Opinion
Opinion: Customer says district's water rates are unfair
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 6:00amI am extremely frustrated with the South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District. I believe many of us are being victimized by STPUD's water policy. Its rates are inequitable and should be illegal. If ...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Sweet Surprises for Santa
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 6:00amThis Christmas season I wanted to make something different for Santa Claus. I toyed with the holiday classics including chocolate fondue, ice cream cake, and fruitcake. But the thing is, while thes...
Tahoe Today: White Christmas - looking back, looking ahead
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 6:00amChristmas is nearly here. Outside my window, children are playing in the snow, the lake is blue, the sky is filled with white, puffy clouds and I can almost hear the sleigh bells ring as tourists j...
Art Matters: The art in Christmas history
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 6:00amHere's a trivia question for you: What do 476 AD, Gentile da Fabriano, auras, cloisonne, and the Grinch have in common? I'll bet if you weren't asked this at this time and with "the Grinch" as a cl...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: History keeps repeating itself
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:46amThe city of South Lake Tahoe is broke and the City Council and its management claim it is the employees' and retirees' fault. I say the city is broke because of mismanagement.Let's go back in time ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why is gym more important than transportation?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:44amIs something wrong with this picture? The Lake Tahoe Unified School District doesn't think it can continue bus transportation to get students to and from school, but it has $70,000 to upgrade the h...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is somebody tempering with my mail?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:42amRe: "Anyone else having issues with the DMV?" from Philippe Jorat. I can second his frustration and I think the issue is with South Lake Tahoe Post Office. I had not received my registration or pla...
SIROTA: 'Tis the season of fake outrage over Christmas
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:39amOne of the defining qualities of late December is the predictable and ritualized nature of America's holiday season. Other than discovering what's inside the wrapped gift boxes, there's no mystery ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Keep malleable minds sober when ice skating
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:59amThe publicly owned ice skating rink has applied for a liquor license. Granting a license to the rink is a bad idea.A number of years ago I skated at the Santa Clarita ice rink. It used to have a ph...
GUEST COLUMN: Science vs. opinion regarding stormwater and Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:44amRecent news articles and guest opinions have raised questions about the science behind the Lake Tahoe Total Maximum Daily Load and the decision to implement it in a recently adopted stormwater disc...
SAUNDERS: Donating sperm a 'fundamental right,' says man with sterile cup
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:42amTrent Arsenault is the Barry Bonds of sperm. The 36-year-old Fremont man boasts he has sired 14 babies - with four more in the oven - via a free sperm-donation service that he promotes on the Inter...
Vail Daily columnist Warren Miller: Parking lot days were the best
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 11:44amI just hung up the phone after an hour of talking with Ward Baker, who is the only person I know who is as dumb as I am.We slept in the parking lots of almost every ski resort in the West that had ...
GUEST COLUMN: Setting the record straight on the LTVA
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 6:00amAs the new year approaches, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority would like to update the community on the successes of 2011. As the executive director for the past three years, I've received numerous...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Might be time to rethink goals for Occupy Wall Street
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 6:00amThe Occupy Wall Street movement has successfully awakened Middle Americans to the "real issues of wealth disparity and Wall Street greed." It would be a shame if that message were undermined by a n...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'Dishonest' actions from a state agency
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 6:00amRe: "Problems at the D.M.V.," where this individual received car registration late in the mail. I also received my registration late in the mail wanting more money than usual and a late fee. The ve...
GUEST COLUMN: Setting the record straight on the LTVA
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 6:00amAs the new year approaches, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority would like to update the community on the successes of 2011. As the executive director for the past three years, I've received numerous questions from folks about the LTVA and its initiatives. Care to take a test drive with us by playing a game of True or False.
Tahoe Today: Let's pray for snow
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 6:00amWhile praying for snow I started to research all new information. Maybe we are not praying hard enough, and what I found was short of amazing especially this one article from "Hub Bub." Tahoe, this...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rubber stamp for the golf course restoration project
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 9:12amRe: Lake Tahoe Golf Course restoration project. From the beginning I have sent letters to the editor and the mayor's and city commissioners' office, Supervisor Norma Santiago, and the hotels and mo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: History lesson on corporations and Romney's company
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 9:10amI need to respond to Leigh Mateas about the power of corporations and the abuses committed in the work place. The problem started in the mid-1960s when Wall Street started pressuring corporations t...
SIROTA: Strange fruit: Banana Republicans' assault on Democracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 9:05amWhen the Senate Minority Leader of the United States calls something "a genuine threat to our country," everyone - regardless of party - should listen. Even in the post-9/11 era of overheated langu...
Thanks to Meyers Supporters for Generosity and Spirit
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:18amThe Meyers Business Group would like to thank the individuals and businesses that made our inaugural Meyers Tree Lighting event on Dec. 9, 2011 such a success. More than 350 people showed up to ring in the holidays and celebrate Meyers, and we couldn’t have done it without phenomenal local support.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Responding to my letter about 'Occupy' protests
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:16amI was gratified to read the responses to my letter to the editor in the Dec. 2 issue. Unfortunately, both missed my point that we need to educate our youths on how business economics works. Both re...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Condolences all around in Gardnerville shooting
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:14amRe: Deputy shoots, kills gun-wielding man in GardnervilleMy best goes out to the family of the man and also the the deputy for the decision to protect the community and his life. The life of the ma...
