Nevada County Voices

CCAT presented the following recommendations to Nevada County's Transit Services Commission in order to enhance rather than reduce Nevada County's transit capabilities. October 15, 2008 To: Transit Services Commission Re: Gold Country Stage Servic...

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WASHINGTON SEES THE LIGHT

ENSOULMENT / DE-SOULMENT

ETERNAL LIFE? (Part II)

ETERNAL LIFE? (PART I)

KNOW THINE OPPONENT

POSTER CHILDREN?

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST - PART II

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST - PART I

FULL DISCLOSURE - I GUESS I'M A PRAGMATIST ON TOP OF IT ALL

Grand Jury 1997-98 on Consolidating Districts

What can be done to improve Nevada County Education?

Is It Human Evolution and We Are Destined For It?

Don't Just Be the Change, Mass-Produce It

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Morlock Ruins

Took a walk along the Quarry Trail along the American River just outside of Auburn today. Discovered the ruins of an old Limestone Quarry about 1.2 miles from the parking lot on the south side of the river. Many of you old...

Spiritual Cinema tonight 3/6 and also 3/27

Spiritual Cinema Circle Movie Night Friday March 6, 2009, 7-9 pm Date: Friday March 6, 7-9 p.m. Cost: donation Contact: Terri Harmon 432 7818 or terri@livingcompassion.com Location: Unitarian Universalist Community of the...

Alternative Forum Site

For those not familiar with the concept, the modern day Forums on line grew out of the old Bulletin Board Systems of the 1980's and 1990's, pre Internet. They are a place to post topics, and to respond to topics others ha...

Where is Tim?

(i hope my backseat driving did not drive him away!)

Alternative Web Home for Our Community?

Check out Ode Magazine's website, and the groups they have going already. not hard to start a new one, or join. http:/ / www.odemagazine.com/ groups/ Here is an example of a Ning social network like ours, just not a loca...

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The day I went to an episode of the Jerry Spring.... errrr, a Pleasant Valley School Board meeting

My usual reaction to an embarassing public incident that doesn't directly affect myself is to look down and close my eyes until the moment passes. I can't help it-- I'm easily embarassed for others, for no good reason.Last night, though, I couldn'...

Consider Vegan eating for Lent

The season of Lent is the perfect time to consider a plant-based diet. This 40-day period preceding Easter is when Christians have traditionally abstained from meat and dairy in memory of Jesus' 40 days of fasting and prayer before dying on th...

Re: 'Is Anybody Listening'

I am truly sorry for the loss of your beloved pet. And whomever shot her is deplorable. But that said, you have to place the blame of her death squarely on your shoulders. People move out to the country and think that their dogs can run free. ...

Congrats to Cirrus SR22 winner

My congratulations to Michael Graves having won the Cirrus SR22. You may find it interesting to know that the Cirrus aircraft are built of Fiberglass and carbon composition materials that are cut on three cutting machines that were built in Gr...

Tea Party lacks minorities

To Tea Party: Where are the Hispanic/ Latinos, Blacks, Asians? All I see is white people at these rallies - one obese white woman with a picture of our president looking like a monkey, one young white man making our president look like Hitler,...

Don't mess with voting rights

Has Pruett no shame? It took a century to gain equal voting rights for all Americans. Barry Pruett seeks to overturn these rights under the excuse that his "Vote Safe Now" initiative would halt voter fraud ("Aanestad, Pruett push vote fraud in...

Summer Thyme's Bakery is tops

By far my favorite coffee shop, Summer Thyme's Bakery & Deli, was missing from the article on local coffee shops in the paper Feb. 24. This cozy place located near Memorial Park in Grass Valley is not only an amazing place for coffee, breakfas...

Other Voices: The soul of Nevada City

Nevada City is famous for its parades down Broad Street, whether it's the patriotism of the Fourth of July, the pride of Constitution Day, or the revelry of Mardi Gras. My favorite Nevada City parade, though, isn't on a weekend or national ho...

