Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don't like dogs? Go to another beach
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:28amThis letter is in response to a letter to the editor from July 15, 2011, from an "unhappy camper" who visited Kiva beach and was complaining about dogs being allowed on the beach. To him I ask: How...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The death of bears, the death of democracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:26amAs many of us feel a disenfranchisement and disappointment with national politics, we cling to the belief that, in our own back yard, every person has an equal vote and an equal voice. The Nevada W...
SAUNDERS: Ed Lee still will be Ed Lee - but which Ed Lee?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:25amBeware any candidate who tells you he is not a politician - after he refers to himself in the third person. That would be San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who on occasion now refers to himself as "Ed Le...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Corvette Club thanks community
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 11:10amThe members of the Lake Tahoe Corvette Club wish to thank local businesses for their generosity and support for our ninth annual Corvettes At Lake Tahoe Car Show held June 24-26 at MontBleu Resort,...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who is McClintock working for?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 11:07amCould you please ask senator Rep. Tom McClintock who owns the ground under the soil? Is it the people or the speculators, as it seems the people are getting raw deal from the revenue created by ric...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The U.S. is burning while Washington fiddles
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:59amI am totally amazed at the economic IQ of our congressional members. It is like they have never read an economics book. Clearly they are not even aware of data that disproves their many of their ba...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An appeal to replace Borders bookstore in Carson City
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:51amI recently sent the following to Barnes and Noble's online customer service:"I'm writing out of desperation because of the closing of our local border's bookstore. We (customers) were told months a...
GUEST COLUMN: Government for whom and for what?
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 10:50amOver the past years I have written several articles about the role of government and the responsibilities of voters. With the recent passing of a New York law that allows gay marriage and all the c...
Tahoe Today: Dispatches from the Future News Network
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 1:30pmSpooky news from the other side. We have all heard of CNN; however, hardly anyone I know has heard of Future News Network. What channel is that, you say? Well this is my own private news channel, t...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you to Crossfit
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:47amSports Connection would like to say thank you to South Lake Tahoe Crossfit for the money raised during their Firecracker Throwdown. The money will be invested directly into local youths. Thank you ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Traffic solutions needed at Stateline
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:41amGod bless the woman who recently passed away after being struck outside of MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa, and much respect to law enforcement who spent hours investigating this tragedy.Frankly, I'...
GUEST COLUMN: From 'No and slow' to 'Fast to last'
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:40amInteresting that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency hired a part-time chief operating officer, Ed Gurowitz, with a doctorate in psychology and management consultant as his shingle. Hopefully, he ha...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McClintock's vote on debt ceiling was wrong
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:37amThis is a response to an email I received from Rep. Tom McClintock on why he voted against the new debt budget bill on Aug. 1.As a 33-year resident of this district, I'm unhappy with your vote. We ...
GUEST COLUMN: Breaking down the debt crisis
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 6:00amImagine a family that earns $50,000 a year but is spending more than $88,000 with a credit card balance of $330,000. The discussions around the kitchen table are likely to be a little tense.Proport...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Young professionals barbecue a success
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:00pmTahoe Regional Young Professionals would like to thank all who joined the group, Wednesday, at Pope Beach for the group's mixer and barbecue. More than 30 people attended the warm sunset filled ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks to Gary Bell
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On behalf of the city of South Lake Tahoe Parks & Recreation department, Camp Tadaka and Camp Radical would like to thank Gary Bell of Sierra Ski & Cycle Works for tak...
GUEST COLUMN: The fox in charge of the hen House
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 6:00amEl Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steven Bailey may have thought he was doing the right thing, according to the law, when he ruled on June 30 that The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Bo...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Corporations, wealthy should pay their fair share
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:42amHave you ever wondered why almost all the Republicans in the House and Senate signed Grover Norquist's pledge of no tax increases? Well, could it be that the wealthy and corporations may actually p...
GUEST COLUMN: The debt ceiling and 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:41amIt is true, so true, as Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation, argues in the Washington Post, that the doyens of liberal media have been attempting to paint tea party members as the villains...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Where have the coyotes gone
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 10:50amWhat happened to our coyotes in the Tahoe Keys area? Every year I would enjoy sitting outside and listening to them sing. Now, when I sit outside, I no longer hear the coyotes. Why? I have heard st...
