Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 21, 2017, Sacramento Bee. We Californians take for granted the great forests of the Sierra Nevada. It is where we ski and hike, and breathe fresh air, and it’s the primary source of our water. It’s all at risk. Drought and bark beetle infestation are the proximate […]
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By Joe Mathews America is terribly polarized. And it’s all on account of California. The trouble is not merely that California itself is such a politically polarized place. Or that California contributes to the many causes of polarization: partisan media, cultural atomization, large-scale political fundraising, technological change, economic anxiety, and income inequality. No, the artichoke […]
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To the community, So you want my take on VHRs — OK. I’m going to start by asking a few questions, Why is one type of lodging property held to different standards than the other. Why don’t VHRs have to be ADA compliant? They’re a business and open to the public. Why are businesses allowed […]
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To the community, I want to thank all of the parents and students that supported our efforts to have Mark Salmon removed as the girls soccer coach from the South Tahoe High School program. This was very upsetting for all of us that attended, testified and provided or even attempted to provide information to the […]
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By Jon Christensen, High Country News Longtime readers of High Country News are familiar with the long debate over grasslands and public-lands grazing in the West. Former Publisher Ed Marston came to see these controversies as key to the heart and health of our changing rural communities and landscapes. He guided many of us through […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth would like to thank Kurt and Laura Rasmussen, owners of Sunbeam Blind Company, for their Monday Meal sponsorship on Sept. 18. Laura Rasmussen shared her concern for those who experience hunger and hardship: “Food insecurity is a big problem for some people. We are always happy to help with […]
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By Chris Giunchigliani, Las Vegas Sun We turn our lawns into xeriscapes, and our famed fountains on the Strip spout reclaimed and recycled water. We worry about the level of Lake Tahoe, and we build bigger water supply pipelines deep below the shrinking surface of Lake Mead. In a state where less than 1 percent […]
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By Victor Joecks, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s Medicaid expansion has been getting a lot of love from Gov. Brian Sandoval, Sen. Dean Heller and others who want Washington to continue paying the bulk of the program’s tab. But if Nevada taxpayers had to pay the full cost of the expansion, it’d have less support than […]
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To the community, Unbelievably, the NTPUD board voted 3 to 2 to lease the North Tahoe Event Center for 70 years to an LLC whose members were unknown as of the signing. Wow! No concern about protecting the public interest there. At least, Sue Daniels and Tim Ferrell recognized the potential problems with this weird […]
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By Joe Mathews California’s small, rural towns are supposedly desperate and doomed, as state policy favors our coastal mega-regions. So how do you explain Gonzales? Despite its location in the high-poverty Salinas Valley, the city of just 9,000 has a success story to share: relatively low crime, 96 percent high school graduation rates, new health […]
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