Placer County News Roundup - August 19, 2008
Posted by: Jeff Flint | 08/19/2008 5:33 AM
Lincoln school district to respond Tuesday to grand jury's critical report - Sac Bee
A Lincoln-based school district is set to respond Tuesday to grand jury findings that it made numerous errors and misjudgments in the design, funding and construction of new schools.
Placer reports 2,000-gallon sewage spill into Auburn Ravine - Sac Bee and Auburn Journal
Placer County work crews are repairing a broken pipeline that spilled about 2,000 gallons of sewage into Auburn Ravine in Auburn Monday.
Ten years around the Roundabout - Sierra Sun
It's been 10 years since Truckee's first roundabout and new ones are still popping up. Former critics say the roundabouts have improved safety and traffic flow.
How far to go with fare hikes, route cuts - The Union of Grass Valley
Higher fares and fewer routes are likely for Nevada County bus riders as rising costs, state funding uncertainties and a budget shortfall continue to plague the already heavily subsidized Gold Country Stage bus system.
Mountain water supply is sinking - The Union of Grass Valley
With mountain water supply below a 40-year average, the Nevada Irrigation District is tapping into reserves to keep water flowing to 24,500 customers who depend on it for drinking and irrigating crops.
Leaders pledge Lake Tahoe restoration will go on - Sierra Sun
Leaders at the 12th annual Lake Tahoe Summit in South Lake Tahoe pledged to continue the momentum started at the first conference in 1997.
A Lincoln-based school district is set to respond Tuesday to grand jury findings that it made numerous errors and misjudgments in the design, funding and construction of new schools.
Placer reports 2,000-gallon sewage spill into Auburn Ravine - Sac Bee and Auburn Journal
Placer County work crews are repairing a broken pipeline that spilled about 2,000 gallons of sewage into Auburn Ravine in Auburn Monday.
Ten years around the Roundabout - Sierra Sun
It's been 10 years since Truckee's first roundabout and new ones are still popping up. Former critics say the roundabouts have improved safety and traffic flow.
How far to go with fare hikes, route cuts - The Union of Grass Valley
Higher fares and fewer routes are likely for Nevada County bus riders as rising costs, state funding uncertainties and a budget shortfall continue to plague the already heavily subsidized Gold Country Stage bus system.
Mountain water supply is sinking - The Union of Grass Valley
With mountain water supply below a 40-year average, the Nevada Irrigation District is tapping into reserves to keep water flowing to 24,500 customers who depend on it for drinking and irrigating crops.
Leaders pledge Lake Tahoe restoration will go on - Sierra Sun
Leaders at the 12th annual Lake Tahoe Summit in South Lake Tahoe pledged to continue the momentum started at the first conference in 1997.
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The first thing in the Benedictine morning is to express gratitude for a new day granted by God. I have been sensitized to this by a 3 day retreat weekend spent last December at a Benedictine retreat with Carole.
(parenthetically, you would have had a difficult time of it because silence is the code of conduct during certain prescribed times)
That said, I am grateful for you stretching my knowledge of things political. Last week I learned a lot about the murky machinations lying underneath the China-Cuba oil drilling whopper by McClintock.
The posting of Lt. Col. (ret.) Charlie Brown's e-mail again is a gift from you. And I sincerely want to thank you for that. Now that I see it, I DO remember receiving it. I really didn't read it then. To me it was a lightweight "preaching to the choir" piece of no particular interest to me.
Now again, you have provided incentive for me to learn more. "More" means "what was Charlie trying to say"? Beyond that, what is the role and style of carrying out that role of being a California legislator? How do they get paid? How much time do they typically spend in their home districts tending their constituents? Already I have found out some interesting information...
More later, I am sure, for back in Indiana I was known for a certain detective style...
Thank you again
Lee
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