The first ever Earth Day in 1970, founded by Wisconsin Senator and dedicated environmentalist Gaylord Nelson (thanks again Wisconsin!), occurred at a time in our history when we were engulfed in the hot issues of war and race and poverty, and some political leaders, like Senator Jacob Javits of New York, warned against letting…
Terry Lamphier’s Town Hall meeting at the Veteran’s Hall in Grass Valley last night was well attended, and we recognized quite a few familiar faces there, including Bob Crabb (I asked him if we’d see his version of the town hall meeting in The Union, and he showed me one of his latest very…
Kudos to The Union for its series of articles and fundraising campaign for the Nevada County Library system this week, which is — which was, after all — National Library Week! Shame on us local bloggers, who sat on our butts and didn’t say a word about National Library Week. I count myself at the…
Emgold’s latest press release, appearing in today’s The Union as an op-ed by David Watkinson, announces their submittal of drafts of the “revised executive summary, introduction, and project description.” As I reported on April 8th, this appears to be in partial fulfillment of the City of Grass Valley’s April 8th deadline. The press release also…
As I reported here on April 6th, Idaho Maryland Mine Corporation CEO David Watkinson sent a new letter on March 31st (dated April 1st) signaling his intent to submit some preliminary documents updating their application by April 8th, the deadline set by the City of Grass Valley last fall. According to a new press…