by News Staff | May 23, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Another classic conversation with Verizon. The Bureaucrat Beat newsroom staff realized, one day, that our phone bills loomed way too high for the use. We decided to call Verizon for a better deal. The good news – we got a better deal. The sad side of the story...
by News Staff | May 22, 2008 | Past Posts
Memorial Day – a chance to honor our veterans for their dedicated service. For many it is a chance to travel and that's where the CHP comes in. Traffic is usually quite heavy on the upcoming holiday, which is, of course, also Mule Days in Bishop. To keep...
by News Staff | May 22, 2008 | Past Posts
Because of fairly normal precipitation conditions this winter, the MCWD Board revoked the Level 1 water restrictions that swere in place last summer. Normal water management requirements, like outdoor irrigation only allowed between 5pm and 10am, have been enhanced....
by News Staff | May 22, 2008 | Past Posts
At first Mammoth Police thought burglars had broken into several cars off Old Mammoth Road, but a closer investigation revealed that a bear or bears had opened unlocked car doors in search of food. Food bags were found outside around one car and the bear ripped part...
by News Staff | May 22, 2008 | Past Posts
The issue of Wilderness and use of open lands sets tempers flaring at times in the Eastern Sierra. It's an issue that has created almost as much fighting as water. Congressman Buck McKeon, who represents Inyo and Mono, has come up with what he calls a compromise...