by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Bureaucrat Beat
Did they do it on purpose? We’re talking about Congress and its ban on earmark money to profit-making companies. Seems their ban included a big loop hole that corporations immediately began to jump through. Companies can create non-profit divisions and get the...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Past Posts
Search and Rescue Teams from across the region have headed to the high country west of Bishop to find a missing woman from Mammoth Lakes. Inyo Sheriff officials report that 54-year-old Mammoth Lakes resident Valerie Ice had planned to meet two friends hiking the John...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2010 | Past Posts
In a growing number of cities, government budget problems have severely trimmed down numbers of police. The latest trouble lies in Oakland where the City Council voted to lay off 80 police officers. Now, Oakland has a list of crimes for which you can’t call...
by News Staff | Jul 15, 2010 | Past Posts
Four times a year, the Bishop City Council chooses to honor a local citizen who works to improve the area. Monday night the Council honored Lefty Irwin for his community oriented projects. Mayor Jeff Griffiths read from a long list of projects that Irwin has taken on...
by News Staff | Jul 15, 2010 | Past Posts
State Senator Dave Cox passed away in his Sacramento area home on Tuesday leaving an empty seat that will need to be filled. According to staff at Senator Coxs office, it is not yet known who will replace the Senator. To replace the Senator who represented 12 counties...