by News Staff | Jan 16, 2009 | Bureaucrat Beat
Some of the Inyo Supervisors got down right snippy Tuesday. Board Chair Bev Brown accused one constituent of gossip and she accused me of blaming everything on DWP. Wow. Did she take nasty pills before the board meeting? A very nice, intelligent man, Scott Palomar,...
by News Staff | Jan 13, 2009 | Bureaucrat Beat
We go immediately to the dogs today. According to Science News magazine, researchers have found that dogs are the first creatures, outside man, to show that they don’t like unfair behavior by others. Wow. We knew dogs were smart people! Seems the dogs grew...
by News Staff | Jan 9, 2009 | Bureaucrat Beat
Mammoth claims fame for sking. Bishop for mules. Just think, the town of Independence could promote itself as the Tree Stump Capitol of the West. While serious doubt hovers over highway funding, Caltrans Director Tom Hallenbeck still wants to cut down 100 trees in...
by News Staff | Jan 6, 2009 | Bureaucrat Beat
Here’s a story that pretty much says it all about bureaucracy gone bad. A jail in northern Texas had somehow allowed prisoners to lock their cells from the inside, sit in recliners and turn off surveillance cameras. Okay. What is this? Fort Worth Marriott?!?...
by News Staff | Dec 30, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
Some listeners have emailed us with their deep consternation over the Cottonwood Plaza in Bishop and the reckless disregard of master lessee Chuck Caldwell. Aside from the tangle of lawsuits and legal literalities, the local populace sees a tragic loss of personal and...
by News Staff | Dec 30, 2008 | Bureaucrat Beat
The lights went out, chairs stacked on tables, equipment waited for a mover. The master lessee of Cottonwood Plaza in Bishop, Chuck Caldwell, had forced another business out. Burger King closed its doors yesterday on Main St. Owner Doug Houtz led the somber crew to...
