Opinion
Butler: Last hurrah for Mardi Gras in Nevada City?
The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual celebration and support for it appears to be waning among some board members. Others, like new board President David Painter, are more circumspect when measuring the value of the annual celebration.
Butler: Affordable-housing policies open few doors in Nevada County
Affordable housing is and will continue to be a key issue for this area, but maybe we need to rethink the idea that yet another policy is going to fix it. It seems that these extraordinarily detailed policies drafted in the halls of government are the beginning of the end for the programs they purport to serve. ...
Editorial: Grass Valley should rescind its housing policy
Since the policy was implemented in 2004, it has done little if anything to create affordable housing. If fact, the policy may be a deterrent to the construction of affordable housing, especially in today’s stagnant housing market. ...
Butler: Sierra Commons looks like the workplace of the future
They are new contractors or emerging business owners who are seeking their niche in the worldwide workplace from the top floor of the seemingly impregnable Stone House building in Nevada City. Their tools are computers, knowledge and guile. ...
Editorial: It's time to expect more from our elected officials
When the times are good, it is fine to be the guardians of the public domain and protectors of all that has been deemed essential to our essence. Times have changed, however. ...
Butler: McClintock focuses on issues of little concern to the Fourth District
Our Rep. McClintock of Southern California assured voters again and again while on the campaign trail that just because he was being termed out of his state senate seat and had run for practically every statewide elected office in California, it really was all about this district. ...
Lawrence: Politics wasn't always so bitter in America
In the 1950s, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower worked closely with Sen. Lyndon Johnson, the Democratic majority leader, and look at what they accomplished: the birth of civil rights legislation, the launch of NASA, the creation of the interstate highway system. Both realized how important it was to work with the other side once the votes were cast. It seems we’ve lost that today. ...A new chapter for Nevada City?
Business groups, city work to bring needed harmony to downtown ...Weber needs help to keep our water
I wish to voice my support and thanks to Nancy Weber, our courageous and tireless NID board member. Nancy is locked in a fierce battle with ...