Factual Findings
A new candidate entered the race for the vacant seat of the 3rdCD in which EDC is located.While McGridlock (aka McClintock) has decided to run in the safer 5 th CD.
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The Nature of Environmental Education
"Oh, that's what spittlebugs do in the springtime," replied our hike leader. I was immediately fascinated by these tiny plant-sucking nymphs which encase themselves in foam. I'd been camping with my family in several State and National Parks and...
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At the Georgetown Library, poem on
A salute to our libraries serving everyone in the community in the best and worst of times. Thanks to Sara Schwartz, library patron, and C. R. Kendall, library commissioner, District 4, for their letter to the editor, "Libraries are more than...
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Ah! Conspiracy Theories!
Ah! Conspiracy Theories-the new American pastime! Such fun! And so democratic! Anyone can play. You don't need to be smart or rich or have any special equipment to participate. With a little imagination and a gullible nature, you might get down...
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Unintended consequences
Due to the recent school board decisions not to enforce the state's mask mandate, teachers have been caught in the crossfire.
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Weak and Harmful Decision
Dear Board of Trustees I am compelled to write this letter to the EDUHSD because of the weak and harmful decision to ignore state health laws to pacify those that were loud, vitriolic, and even violent. The Board has made the choice to allow the...
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Hypocrisy at its worst
As we know, most Republicans voted against the infrastructure bill stating that it was a slippery slide to socialism. Now that the money has started being distributed and projects have begun, a handful of these same congresspeople are now...
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Supes hear homelessness strategic plan
El Dorado County supervisors heard a presentation on the plan last week. EDOK COC is a collaborative effort of local community partners and administrative stakeholders seeking to solve, resolve and prevent homelessness.
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Campaign aims to challenge FEMA decision
Turnboo brought to the table the idea of starting a public media campaign to raise awareness for El Dorado County's need for individual assistance benefits. "The people who were in Grizzly Flat and others who were impacted by this fire feel like...
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Americans are fleeing to places where political views...
"As soon as I drove into Texas, literally, as soon as I could get into the state and stop at my first truck stop for gas it was, like, 'This is wonderful,' " says Lynn Seeden, a 59-year-old portrait photographer from Orange County, Calif. "People ...
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Grant to bring sustainable workforce housing to Tahoe
The AHSC program funds affordable housing development and capital transit improvement projects that reduce greenhouse gases. The grant is a critical piece of a complex funding structure that will provide essential financing to develop the...
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Third season of forest treatments complete
For the third consecutive year partners of the French Meadows Forest Restoration Project have wrapped up another season of forest treatments in the Tahoe National Forest. Combined, this all-lands collaborative watershed management project has...
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Economy has performed better under Democrats
Just for fun, because today feels like a good day to talk about Grover Cleveland.... The economy has boomed under President Joe Biden, putting the lie to the old trope that Democrats don't manage the economy as well as Republicans. This should...
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