opinion
Opinion: Time to understand why youth run away
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 1:04pmTahoe Youth & Family Services is proud to be participating in honoring National Runaway Prevention Month this November. This national awareness campaign ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-time-t...
Opinion: Reasons Vogelgesang should be on
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 11:19pmMy position on the issues was well covered in the Lake Tahoe News here. However, I would like to emphasize a few points. Randy Vogelgesang. My engineering experience and my reputation for making commo...
Opinion: Reasons to vote for Measure R
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 3:33pmTo the community,. Several months ago at JPA public meetings on Measure R, I made arguments similar to those in Stephen Reinhard's recent letter opposing Measure R. Unlike Reinhard who didn't ...
Opinion: Putting the climate-change debate to rest
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 9:13amOpinion: Putting the climate-change debate to rest. Posted by admin in Voices on October 30th, 2011 | no responses. By Eugene Robinson, Washington Post ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-putting-the...
Opinion: A gift for military families
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 5:34pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Oct. 22, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle. The war that was initiated on a false pretext, and continued for more than eight ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../o...
Opinion: Rise and Runnels right for STPUD
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 9:06amTo the community,. My name is Ernie Claudio and I was on the STPUD board of directors for two years in 2007. The only candidates I met while on the board were Dale Rise and John Runnels. These two can...
Opinion: Denial will not heal what ails South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 6:43amTo the community,. I watched and listened to Mayor Hal Cole's state of the city speech. There are two parts to any speech, substance and tone. On substance ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-den...
Opinion: Shameful attack on reproductive rights
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 12:50pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Oct. 18, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle. Among the budget targets of House Republicans, one stands out as especially ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinio...
Opinion: Apology to Chinese immigrants is long
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 9:45pmPublisher's note: The following editorial is from the Oct. 17, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle. The idea seems unthinkable today, but until 1943, most Chinese ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-ap...
Opinion: Recognizing the efforts to upgrade STHS
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 1:56amPublisher's note: The following letter was sent to Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Jim Tarwater and is published with permission. Dear Dr. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-re...
Opinion: Finding the truth to myths circulating in S. Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 9:32pmPublisher's note: The following letter was submitted by South Lake Tahoe resident Mary Ann Klein to the City Council prior to the Oct. 18 budget hearing. Lake Tahoe News is publishing it with her ...
League to Save Lake Tahoe leadership change leads to many unanswered questions
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 2:09pm
By Heather Gould
The press release announcing the resignation of Rochelle Nason as executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe consisted of the usual PR fluff — statements from the president of the board praising her efforts over the years and statements from Nason herself casting the matter as a purely personal decision.
Opinion: Soldier teaches lessons with his death
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/16/2011 - 8:26amForty years from now, a beloved high school history teacher at [South] Tahoe High School named Garrett Fant should be celebrating his retirement surrounded ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-soldier...
Opinion: S. Tahoe's budget is not the whole truth
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 7:37pmThe City of South Lake Tahoe was incorporated to provide better snow removal, police and fire protection. However, in reviewing the way the City Council spends it's funds, it is clear that once el...
Opinion S Tahoe's budget is not the whole truth
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 1:28amOpinion S Tahoe's budget is not the whole truth. Posted by admin in Voices on October 15th 2011 | no responses. To the community ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-s-tahoes-budget-is-not-the-......
Opinion: TRPA thankful for successful community event
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 10:00pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency would like to thank the many organizations and individuals that contributed to our recent Community Appreciation and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-trpa-thankf...
Opinion: Time to take action against golf course
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 10:19amWe are still fighting the battle to stop the Lake Tahoe Golf Course from taking over the Washoe Meadows State Park. A postcard was created by the Washoe Meadows Community that many are filling out and...
Opinion: Do temps mean refund on snow removal tax?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 9:25amThe city of South Lake Tahoe was created by popular vote in 1965. The main issues were police, fire, and snow removal. People were not happy with county services. Presently, because of hard economic t...
Opinion: Finding your inner artist
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 4:58amRobert Schimmel is a professional artist and teacher in South Lake Tahoe as well as host of “Lake Tahoe Art Scene” on KTHO radio on Thursdays at 5:15pm. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-finding-yo...
Opinion: Time to sell the Olympic idea to the people of Tahoe-Reno ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:49pmThe return of the Winter Olympics to the Reno-Tahoe area took another step forward last week when officials of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition confirmed to the U.S. Olympic Committee their inter...
Opinion: Don't change Washoe Meadows State Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 6:25amA public hearing, to approve redrawing the boundaries between State Park and State Recreation Area will be held at 9am Oct. 21 at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-dont-c...
Opinion: S. Tahoe's business model doesn't work
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 4:58pmOpinion: S. Tahoe's business model doesn't work. Posted by admin in Voices on September 24th, 2011 | no responses. To the community,. The city manager on ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-s...
Opinion: Barton Health offers a helping hand
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 12:44amWith a population of 21403 in the city of South Lake Tahoe and 181058 residents in El Dorado County, Barton continues to serve the community and visitors ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-barton-he...
Opinion: S. Tahoe explains why it does what it does
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 7:19amIn fact, the city of South Lake Tahoe ranked last among 267 other cities surveyed in this category. The survey clearly indicated the City needed and in fact was ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-s-...
Opinion: Embracing art as the medium that heals
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:12pmAs a community seeking an identity, Lake Tahoe has an abundance of artists and talent waiting to be creative in ways only they can imagine. Public art and the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-embr...
Opinion: Chamber thankful for help with
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:12pmLake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Lake Tahoe Task Force would like to offer a special thank you to Aston's Lakeland Village ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-chamber...
