heat tape under a heavy accumulation of pine needles will eventually […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 1 Sacramento Bee. Sometimes you wonder if the U.S. Forest Service knows who its employers are. One of those moments came Sunday, with Tom Knudson’s report on how cattle poop has contaminated alpine creeks and lakes in portions of the Sierra Nevada where the U.S. Forest Service […]
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