SAUNDERS: How long will the 'Newter' stay in control?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 9:07amFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich believes he has invented a bold new way of running a political campaign. "I told somebody at one point, 'This is like watching (Sam) Walton or (Ray) Kroc develop ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks on behalf of 'The Cookie Man'
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:10amOn behalf of the family of Bob Brown known as "The Cookie Man," our family would like to thank the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department for their fast response and professional care. Thank you also to ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to social services
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:06amMore often then not you hear of how terrible our county services are and for a change I would like to give credit to those agencies and individuals who deserve the recognition. I am a mother who ha...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Chamber's winter wine walk mixer was a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:04amTahoeChamber.org would like to thank all of the business hosts and attendees that participated in the Winter Wine Walk Business After Hours Mixer in the Shops at Heavenly Village. More than 150 mem...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Visitor's Authority says thanks for tree lighting participation
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:03amThe Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority would like to thank a number of people and partners for making this year's Community Winter Tree Lighting on Dec. 2 such a great success. Special thanks to Liberty...
GUEST COLUMN: Interview with confidence
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:00amEmployers hire people they like. The truth is that no matter how much protocol is required when job interviewing it gets down to this simple concept. But what about skills and experience you might ...
Tahoe Today: The winds of change 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/11/2011 - 6:00amWhat's up Lake Tahoe? It's December now and I am breathlessly awaiting the snow fall to begin. The town will come alive once more skiers will be romping the slopes and all the hotels will be filled...
GUEST COLUMN: Does South Lake Tahoe really need a city?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 6:00amOur well intended civic leaders have done it again, another mess that could have been avoided by asking the right questions. On Aug. 11, the city council approved a lease of the ice rink to Tahoe S...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Yes, South Lake Tahoe, there is a Santa Claus
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 6:23pmThere really is a Santa Claus! On Tuesday my husband was working the late shift at Safeway on Johnson Boulevard. He was checking and at 11:30 p.m. he had a huge line of people to get checked out. N...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks for help with BMPs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 6:19pmThe Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church has received the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency certificate of completion for installation of required water quality and erosion control Best Management...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks on behalf of 'The Cookie Man'
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 6:17pmOn behalf of the family of Bob Brown, known as "The Cookie Man," our family would like to thank the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department for their fast response and professional care. Thank you also to...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Dames thank Getaway
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 6:14pmA very special someone was missed in our 2011 kudos; Thank you to our friends and supporter, Getaway Reno Tahoe. This year their invaluable support afforded us over $300 worth of "Dinner for a Week...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: South Tahoe Refuse crews do good
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 6:11pmMany thanks to the South Tahoe Refuse crew Dec. 1. Having dutifully put out our trash cans and blue bags 5 a.m. at the end of our driveways, they were not there at end of the day. Had they been blo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Another lesson in economics
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:50pmI blew coffee out my nose when I read Leigh Mateas' letter to the editor. "Supply and demand determines how much to pay top executives. If a CEO fails, the board replaces him." The goal of business...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Not all financial advisors fit the stereotype
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:45pmAs a financial advisor, I found the David Sirota article "Celebrating the end of kids' Wall Street dreams" very interesting. In the article Mr. Sirota states:"A country whose best and brightest beg...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Solution for lost golf balls
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:43pmI got a chuckle out of Russ Wright's letter regarding the golf balls in the Upper Truckee River. When I was a teen, and when my kids were teens, we made special float trips down that river in searc...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Top percent should be creating jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:37pmA recent letter giving us a "lesson in economics" defends the top 1 percent, insisting that they deserve their extreme wealth because they are the big job creators. The writer claims that they inve...
SIROTA: What real education reform looks like
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:32pmAs 2011 draws to a close, we can confidently declare that one of the biggest debates over education is - mercifully - resolved. We may not have addressed all the huge challenges facing our schools,...
SAUNDERS: Where windbags dare to outlaw plastic bags
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 9:37amOn his official website, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi starts his list of accomplishments with this item: "Plastic Bag Ban: First-in-the-Nation ban on plastic bags in chain grocery stores...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chamber trip to China results in many lessons
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 9:09amOn Oct. 17, 36 loosely connected individuals departed for China on TahoeChamber.org's first international TahoeChamber Trek. We developed and deepened relationships while experiencing the mystique ...
GUEST COLUMN: TMDL, who's going to pay for it?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 9:07amFour simple letters, TMDL, (Total Maximum Daily Load), spell significant consequences for the city of South Lake Tahoe, and the entire Tahoe basin. What started with the best of science and intenti...
Note from the publisher: Going the next step for our subscribers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 9:04amThe satisfaction and loyalty of our customers is very important to us at the Tribune, so we are excited to be launching a new program that has been created exclusively for our valued home delivery ...
Tahoe Today: Life-saving remedies
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 6:00amPsychics have many talents. I have the ability to see into the body to help someone know what is wrong; this is a very special gift.For example, a lady came to me - her name was Mrs. Wellington; bo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Canoer concerned about golf balls
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 6:00amHow about all of the lost golf balls? I'm a canoer who regularly paddles through the area and am concerned about all of the balls that are washed downstream and off property. I don't think they sho...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Changing golf course could impact environment negatively
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/04/2011 - 6:00amI have been playing golf at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course since 1971. I have played golf on many fine and prestigious courses around the country and beyond. Lake Tahoe Golf Course is one of the finest...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Anyone else having issues with the DMV?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 6:00amThis more of a polling question than anything. I recently received a late notice from the DMV for two of my cars. I went in person to the DMV to pay the registration along with the penalty as well ...
GUEST COLUMN: Setting the record straight on meanders from the truth
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 6:00amAs a scientist, I've been studying the Upper Truckee River with many agency partners since 1995 and I can attest to the absolute critical need to restore this river in order to protect Lake Tahoe's...
