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Editorial – How Long Will We Endure Mary Harris?

John Todd — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:15:13 +0000

Sigh… The RLE Water Board meetings are getting spicy again. That doesn’t shock me… It’s the same people sitting in the same chairs. What’s the definition of insanity? Electing the same people over and over and expecting a different outcome, right? Mary Harris (Garrison) has been on the water board for most of the past […]

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OP-ED: Yet again, Rio Linda/Elverta is disregarded

Gayle Pitman — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:37:14 +0000

Ryan Lillis’ article, “Which Sacramento neighborhood or suburb is right for you?“, featured a comprehensive list of communities in the Sacramento region, including Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks, Elk Grove, Lincoln, Roseville, Woodland, and several city neighborhoods. But Rio Linda and Elverta, two small rural towns in northern Sacramento County, were nowhere to be found. We’re […]

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Guest Opinion: Rio Linda Elverta Moral Fiber

Kris McCandless — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:06:12 +0000

By Kris “McFunstigate” McCandless If memory serves, there is only one shopping center in this community that has shopping carts, and it never fails that the parking lot is littered with the bright yellow carts parked everywhere they are not supposed to be. Oftentimes, just mere feet from the cart return. If putting your cart […]

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Guest Opinion: Rio Linda has a Drug Problem

Kris McCandless — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:26:30 +0000

By Kris “McFunstigate” McCandless Drugs are bad, Mmmkay. I’m not really sure when our community’s drug problem started, but I know it was here when I came around in the 80’s. I was a kid then and, thankfully, my only exposure to it was when my uncle decided to throw a huge piece of pipe […]

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Commentary: Forty-two years later, another property tax battle

John Todd — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:56:48 +0000

BY DAN WALTERS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 It’s been 42 years since California voters sharply altered the state’s political dynamics by overwhelmingly passing Proposition 13 to slash property taxes, ignoring virtually unanimous opposition from leaders of both political parties. It’s also been 42 years since Proposition 13’s opponents — public employee unions and others with stakes in government spending […]

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How to cure local news without accidentally poisoning it

John Todd — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:26:40 +0000

By Steven Waldman The idea of the government helping “save” the news media makes most reporters’ skin crawl. How on earth can journalists hold politicians accountable if we’re getting money from them? Wouldn’t that put the muckrakers under the thumb of the muckmakers? The only group I can think of that might, at first blush, […]

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Letter to the Editor: Medals Aren’t Everything

John Todd — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:11:42 +0000

An open letter to Rush Limbaugh Dear Mr. Limbaugh, I am sorry to hear about your illness. I watched as you accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and felt compelled to write. I’m a native of Elverta, the sister city to Rio Linda, and have been familiar with your radio show since your days on […]

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Editorial: Parade Rules are in Place for a Reason

John Todd — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 01:48:28 +0000

RLE Christmas Light Parade organizer Tabitha Worth offers this editorial regarding the 2019 event: I want to thank everyone for participating in the 4th Annual RLE Christmas Light Parade! We had so much fun seeing you all out there! ❤ Rules and safety precautions are implemented for good reason. Two of those rules are PRIMARY […]

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Reader Question: Loud Airplanes?

John Todd — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:15:48 +0000

Question:Hello. Just wanted to say that the airplane noise is really annoying, lately since the beginning of this week I have been hearing and seeing the airplanes so close and very often. I’m sure there are other people in Rio Linda who also notice. If you guys can talk about or make an article or […]

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Letter to the Editor: The Time to Incorporate is Now

John Todd — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:32:24 +0000

First and foremost, this is not a slight on Sue Frost, Sue Frost is just one member, one vote of a group of five County Supervisors. The panhandle and the RLEPD was decided a long time ago, before Sue Frost was even the RLE Supervisor. If RLE had been incorporated the City could not have done […]

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