Telling their own stories

Alex Reyes, 15, has an important story to tell. It’s a common one amongst his peers — his parents came to the United States from Mexico in search of a better life, but in trying to provide that, spend little time with their children.

As a journalist, my instinct is to tell that story. A year ago, I would have. I would have interviewed Alex, maybe his parents, and written about his life.

But I didn’t do that. After spending a year in the Reynold’s School of Journalism master’s program at the University of Nevada, Reno, I took a different approach.

Instead of telling his story, I let him do it. Read more »

From morals to economics, poverty is everyone’s problem

Lisa Marsh, 39, is a South Lake Tahoe resident and a single mother of three. She dreams of a better life for herself and her children, but the realities of everyday living often get in the way of dreams.

“A lot of us don’t like to classify ourselves as the ‘have-nots,’ and yet at the same time you start looking around and going my god there is just no way we will never be able to buy a house,” Marsh said.

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St. John’s in the Wilderness

St. John’s in the Wilderness Episcopal Church is located on the scenic shores of Glenbrook in South Lake Tahoe.

Click on the photo to hear church members Barbara Olsen, Dennis Cocking, Carolyn Goodenough, and Bonnie Woizeski speak about the spiritual significance of the church’s location.