Poetry Out Loud returns to Lake County

Michele Krueger, the Lake County coordinator for California Poets in the Schools; and Sandra Wade, a former Lake County Poet Laureate; are facilitating school contests for the Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest. Students at Lower Lake High School, Middletown High School, and Clear Lake High School are participating.

Whose values will win if school districts consolidate?

If all of our school districts are consolidated into one, I want to know whose values and priorities the “streamlined” model will adopt to deal with student bullying.

Cynthia Parkhill is Competent Communicator

LAKEPORT -- Cynthia Parkhill, a member of Toastmasters club No. 8731, Tenacious Talkers, has earned the rank of “Competent Communicator.”

You get the media you deserve

Looking at past articles and columns that appeared in our local newspapers, I can’t help but wonder why readers didn’t weigh in on topics as important as Ramsay Clark’s effort to impeach President Bush. Or a revelation by Greg Palast that U.S. intelligence and facts were “fixed” to justify the invasion of Iraq.

Pomo basketmakers ‘Weaving traditions’

An open house held Thursday showcased the creations by students in a Cultural-Wellness Basket Weaving Class at Lake County Tribal Health.