To the community, I’m writing this letter in support of Annie Davidson’s candidacy for LTUSD school board. First and foremost, Annie cares deeply about children. Annie’s 20-year career in education began with teaching elementary school in a high-poverty, impacted school in Burlington, Vt., where all students received free or reduced lunch, and many students were […]
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By Joe Mathews Californians think we have a system of public education. What we really have is a system for rationing public education. I got a taste of this in the spring, when I took my 5-year-old son to our local school district offices to determine his educational future. This being California, the determination was […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The “unfunded liabilities” of state and local pension funds are California’s biggest unresolved political issue – at least in financial terms. We know, with fair accuracy, how much money flows into and out of those trust funds now and into the reasonably predictable future, as well as the current value […]
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By Diana Gordon Once upon a time the pulse of America beat in its small towns. They were where you took your crops to market, met the trains that brought visits from Aunt Tilly, and danced with your sweetheart on Saturday nights. They served surrounding rural areas with schools and doctors and blacksmiths. Blending individualism […]
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By Kelly Vial With the cool fall weather approaching, it’s important to think about an important vitamin we can absorb from the sun: vitamin D. According to city data, South Lake Tahoe boasts an average of 249 days of sunshine per year, so we should all be quite abundant in our vitamin D stores. However, […]
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To the community, At one time, we were told by the Tahoe Transportation District that the EIR for the loop road project (aka, US/50 South Shore Revitalization Project) would be completed in April of this year and submitted for public comment this summer along with the TTD’s preferred alternative. More recently, however, TTD has said […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The opening lyrics of a popular song during the 1940s advised listeners, “You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative (and) don’t mess with Mister In-Between.” It may be state schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson’s favorite ditty, because he certainly adopted its upbeat credo last […]
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To the community, Because so many people only write letters and become vocal to complain I am going to write something to thank two people who have helped me out recently. After calls, letters and some frustration I finally got the right people involved to fix the street light that was out on our street. […]
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By Jan Jones, Las Vegas Sun Two. That’s the number of women who are among 34 highest-paid executives in Nevada’s casino industry. And it’s not just about the money. If you look at the 10 most prominent gaming companies, there are only three women among the 50 most-senior executives. It’s very likely that America is […]
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By Ellie Waller The Martis Valley West Parcel Operating Agreement (MVOA) has become a pawn, not the final puzzle piece to protect and connect 6,000-plus acres of conservation land to the Mount Rose Wilderness. Below is a quick chronology: 2013: CREW LLC (East West Partners), Sierra Pacific Industries, Sierra Watch and Mountain Area Preservation enter […]
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