By Sallie Ross-Filgo Now that the autumn months are upon us, it’s a good time to locate and label, or visu-ally indicate, where your water and gas shut-off valves are. Do this both inside and outside of your home. Then, when the snow flies again, and the possibility of frozen and buried pipes oc-curs, we […]
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Letter to the Publisher, An opponent for my re-election to the STPUD Board has stated the 0% rate increase for 2009-2010 is an election year ploy. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am an unbiased financial professional on the Board; let me explain the facts and process to you. The 0% rate increase […]
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By Sallie Ross-Filgo The colder days and nights of autumn remind us to get ready for indoor fire safety. Be extra cautious with wood stoves and fireplaces and keep anything that will burn at least 3 feet away. Have your chimney inspected or cleaned every year. Don’t use large amounts of paper or cardboard to […]
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By Terri Marceron A few weeks ago an unusually wet storm put Forest Service projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the test. We want to take this opportunity to share with you some of the lessons we learned and how we are using them to improve our management of the Forest and its resources. […]
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Letter to the Publisher, My name is Eric Schafer and I am the incumbent running for re-election to Seat 5 on the South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) Board of Directors. I am a Certified Public Accountant, practicing in South Tahoe for over 23 years, and have served on the STPUD Board for the past […]
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Letter to the Publisher, I am writing this letter to ask for the community’s support of Measure B. By passing Measure B, we can reallocate unused funds for the upgrade and modernization of the playing fields on Rufus Allen Blvd. By voting yes you are not only helping South Tahoe National Little League, but also […]
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Publisher’s note: This is an email from Charter Cable to El Dorado County Chief Administrative Officer Gayle Erbe-Hamlin dated Oct. 26. Dear Ms. Erbe-Hamlin: In June 2009, Charter notified customers in the Meyers, CA area that with the beginning of their July 2009 billing cycle, rates would be adjusted for Basic and Expanded Basic cable […]
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Letter to the Publisher, I was shocked to learn the sheriff was leaving office early, and prayed it was unrelated to health reasons and instead for unanticipated circumstances. Given this was not the case, I was disappointed to hear his early resignation included a request to offer what amounts to a political advantage for the […]
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By Hillary Johnson, New York Times Earlier this month, a study published in the journal Science answered a question that medical scientists had been asking since 2006, when they learned of a novel virus found in prostate tumors called xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV: Was it a human infection? XMRV is a gammaretrovirus, […]
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To the Publisher: As Election Day draws near, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for your interest and support for Lake Tahoe Community College. It has been a great privilege to serve on the Board of Trustees for the past four years. In the process of my re-election campaign, meeting […]
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