Other Voices: Lessons from the Depression

At 83-plus, I've lived long enough to see some very disappointing and major changes in the direction we are headed. I would like to live long enough to see a turnaround, or at least evidence that it has started and will really happen - not fo...

Peter Bronson: Homeowners vs. associations: They huffed, they puffed ...

Many who have sat on the boards of homeowner or road associations have worried about the relative informality under which such entities may operate. Founding documents may be difficult to find; minutes may be sketchy; evidence of actions may e...

It takes a village idiot: March 9, 2010

Politicians should heed "Do Not Call" mandate

In response to: Can't Stop Rep's Robo Calls - National "Do Not Call" Registry does not apply to politicians. Go figure.To protest, contact Rep. Tom McClintock via e-mail at tommclintock.com and insist these annoying phone calls cease. It will m...

Reimbursement cutbacks are just the beginning

Did you know that your doctor was informed by the federal government that, beginning March 1, the Medicare reimbursement to him/ her will be reduced 21 percent? A local physician did. The doctor son of a friend of mine, who practices back east,...

Other Voices: Jail time for landlords? Let your feelings be known at March 25 meeting

If you are a real property owner or tenant in Grass Valley or a person within or outside Grass Valley potentially affected, I recommend you attend the March 25 (Thursday) meeting to discuss this remarkable and obviously unconstitu- tional ordin...

Other Voices: Veterans still serve in local honor guard

In the 1930's the American Legion, Post 130, of Grass Valley, formed an honor guard to provide military honors at funerals and/ or graveside services for veterans who had honorably served in the armed forces of the United States. Some of the ve...

Jeff Ackerman: Celebrating the bawdy times of Lola Montez

Paris Hilton has nothing on Grass Valley's own Lola Montez, who would have kept the supermarket tabloids and Internet sites well stocked had those mediums been around more than 150 years ago.Whatever Lola wanted, Lola got and Lola got quite ...

Lake Wildwood kids can get comfy at movie night

More than 100 children ride the buses to and from Lake Wildwood to Williams Ranch and Pleasant Valley schools.Excluding pre-school, inter-district transfer, high school and home-schooled children, that is still only 25 percent of the LWW childr...

Other Voices: Marathon memories

I'm going to take a turn toward the personal with this entry. I'm not sure if there's much in this for anyone other than myself, but perhaps I'll reach some sort of universal conclusion by the end. Here we go.I ran my first marathon in January ...

It Takes a Village Idiot: March 6, 2010

District unification would be well worth the effort

Wednesday, Feb. 24's Other Voices addressed School District Unification. Kudos to Ms. Davis on her recommendations. When budgets get tight, how can parents tolerate schools increasing class size and cutting back programs, supplies, and teachers...

Don't make students pay for state's budget problems

Budget cuts have targeted our public education system to the tune of $17 billion over the last two years. Our governor proposed another $2.5 billion in cuts in his 2010-2011 state budget plan. California currently ranks 46th nationally in per-p...

Older vs. younger teachers

I've finally started doing what I should have done years ago, and it's not exercising.It's going to school board meetings �" and I recommend it for every parent with school-age children.The district my son attends is going through the same proble...

Best Olympic moment took place in Tahoe

This week's poll question on TheUnion.com asks readers to vote for their favorite Olympic moment. Vancouver offered us a lot- the return of US hockey, Shaun White's Michael Jordan-esque domination of snowboarding, and a fantastic celebration by th...

Copper Top Lounge NOT closing

I got a call today from Lorri Kohlmeister, co-owner of the Copper Top Lounge in downtown Grass Valley. She had good news: The dance-and-music venue will NOT shut down, though she and her partners have it up for sale.I've never been there, but I've...

SYRCL film fest makes a difference

The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival seems to get bigger and better every year �" especially good news at a time when Nevada City faces declining revenue.A story coming out in Tuesday's The Union gives more detail, but here's a preview...