SAUNDERS: Norwegian crime and punishment
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 10:48amIn 2007, Norwegian Justice Minister Knut Storberget proposed extending Norway's absolute maximum criminal sentence of 21 years to 30 years for genocide, crimes against humanity and terrorism. That ...
EDITORIAL: Keep Tahoe hypocritical?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 7:30pmThe League to Save Lake Tahoe has a lot of explaining to do.For the past five years it's hosted an annual Oscar de la Renta fashion show at the Fritz estate on Lake Tahoe's west shore. The event ha...
Tahoe Today: It's just pure luck
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 4:00pmI have been studying pure luck for many years now - it really fascinates me. I believe a lot of our fate or major events in our life are based on pure luck. Some events are predestined and are tota...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Friends of Library say thanks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 6:00amSouth Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library would like to thank the following local businesses, which generously supported the Lifetime Member Reception July 13. Aspen Hollow provided the trees and shr...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thanks Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 6:00amBread & Broth would like to again thank Heavenly Mountain Resort for its continued support in our Adopt-A-Day of Nourishment Program. Volunteers spent July 11 helping Bread & Broth volunteers se...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Great service appreciated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 6:00amThank you to Cardinale Way Toyota Service Department for the great service I received when my car broke down on Saturday. I am grateful to Mark Hilderbrand, Service Manager, and Tim the mechanic fo...
KUDOS AND KINDNESS: Day of nourishment
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 6:00amBread & Broth would like to thank The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for its support of the Adopt-A-Day of Nourishment Program. Volunteers helped Bread & Broth volunteers serve thos...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Lake Tahoe rocks
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 6:00amHard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe's anniversary fundraiser event was held May 18 through June 26, 2011. Hard Rock Cafe Lake Tahoe partnered with Bread & Broth, an all-volunteer program in South Lake Tahoe ...
GUEST COLUMN: Facts please, for the record
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 6:00amSteve Kubby recently wrote about a complaint he filed with the Grand Jury, which he has a right to do. However, misrepresenting the facts is harmful to the community and creates confusion. The foll...
GUEST COLUMN: Californians celebrate freedom from higher taxes
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 8:00amAs Californians celebrated our nation's independence and the freedom that we all cherish, we also celebrated another gift of freedom over the holiday weekend - taxes went down. Governor Brown at le...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Housing for workers needed, too
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:40pmI will be moving back to the Tahoe area next month and have just been made aware of the beach club project scheduled for the Tahoe Shores area. I was really hoping this "let's move more rich people...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Business as usual on the South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:30pmMy wife and I decided that it was time to replace our tired and totally torn-up-by-tree-roots driveway.So, we called a contractor for a bid. He remarked that the offending trees must be removed.So,...
SIROTA: The terrorist threat we're ignoring
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:28pmAccording to the U.S. government, the list of known bogeymen working to compromise American national security is long, and getting longer by the day. By my back-of-the-envelope count, we have shoe ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Do real skiers like sewage snow?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:58amHow would you feel if one of the Tahoe ski resorts decided to make snow out of reclaimed water? Water that chaps your hands within minutes of submersion, has an odd stench and is definitely not pot...
SAUNDERS: U.S. default wouldn't be anything like Carmageddon
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:58amIf Washington fails to raise the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling and default follows, the results won't mirror that of L.A.'s "Carmageddon" weekend (when Angelenos stayed home in response to a major fr...
Tahoe Today | My connection with Jaycee Lee Dugard
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:09pmMy name is Dayle Schear and I am a psychic. I have lived in beautiful Lake Tahoe since 1974 with the exception of a brief time out in the islands of Hawaii. My husband and I moved back to the lake ...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Thank you for celebrity golf experience
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:00pmThe Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation wishes to thank Michael Milthorpe, American Century Championship Golf Tournament Director, and Sue Barton, Deputy Director, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, for ...
GUEST COLUMN: Complaint to the Grand Jury
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:08amLast month, the South Lake Tahoe City Council boasted that it is going to spend $4 million a year on roads for the next five years. Unfortunately, that $4 million promise, which is probably only ha...
GUEST COLUMN: Congress helps education head outside
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 9:21amThe following is paraphrased, quoted and otherwise cobbled together from the bipartisan introduction of the No Child Left Inside bill, by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Rep. Sarban...
