By Dianne Feinstein Next year’s fire season will be far more severe if we fail to remove the growing number of dead trees in our forests. California has already experienced how extreme drought conditions and unprecedented tree mortality heighten the strength and severity of wildfires. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the mortality rate for […]
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By Kathryn Reed A friend died Friday. Some might be surprised I would consider Bill Crawford a friend. He was. And I hope he considered me one. The last time I spoke to him one-on-one was just before the election. His house is on one of my dog walks. Whenever he was out front we’d […]
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By Lisa Margonelli Just before the polls closed on Election Night, I met with 12 of my townspeople at our town hall in Maine, raised my right hand, and took an oath to uphold the federal and state constitutions. We were then assigned to bipartisan pairs (Republican, Democrat, and unaffiliated) to spend the next two-and-a-half […]
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To the community, I was saddened to read in the LTN that the family of Carlos Diamond Francies plans to sue the Stand Up PaddleBoard Company because their son drowned in Lake Tahoe while trying to rescue his sister and friend who fell out of their kayak. I did not read that any of them […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 21, 2016, Sacramento Bee. Once again, California lawmakers are proving themselves unable to carry out that most basic function – filling potholes. A special session called by Gov. Jerry Brown to focus on raising billions to fund road maintenance will end a week from Wednesday with a […]
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By Joe Mathews California may have the size and economy of a good-sized country. But California is not a nation. Which is why it would be self-destructive to seek to become one. It’s understandable why the election of an evil white supremacist swindler as president has given the idea of California independence such currency. A […]
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By Joanne Marchetta By now, most people have heard: Federal courts upheld the 2012 Regional Plan for Lake Tahoe, affirming the blueprint that maintains development caps and strengthens environmental protections while encouraging community revitalization, redevelopment, and updated infrastructure. Capturing the most attention these days is the traffic in our small communities from millions of people […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 19, 2016, New York Times. This year, the adage that “falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it” doesn’t begin to describe the problem. That idea assumes that the truth eventually catches up. There’s not much evidence of this happening for the millions of people taken […]
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To the community, An “awesome group” from Kirkwood Mountain Resort’s food and beverage department was on hand on Nov. 7 to donate their time at Kirkwood’s Adopt A Day sponsorship. “We want to start off by thanking Bread & Broth for giving us the opportunity of giving back to the community,” wrote Jamie Welch on […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent Nov. 15, 2016, to Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Mtich McConnell and Sen. Harry Reid from governors in the West. Dear Sen. McConnell and Reid, and Rep. Ryan and Pelosi: Western governors wish to once again express support for congressional efforts to end the […]
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