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The Mighty Uke documentary showing Wednesday

The Mighty Uke is a documentary video on the current worldwide ukulele rage, filmed partly in Nevada County. The Strum Bums, and Cool Hand Uke and the Enablers will perform before and after the showing of the film. The video is currently on nation...

5th Annual Taste of Chocolate Valentine's Day

Special to The UnionJoin the Auburn Chapter of the American Association of University Women and the Old Town Business Association for the 5th Annual Taste of Chocolate, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday in Old Town Auburn. Over 20 merchants and restaurants wi...

The End of the Line: Where Have all the Fish Gone?

Special to The UnionThe End of the Line, a film by Rupert Murray, narrated by Ted Danson, will show at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the State Theater in Auburn, 985 Lincoln Way. Tickets are $10 at the door, and proceeds benefit Save Auburn Ravine...

The Millennium Book, libraries and youth

Teddy Kell, who recently donated her copy of The Millennium Book to Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., (see the Thursday, Feb. 4 edition of Prospector for more information) considered making her donation to Portland Art Museum. Kell, who live...

Baja Princess –– run extended

Off Broadstreet’s Baja Princess has been extended through Feb. 13. The musical comedy is playing at 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Off Broadstreet Theatre, 305 Commercial St., Nevada City. Admission is $23 on Fridays and $25 on Saturday. ...

Chinese Lunar New Year Dinner

Join CATS (Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra) as we usher in the Lunar New Year - Year of the Tiger, at Lin Q Restaurant in Grass Valley on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 5pm. Bring the whole family! Come celebrate new beginnings, meet up with friends...

LeGacy Productions to hold auditions

LeGacy Productions’ auditions for their next show, Aaron Sorkin’s “A Few Good Men,� will continue Monday, Jan. 25 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at 650 Gold Flat Road, Suite E, Nevada City. One female role age 25 to 40 and multiple male roles are ...

Friendship Club girls featured as “Artists of the Month”

Special to The Union11 Friendship Club girls will be featured as “Artists of the Month� for January at the Nevada City Winery, 321 Spring Street. During the entire month, a collection of 20 images taken by the girls will be exhibited. Every ph...

Gods of Comedy!

Local comedians will perform stand-up at the Gods of Comedy! show at Rhythms Music Cafe Wednesday.Admission is $5 at the door. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Rhythms Music Cafe is located on West Main St. in Grass Valley.Call (530) 263-5787.

Sierra Native Alliance Open House Saturday in Auburn

Special to The UnionThe Sierra Native Alliance Open House will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, and will feature demonstrations, crafts and a holiday market from 2 to 4 p.m. and a potluck dinner and drum and dance from 4 to 6 p.m. The new Native...

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Big Journalism on MSM environmental science coverage

Russ Steele There has been a lot of rumbling about "Drudge Driven Journalism," starting with the US Senate and the White House. Now the NBC and Chuck Todd have jumped into the mix. Rick Trzupek, has the details at Andrew...

Unions here and there, and everywhere

George Rebane Speculator �" one who engages “in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains, esp. trading in commodities, stocks, etc., in the hope of profit from changes in the market price.� Greec...

Could Nevada City really be in the running?

Russ Steele The Union published is article on Nevada City's effort to attract Google's planned ultra-high speed network here. Google says it wants to pilot a technology for lightning-fast Internet access, and Nevada City says it wants to be the...

CARB Update: Californians' are fighting back

Russ Steele In addition to the Initiative effort to suspend AB32, CARB is under pressure for failing to follow their own rules, ignoring good science and stiffing the public. Have you ever wondered why CARB ignores the science and continues...

A functional idiot at work

George Rebane “We have to pass this (healthcare) bill so that you can find out what’s in it.� said a sober looking Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, United States Congress in session on 9 March 2010 in...

AB32 Update #3: LAO finds CARB job models wanting

Russ Steele KQED Climate Watch has some insight to the Governor's rejection of the Legislative Analyst's Office in a report by Craig Miller: Governor Rejects LAO Jobs Report on AB-32. This is the part of story that I find interesting...

