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April 2008
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Month: April 2008

  • George Rebane The electeds of Nevada County had a two day joint meeting to continue their dubious path toward some or any, for that matter, approach toward economic development (ED).  It was marvelous to see an amicable meeting where the city councils of Truckee, Grass Valley, and Nevada City joined with the county supes to…

  • George Rebane Keeping Grass Valley’s non-existent growth non-existent. We don’t yet know if the GV city mamas and papas will love the Friends of GV initiative that would put all difficult questions about planning and growth to the voters.  Kind of reminds one of the scam that the state pols pulled in 1911, and how…

  • George Rebane Today we have a public service post for all of you keenly interested in how our county’s leaders are making progress on economic development (ED).  This Friday and Saturday will see another conclave of the county’s electeds, staff, media, non-profits, and hangers-on at the Holiday Inn Express doing their best to push the…

  • George Rebane The GV mamas and papas are really in a quandary but, true to form, are keeping a stiff upper lip as they consider the conflicts of reality butting heads with a sagging ideology.  The city is unable to fund its upcoming budget and is seeking to cut costs to stay afloat.  In the…

  • George Rebane Ruminations is pleased, hell, is excited to welcome the return of Dixie Redfearn’s neighborly news, comments, and features about what is happening in Nevada County – we have added Dixie Fix to our links.  Dixie, a longtime icon of our community, was the Union columnist whose Reader’s Corner informed us of the events,…

  • George Rebane Today the Supreme Court is considering a Second Amendment case that will have a sweeping impact on our ability to keep and use guns.  The California legislature has before it AB2062 that seeks to proscribe the effective ownership of guns through a back door ruse of greatly limiting the purchase and distribution of…