By Ian McMillan, Yorkshire Post Dangdangerlang dangerlang dangerlang dang, der lang lang lang! There goes the map, smouldering outwards in grainy black and white from Virginia City to Carson City and beyond, to the shores of Lake Tahoe, and here come the Cartwrights, galloping towards the front of the TV screen on their magnificent steeds: […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Review-Journal Two Nevada institutions were pronounced dead last week — Harry Reid and Yucca Mountain. These two have died more deaths than Shakespeare’s coward, but both remain alive. But for how long? I come not to write about the dump today — I’ll save my take on that new panel […]
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By Jeanne Lear While decreases in state subsidies have resulted in many state certified recycling centers throughout California closing down, or reducing hours of operation, programs are expanding in South Lake Tahoe. More and more people are recycling their beverage containers, gaining some cash while reinforcing the recycling ethic in our community. In 2009, the […]
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President Obama’s second verbal assault on Las Vegas is an “unacceptable assault†that demonstrates his bias against an industry that supplies most of Nevada’s paychecks, Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki said Tuesday. “First, President Obama’s reckless remarks scared off millions of dollars in Las Vegas convention business and hurt Nevada’s tourism industry at a […]
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Publisher’s note: The letter below is dated Jan. 31 and was sent to Michael Brown, manager of Douglas County, by South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Jinkens. Dear Mr. Brown: Happy New Year to you and county officials! I hope that the year is a good one for all of you. We have certainly had […]
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By Ted Gaines Every day, families in our communities are feeling the pain of California’s economic meltdown and lack of job opportunities. Unemployment in the Sacramento region has grown to 12.4 percent, which local economists say is a modern record. The unemployment rate has doubled in just 2 years. Nearly 83,000 people in our area […]
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Good Evening, According to Caltrans District Director Jody Jones in a communication to me today the State Highway 50 Road, Water Quality and Beautification Project within the City limits will be brought by Caltrans staff to the California Transportation Commission for allocation of funds (probably at the June or July CTC meeting). Caltrans will then […]
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Publisher’s note: South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Jinkens gave the following letter to the City Council on Jan. 25. He announced on Jan. 26 during open session at the council meeting in his report that he would not seek a contract extension. His contract expires in August. He turns 60 in March. Dear Mayor […]
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By Martin Griff, NJ.com After reading that bankrupt Tamarack Resort in Idaho is suing its primary lender, accusing it of causing its demise, ski buddy Bob Dever, a semi-retired businessman from Philadelphia added some perspective for your reading pleasure: While most of us, those interested in skiing, boarding, and other related winter sports, are primarily […]
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By Theodore B. Olson, Newsweek Together with my good friend and occasional courtroom adversary David Boies, I am attempting to persuade a federal court to invalidate California’s Proposition 8—the voter-approved measure that overturned California’s constitutional right to marry a person of the same sex. My involvement in this case has generated a certain degree of […]
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