Opinion: Financial acts of kindness help LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 3:36amPhilanthropist Jessica Ledbetter continues to support Lake Tahoe Community College programs and students with her recent gift of scholarships. Un 2008, Jessica gave a major gift to create the Ledbette...
Opinion: Suggestions to save South Tahoe money
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 5:01pmTo the South Lake Tahoe City Council,. Councilmember Bruce Grego returns the $937.50 to the city that the grand jury said was unlawful to receive. No conference money for the City Council. Council tak...
Opinion: South Tahoe PUD sets the record straight
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 5:31pmThe board of directors of the South Tahoe PUD, going back to 2006, has made its position crystal clear on the purchase of Lukin's Water Company. It has been discussed many times in open session, h...
Opinion: Recreation on USFS land helping
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 8:34amThe Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Inyo, Angeles, San Bernardino and Shasta-Trinity National Forests had a combined total of approximately 19 million ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-recreation...
Opinion: Habitat for Humanity volunteers working the South Shore ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 8:34amThe South Lake Tahoe branch of Habitat for Humanity of El Dorado County had three projects this summer season. “A Brush with Kindness” is a program ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-habitat-for-hum...
Opinion: S. Tahoe council meeting another disappointment
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 2:17pmThey are not talking at council meetings – I'm there to know. They are not writing letters or guest columns to/for Lake Tahoe News to share with others what is going on, their thoughts, desires an...
Opinion: Costly wars should lead deficit-cutting
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 5:05pmOne Response to “Opinion: Costly wars should lead deficit-cutting panel's list”. Tahoe Environmental says: September 14, 2011 at 7:45 am. When you talk about war, once you are in it all talk and f...
Opinion: Police enforcement reduces accidents in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 2:27amOver the summer, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department conducted a directed traffic enforcement program targeting violators in residential neighborhoods. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-police-e...
Opinion: Government is failing the people
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 1:34pmIn the Tahoe basin, the TRPA can be compared to government by the few, a select group that is corrupt because they have not made the rules and law clear. Thus, they are capricious and arbitrary. Thing...
Opinion: Barton Foundation fundraiser all about
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:28amA fund-raising event is an absolute collaboration from the volunteers who work that night, to the local businesses who donate dinners and goods to our auction, to Edgewood Tahoe who gave us a prime su...
Opinion: 'Miracle' at STHS opens to round of applause
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 4:20amThis is music to the ears of everyone I've spoken to regarding the Tahoe Arts and Design Academy at South Tahoe High School whose grand opening Aug. 26 was clearly not the result of a miracle, tho...
Opinion: Vail's tentacles spreading throughout Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 6:16amPresently, Vail is the big toe in the Tahoe basin ski industry controlling Northstar and Heavenly. Also, recently Heavenly bought a vacation home rental business. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-...
Opinion: Garden tour committee thankful for
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 1:07amThe Lake Tahoe Historical Society's 8th annual garden tour was a success despite a very late spring and a long, cold winter. We lost one large and lovely garden due to storm damage, and we thank o...
Opinion Paddlers have a role in keeping lakes clean
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 1:48amPaddlers at Lake Tahoe Fallen Leaf and Echo Lakes get to enjoy the peace and solitude of skimming over some of the world's clearest water while being ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-paddlers-...
Opinion: Innovations in green lodging keep
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 11:48amBy David Hansen. I had the privilege of hosting, as well as speaking at the West Coast Green Lodging Conference this week at the Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe. This was the second annual conference here o...
Opinion: Football field donors recognized by LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 1:26amThe excitement at South Tahoe High School was palpable Thursday, as athletes, coaches, donors, and staff members poured in to celebrate the completion of the artificial turf field. The 44-year-old sta...
Opinion Football field donors recognized by LTUSD
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 9:25pmThe excitement at South Tahoe High School was palpable Thursday as athletes coaches donors and staff members poured in to celebrate the completion of the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-football-...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bear hunt, 'Sustainable'?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 7:00pmThis bear hunt is maddening. So the Nevada Department of Wildlife is saying this hunt is sustainable with Nevada's bear population being 200 to 300 bears. Sustainable in my opinion, is a very loose...
Opinion: A compassionate and sensible step on
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:59pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Aug. 22, 2011, Sacramento Bee. It's not amnesty, back-door or otherwise. It's just a little more sanity in our broken immigration system. The O...
Opinion: Setting the facts straight about public beach in Tahoe ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 9:13amI read the recent article “Law of the Sand – Rules governing public access to Tahoe shore murky at best” that recently appeared in the Tahoe Daily Tribune and found myself deeply frustrated. I i...
Opinion: Power boat races have no business on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/23/2011 - 4:51amFor everyone who remembers summer days when being outdoors meant hearing the roar of motorboat races on Lake Tahoe, the bad old days may be on their way back. The Pacific Outdoor Powerboat Racing Asso...
Opinion Power boat races have no business on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 9:04pmFor everyone who remembers summer days when being outdoors meant hearing the roar of motorboat races on Lake Tahoe the bad old days may be on their way back ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-power-...
Opinion: Honeymoon over, South Tahoe in shambles
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:53amOpinion: Honeymoon over, South Tahoe in shambles. Posted by admin in Voices on August 22nd, 2011 | no responses. To the community,. The honeymoon is over. The city manager, Mr. [Tony] O'Rourke, ha...
Opinion: Why Measure R deserves to be defeated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 5:03pmAs residents, we deserve all of our trails to be in the same renovated condition as the Al Tahoe section recently completed. Locals should vote no on Measure R because our trails need 100% of the mone...