AB32 Update #2: No job losses due to climate change policy - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Russ Steele Schwarzenegger defends job impacts of AB 32 in a Sac Bee Article Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger defended the state's greenhouse gas reduction law today, dismissing a Legislative Analyst's conclusion that determined the measure would cost t...

Sustaining Sustainability

George Rebane Sustainability season is upon us, and it will probably beat spring this year in all the blooming proposals that will be written to attract other people’s money to Nevada County. Nevada City is leading the way with consultant...

AB32 Update: Modest job losses due to climate change policy

Russ Steele From the UK News no less this Reuters story: California is likely to see modest job losses in the near term from its aggressive climate change policy due to higher energy costs and other factors, the state's independent...

Putting pet sustainability items on the table

Russ Steele I attended the Sustainability Workshop held in the Nevada City Hall Council Chamber today and was impressed with the enthusiasm of the 50 plus citizens attending the workshop. The purpose for forming a Sustainable Green Team is to...

Water + Sunlight = Energy

George Rebane I’ve been an open critic of ARRA ever since it started a year ago. But I do want to report on a possible benefit that may derive out of ARRA funds that are being channeled through the Advanced...

America's tarnished brand

Russ Steele Glenn Reynolds has a great article in the Washington Examiner this Sunday morning, comparing the decline of a once great American brew with the decline of government in America. Here is a small sip: But we've had enough...

Al Gore call your office, the Arctic ice has jumped the fence

Russ Steele

Voter Identification Needed in California

By Barry Pruett In 2005, Indiana enacted legislation requiring photo identification of all voters before casting a ballot. Immediately thereafter, a federal lawsuit arose that eventually went all of the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Indiana enact...

Oh my -- A new conservative litmus test

Russ Steele The Chicago Tribune has the story: It wasn't long ago that Marco Rubio and Tim Pawlenty, two of the brightest fresh faces in the Republican Party, supported legislation to limit the greenhouse gas emissions that are blamed for...

Census Fraud

George Rebane County CEO Rick Haffey sent out this warning in his usual �Friday memo’ to the Supes yesterday. Good stuff to know as we prepare to answer the 2010 census. Beware of Fraudulent Census Questionnaires: You may have seen...

Dismal Science is not Science

George Rebane RR readers are familiar with the two pillars on which science stands �" Occam’s razor and falsifiability. I have for years railed against the economics on which know-nothing public policy makers rely. Almost all of them are innoce...

Social Security Lockbox - KVMR commentary

George Rebane [I recorded this commentary for its scheduled 5mar10 run on KVMR FM89.5. The topic was a continuation of �The Sad Tale of Patricia Black’ post that exposed a surprising ignorance that a large number on the left profess...

Love that 'Pivot to Jobs'

George Rebane

FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE

George Rebane The Supreme Court is hearing a landmark gun rights case (here). I have lived when and where citizens were denied the right to bear arms �" it was not a good time or place for humanity. Therefore, I...

Obama Administration Set to Seize Millions of Acres in the West

If it isn't one thing, it's another with the current administration. Here's another attack on our Right's by BIG Government:Obama Administration Set to Seize Millions of Acres in the West

The Sad Tale of Patricia Black

George Rebane Ms Patricia Black is one of probably millions across the country who has been taken in by the progressive media and pundits debunking America’s Social Security crisis. In a letter to the newspaper, she lambasts my 13feb10 Union...

Ruminations - 2mar2010

George Rebane - If your day seems shorter and step lighter … - Ackerman roasted for editorial - Local blogger reaches for new highs - Rio Tinto manages luddites in Australia The Chilean earthquake affected all earthlings, but most just...

Calpers, Capers? – what the L is the difference? (updated)

George Rebane Readers familiar with my screeds were informed almost two years ago of the unfunded liabilities game played across our formerly golden state. One aspect of the game was how Calpers �" the world’s largest state employees’ retirem...

One Census Too Far

George Rebane The feds are telling us that they need to collect all that data about us in the 2010 census so that government can serve us better. Nine out of ten of us will get the �short form’ that...