By Cherri Senders, Sacramento Bee If you talk to young people today about issues such as economic inequality or climate change, you will usually hear them profess deep concern. A survey released earlier this yearfound that economic and social inequality topped millennials’ list of concerns, followed by climate change. But the values embraced by those […]
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By Tracy Franklin Are you prepared for an emergency? South Lake Tahoe has developed a 12-month emergency preparedness tool to help you prepare. As part of the city’s continued initiative to increase communications, we will be offering a 12 part monthly series throughout the year highlighting emergency preparedness. Use these tools to prepare yourself for an […]
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By Thomas W. Laqueur Almost 3,000 migrants have drowned this year trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe. Many of their bodies have washed ashore without names. These are bodies of people whose loved ones will never know their fates; they are bodies bereft of the most fundamental attribute of cultural belonging. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Looking back on some of the headlines from 2015 I’m extremely proud and grateful to live here: Amgen women cyclists and other sporting events, local athletes excelling, businesses reinvesting in the area, environmental improvements, the artists and authors who share their world with us. Looking back on others I’m embarrassed, saddened and […]
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By Nancy Kerry As we welcome in 2016, the city of South Lake Tahoe would like to reflect on the accomplishments of 2015. The following is a summary of accomplishments during 2015. Strategic Priority: Fiscal Sustainability The most important issue facing cities and local agencies is continued steadfast attention to the budget, both short term […]
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By Ted Gaines Jan. 1 marks the New Year and also the day that hundreds of new California laws go into effect. In addition to the changes those laws are supposed to bring, there are other changes on the horizon that could signal a dramatically different state. 2016 is a general election year and numerous […]
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By John L. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Casino titan Sheldon Adelson likes to tell the story of his early days as a newsboy in Boston, elbowing the bigger kids for a chance to hawk nickel dailies on the street corner. It’s an inspiring tale torn straight from the pages of Horatio Alger. The scrapper from Dorchester […]
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To the community, By providing meals and giveaway food bags, Bread & Broth strives to give hope and comfort to those who struggle with hunger in our community. Thanks to B&B’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsors, filling and well-balanced meals are served every Monday at St. Theresa Grace Hall. Knowing that nutritious meals will […]
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By Joe Mathews On a Saturday night after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, a plastic replica hand grenade was left in the driveway of Baitus Salaam Mosque in Hawthorne, a municipality near the Los Angeles airport. Someone also spray-painted “Jesus” on the mosque’s front gate and crosses on the windows. The Ahmadiyya mosque community […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 10, 2015, Los Angeles Times. Is anyone mourning the No Child Left Behind Act? Its clumsy regulations and harshly punitive measures against low-performing schools left many, many students behind and worsened education in multiple communities around the nation. But the Every Student Succeeds Act, which President Obama […]
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