by News Staff | Jun 3, 2009 | Past Posts
Two new books have made it clear – contagious illness fascinates the public. The new books point out that epidemics hit us right at the heart of self-interest and altruism. Maybe that’s why the world has remained somewhat glued to the progress of the Swine...
by News Staff | Jun 2, 2009 | Past Posts
As controversies and a grand jury investigation swirl around the Mammoth Police Department, sources in and outside of Mammoth Lakes now say that Mammoth Police Chief Randy Schienle has tried to put a lid on what he believes are information leaks within his department....
by News Staff | Jun 2, 2009 | Past Posts
The fate of Bodie State Historic Park is up in the air after the latest budget proposed by the governor plans to gut funding for state parks. Right now, the state budget remains in flux and Bodie remains open, but if the governors budget threat goes through, only 59...
by News Staff | Jun 2, 2009 | Past Posts
At a about 11:30 Monday night, Mammoth Fire Fighters were called out to the Mammoth Pack Station at Lake Mary for a report of fire. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found two of the buildings at the Pack Station fully engulfed in flames. The flames had started...
by News Staff | Jun 2, 2009 | Bureaucrat Beat
The meteorological word in the Eastern Sierra seems to match our mood entirely. The warm, moist, dark clouds drop in to cover us like a mother’s blanket over a restless sleep. The newsroom wraps us in yet another cocoon. Day three, trapped in the newsroom by...