31 Dec
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008
Have a happy and safe New Year!
Archive for December, 2007
31 Dec
Lassen County Times – Year End Closing Shot or 2008 Opening Salvo?
It is New Years Eve and the January 1, 2008 edition of the Lassen County Times is out. The “As I See It†column written by the Managing Editor, Barbara France, is either a closing shot for 2007 or an opening salvo for 2008. In either case she has again misread and misinterpreted the facts. [...]
29 Dec
A Reflection Or Two About 2007
3 members of the Lassen County Board of Supervisors are up for re-election as are 3 members of the Susanville City Council.
28 Dec
New LMUD Board Members
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors (BOS) fulfilled their responsibility to fill 3 vacant seats on the Lassen Municipal Utility District (LMUD). The public turnout was good considering the early afternoon snowfall. Each applicant was permitted 3 minutes to tell the BOS and the public why they wanted the position. Before going further, the “Committee†[...]
27 Dec
LMUD Applicant Conflict of Interest?
In a few hours the Lassen County Board of Supervisors will sit down in public to make a major decision. Who will be the three new members of the Lassen Municipal Utility District (LMUD) board of directors? Much has been made about the relationship of the current and recently resigned LMUD board and it’s General [...]
27 Dec
Lassen Times Editorial and Opinion Page – Part III
The December 18, 2007 editorial – Reporting the news is our job – was another eye opener. We learned last week a prominent news figure thinks the local media entices the public to share its opinion with elected leaders and that is a travesty. If this is a “prominent news figure†why not name the [...]
26 Dec
Will There Be A Disruption At The BOS Special Meeting On LMUD?
Board of Supervisors Chairman Brian Dahle may have a tough time controlling the special meeting tomorrow night. It appears as if a candidate or two for the open LMUD seats may be planning to be a bit disruptive. The meeting is supposed to be about selecting new board members for our local electric utility but [...]
26 Dec
Lassen Times Editorial and Opinion Page – Part II
Is It Time For A Change At The Lassen Times? The Lassen Times is a privately run paper so the answer is it is none of my business what Mr. Taborski does with his paper. However, if he wants the Times to remain the paper of record then it must establish a record. Let me [...]
22 Dec
Applicants For 3 LMUD Seats
The Lassen County Board of Supervisors has a list of applicants for the three open Wards. Ward 2 H. W. “Bud” Bowden Robert Feller Stephen Pezzullo William D. Valentine Jay W. Rice John Zenith Ronald L. Wood Ward 4 John Kegg Matthew F. Lavacot Wart 5 Andrew Beauchman Phil Bertanzoni Richard Parker Frank Turner Nancy [...]
19 Dec
Lassen Times Editorial and Opinion Page – Part I
I received a call asking me just what I could find to write about concerning the Lassen Times. My response? PLENTY! According to the Times Editorials are written by members of the editorial board, which consists of the publisher, the managing editor and the news editor, and should be considered the opinion of the newspaper. [...]
