Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three candidates for District 4 Douglas County commission race, which covers Lake Tahoe, to answer the following questions. Two of the three responded. Name: Wesley Rice Hometown: Minden Age: 75 Occupation: Deputy constable Education: Mount San Antonio College and L.A. State University What elected, civic, nonprofit boards or […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three candidates for District 4 Douglas County commission race, which covers Lake Tahoe, to answer the following questions. Two of the three responded. Name: Kristi Kandel Age: 31 Hometown: Stateline Occupation: President of a real estate consulting company, I&D Consulting Services Corporation. Education: Bachelor’s degree What elected, civic, […]
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By Matt Weiser, Water Deeply A century of fire suppression has left Western forests overgrown. That has interrupted nature’s regular fire cycle and means that when fires do happen, they become catastrophic because there is plentiful fuel to burn. It also means forests are sucking up more water than they did historically. How much […]
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Publisher’s note: Profiles for the four El Dorado County District 5 supervisorial candidates will be running on May 6 and May 7. The election is June 5. Name: Kenny Curtzwiler Age: 62 on May 11 Occupation: Retired military/contractor Education: Two years college What elected, civic, nonprofit boards or groups are or have you been affiliated […]
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Publisher’s note: Profiles for the four El Dorado County District 5 supervisorial candidates will be running on May 6 and May 7. The election is June 5. Name: Norma Santiago Age: 63 Occupation: Community consultant; Sierra State Parks Foundation, board member; El Dorado County Mental Health Commission, associate member Education: B.S. Business Administration with emphasis […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Interior Department released revised planning documents last week formalizing the Trump administration’s push to relax protections for the greater sage grouse in Nevada and 10 other states. Interior officials said the six draft resource management plan amendments — including one that covers both Nevada and a portion of […]
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Publisher’s note: Profiles for the four El Dorado County District 5 supervisorial candidates will be running on May 6 and May 7. Name: Sue Novasel Age: 62 Occupation: Incumbent – El Dorado County supervisor Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada, Reno; AA degree from Lake Tahoe Community College; high school diploma from Salinas High […]
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Publisher’s note: Profiles for the four El Dorado County District 5 supervisorial candidates will be running on May 6 and May 7. Name: Jeffrey Spencer Age: 58 Occupation: Planning professional Education: Master of Science, transportation management, San Jose State University; Bachelor of science (2), Business administration and business management, University of Phoenix; Associate of Science […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee Officially, the national Democratic party has stayed out of the hard-fought Democratic battle to take on Rep. Tom McClintock in California’s 4th district. But unofficially, D.C. Democrats have sent a pretty clear signal about who they favor to finish among the top two candidates in the June 5th primary. Campaign […]
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Publisher’s note: Four people are running for the position of sheriff of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Their profiles will run May 4 and May 5. Name: Dean Anthony Paris Age: 47 Occupation: Retired Marine Corps military law enforcement What groups, nonprofits, other civic involvement are you part of outside of work?: Member of the Carson […]
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