By Kathryn Reed It’s hard to believe a picture book about Lake Tahoe could be disappointing. But “Emerald Bay and Desolation Wilderness” by Peter Goin (Arcadia Publishing, 2018) was just that. Many of the pictures are repetitive and few are ones I have not seen before. It would even be hard for me to recommend […]
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By Susan Wood “Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both,” wrote C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist and intellectual. Mills, who taught at Columbia University right up to his death in 1962, was concerned with the citizens’ responsibilities in post-World War II society – […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH — One person doesn’t want a dog use area, another longs for the days of his youth when there was better fish habitat and the beach went up to the road. Those were the only two public comments during the June 27 Tahoe Regional Planning Agency meeting regarding the Kings […]
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By Dennis Zabaglo Ten years ago, when a new threat to Lake Tahoe from invasive species emerged, TRPA stepped up to tackle the challenge. That challenge, now known throughout the West, was to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, especially quagga mussels. TRPA took the initiative to lead the collaborative partnership to fight invasive […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fear. It’s a sensation that has defined a large extent of Laurie Ault’s life. Fear of an unknown killer. Fear another family member would become a victim. Fear she would be a target if she spoke out. The South Lake Tahoe woman’s life was rocked in 1980 when her aunt and uncle […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – Attorney General Jeff Sessions stayed true to the party line Monday as he defended the president’s policy on immigration saying children are the target of MS-13, an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Sessions gave the keynote address June 25, opening the national gathering […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – A new summer show at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe not only returns audiences to the roots of soul with rhythm and blues, but it even takes back the performers. “Solid Gold Soul” staged in the South Shore Room features an ensemble of accomplished singers accompanied by a five-piece band of […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Who doesn’t enjoy a day at Lake Tahoe? And who would balk at combining that day with a specially-prepared lunch at a multi-million dollar home in a setting so beautiful it could quite conceivably cause you to catch your breath? Oh, and throw in a jaw-dropping Lake Tahoe summer’s day, and […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Voters earlier this month infused the California Tahoe Conservancy budget with $27 million. This was through Proposition 68, which in total is a $4 billion bond for parks, environmental protection and restoration, water infrastructure, and flood protection. The CTC board on June 21 received an update about Proposition 68 […]
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By Susan Wood Interim City Manager Dirk Brazil sat across the table from citizens Wednesday for a fireside-type chat where he heard topics as diverse as the ones he’s faced in the two weeks of being on the job. South Lake Tahoe Mayor Wendy David introduced Brazil, who replaced former manager Nancy Kerry after a […]
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