By Michael R. Bloomberg President Obama is in danger of squandering one of his most important legacies — better public education policies — and doing real harm to our poorest students and America’s future. Last month, the president and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for limiting the amount of time that students spend taking […]
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To the community, First of all, what is death by a thousand cuts? It’s an ancient form of torture from Imperial China, where a subject was given one cut after another until over an extended period of time he bled to death: The first few hundred cuts wouldn’t kill him, but the last few hundred […]
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By Meg Ragonese As continuing rain and potential snow is forecast Northern Nevada, the Nevada Department of Transportation is prepared to help keep roads clear. NDOT begins annual winter preparations in August by readying more than 80 snowplows and other pieces of snow and ice equipment for use in snow removal across northwestern Nevada. More […]
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To the community, I wish to express my deepest thanks to following: Lake Tahoe Education Foundation and the El Dorado Ag In the Classroom, among others, who helped to fund the Tahoe Farm Day for the third- and fourth-grade classes. There were over 30 stations that students were able to experience. LTEF was also the […]
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By Brian Uhler The department is deeply appreciative of the support given to the family of Mark Hounsell who was killed, along with his wife, Jeanne, and her friend Laura Fisher, in a motor vehicle accident. They are survived by four children who have been the recipients of beautiful and heartfelt support from the entire […]
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By Yalda T. Uhls I come bearing good news: Our teens are not growing into brain-dead zombies or emotionally stunted sociopaths. After more than a decade of research by child psychologists like me, we have discovered that the kids are all right. In study after study of emotional and intelligence indicators, 21st-century children use media […]
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To the community, South Tahoe CrossFit would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their time and donations for our successful fundraiser, Barbells for Boobs, on Oct. 24. They are: Mo’s Place, Manish Patel; KFC, Lisa and Pat Kern; Verde Mexican Rotisserie, Domi and Katy Chavarria; Lake Tahoe Golf Course, Bobby Jaeger’ Landing Resort and Spa, Casey […]
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By Ted Gaines Gov. Jerry Brown made a serious error vetoing my Senate Bill 168 and by doing so put emergency responders, property and the lives of Californians unnecessarily at risk. SB168 tackled a new menace in California, unauthorized drones in emergency zones. Drones are amazing, and I want to see the industry flourish in […]
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To the community, Conversations and rumors continue, alleging that the State of Jefferson (SOJ) is behind and/or supports the recall effort of all county supervisors. This is not true. At a local meeting of the El Dorado County SOJ Committee, this issue was debated, followed by a vote, where an overwhelming majority voted no to […]
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By Torie Osborn Escape. I have come to realize that only regular and solitary immersion in a gorgeous, inspiring place keeps me sane and energized for my life’s work. I need to be gobsmacked by beauty, the kind found only in nature or art: That “thing outside ourselves that brings us to ourselves,” as poet […]
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