From morals to economics, poverty is everyone’s problem
May 14, 2008
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.
Read more or click to watch the slide show.
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Community meeting to discuss solutions for BMPs - Live streaming video available
April 29, 2008
The final recommendations of the BMP Talks team will be available live on this Web site Thursday night, May 8, beginning at 6 pm. The direct link is:
http://208.96.4.228/15834-33563
You are also invited to attend the meeting in person Thursday, May 8 at 6 pm at the North Tahoe Conference Center in Kings Beach. The public is invited to hear the recommendations of the forum and to provide feedback and comments. Online participation is also encouraged on the OurTahoe.org BMP Talks Forum. Read more
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Tahoe Latinos confront garbage problem
April 29, 2008
North Lake Tahoe residents were talking trash at the last Nuestro Tahoe community meeting — some even took pictures.
Identified at an earlier meeting as one of the problems confronting Kings Beach and Tahoe Vista, members of the new citizen action group Nuestro Tahoe recently documented the pile up of garbage around Kings Beach through photographs and stories. Read more
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Forum points actions to resolve BMP problems
April 24, 2008
BMP Talks reached the final stage in which participants decided on the best solutions and actions for BMP problems. On May 8th, they will present their conclusions and recommendations to the officials and press in a public meeting.
Participants selected these solutions from a list that they had created during the previous BMP Talks meetings. This community conversation started in the beginning of April, as a OurTahoe.org community self-help project. Read more
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Together in prayer, Junto en la oración
April 10, 2008
The First Spanish Mass at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church was held in Incline Village, Sunday, April 6. More than 200 people showed up to share their faith in the church overlooking the lake. I wanted to capture the spirit of the moment in a way accessible to everyone, both English and Spanish speakers. I chose to use a slideshow that uses photos and audio to tell a story. It was difficult for me to edit the sound, as I understand little Spanish. But photos need no translation and I think the slideshow works even without subtitles.
Let me know what you think about the presentation. How would you cover a bilingual community?
Click the photo to see the show.
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Has agency conflict made the fire threat worse?
March 25, 2008
A number of local papers ran a story by the Associated Press Monday that argues bureaucratic infighting among land management agencies has seriously damaged efforts to prevent catastrophic fire in the Lake Tahoe basin (See: Records show infighting hurt Tahoe fire prevention in the Tahoe Bonanza).
Based on your own experiences and observations, do you think this is the case? Do you see evidence that the infighting is still going on, or do you think recent steps by the TRPA and others are improving the situation? What suggestions do you have for reducing the threat of major fire in the basin? Read more
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Explore snow history at Tahoe
March 9, 2008
Here at OurTahoe we have been experimenting with new ways to tell stories. This collage uses VUVOX to show how snow variability affects the residents and economy of Tahoe. Use your mouse to navigate left and right and roll over the hot spots for more information. Don’t forget to leave a comment, telling us how snow variability affects you and what you think the community might do to address these issues. Click here to read how community leaders are addressing snow issues. Read more
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Light bulb moment: Turn it off
March 1, 2008
In the pitch blackness of her bathroom in the dead of night, a light bulb came on for Robin Rittenhouse. If she could instinctively use the bathroom in the middle of the night, why then did she routinely turn the light on when she used the bathroom in the middle of the day? Read more
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“Love thy neighbor” takes on a new meaning for local church
November 14, 2007
A recovering addict, Rex McQuillen is the pastor at Sierra Community Church in South Lake Tahoe.He is also on the board of the Angora Fire Fund, which raises money for the victims of the fire that burned 3,100 acres and destroyed 254 homes in South Lake Tahoe. His church alone has raised over $100,000 for the fire survivors.View slideshow about Rex McQuillen and the Sierra Community Church. A recent sermon was about the teaching, “love thy neighbor.” Listen to part of the sermon.
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Latest Headlines
- Hearing planned in Incline tree-felling case - The federal trial for an Incline Village woman charged with hiring a tree-cutting company to chop three Ponderosa Pines from her Lake Tahoe property has been canceled and a change-of-plea hearing scheduled May 1.
- Truckee man takes torch to North Pole - A Truckee man who reached the North Pole this week carrying an unlit torch for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games plans to discuss his experience and environmental issues Saturday by audio and video transmissions with participants at a Lake Tahoe festival.
- Quake pattern watched closely - As earthquakes continue to shake Reno, two reports released this month give new insight into the likely characteristics of a temblor at Lake Tahoe.
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