By Larry Weitzman About two years ago, I told the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors that if the budget wasn’t cut, they were going to run out of money, money to maintain county roads, buildings and other assets, money to build a new sheriff’s HQ and another half dozen items that require about $12.5 […]
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Dear Mr. President, You should compose your own jokes, then tell them straight without a printed sheet to read from. If there are only three, that’s OK. Then say something important to the American people, and sit down. Jim Hildinger, South Lake Tahoe
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To the community, “Service Above Self” is the motto for the Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe and on April 18, fellow Rotarians David Jinkens, Brian Hogan, David Kurtzman and Nic Abelow exemplified how involved and service oriented the club members are. These four Rotarians came together to volunteer their time at the Rotary Club’s […]
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By Robert Reid, National Geographic These days it seems you can’t go more than a few weeks without hearing about some unfortunate selfie faux pas on the Internet. Tourists posting photos of themselves giving the thumbs up in Auschwitz, for example, or smiling from a rusted-out bumper car in Pripyat, the Ukrainian city that was evacuated after the 1986 […]
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By Joe Mathews I want nothing from California governments—except whatever I need right now. So why, in this Internet age, doesn’t my state offer a one-stop shop where I can renew my driver’s license, register to vote, research state records, pay my taxes, and buy passes to a state park? Mine is not a new […]
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By Kathryn Reed In retrospect, having your roommate clean her service revolver when your date is coming over for the first time might not be the best idea. It did, however, keep what’s his name in line. I just don’t remember a second date. Today is South Lake Tahoe police Officer Donna Kingman’s last day […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 24, 2016, Reno Gazette-Journal. The voices of thousands of Nevada voters will not be heard because of a law passed by the Legislature last year. Senate Bill 499 was approved unanimously by the Senate and two-thirds of the Assembly before being signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Despite […]
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To the community, Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless would like to thank the many community members and volunteers who helped in the cleanup and closing of the South Lake Tahoe Warm Room in early April. The Warm Room was open from Dec. 18 through April 1, and provided the first overnight homeless services in the […]
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To the community, Live Violence Free would like to thank Heavenly ski patrol for its incredible generosity and continued contribution to our programs and services. On April 15, Heavenly ski patrol surprised our agency with a donation of $2,500. We are so grateful to Heavenly ski patrol for its positive impact in our community and […]
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By Joe Mathews Sorry, America, but we Californians are not going to stop Donald Trump for you. To believe otherwise is to misunderstand California. I can see how you got your hopes up. Polls show at least three out of every four of us don’t like him. California Republican strategists have launched a campaign to […]
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