The new Rose Spring Ditch wound around the hill sides of the current Folsom Lake Estates and required two siphons.
Archives for January 2013
Governors Ignore Health Insurance Exchange and Citizens
Governors who ignore involvement in the health insurance exchanges are only setting up their citizens for higher health insurance premiums.
Health Net drops Tenet Hospitals over Costs
Health Net of California announce on January 11th that because they were unable to reach agreement on reimbursement costs, specific Tenet Hospitals will no longer be a part of their network of service providers for certain Medicare, Medi-Cal and commercial health insurance plans.
Horse Rights, Gun Rights and the Swiss Constitution
Historical fate could have left us with other constitutional rights that are just as thorny as a “well armed militia.”
Philanthropy as Symphony
Philanthropy sets in motion a whole series of events that culminate in symphonic performance. Not unlike the music in a symphony, philanthropy creates a tapestry of services that both enrich and bind the community together.
Can Christianity reclaim a subversive underground church?
In yet another attempt to save mainline Christianity from itself, minister and professor Robin Meyers offers the latest recipe for success with The Underground Church, Reclaiming The Subversive Way Of Jesus. Even if the provocative title suggests more than what is actually delivered for a new Christian way forward, Meyers offers some salient observations and […]
Historic Granite Bay Gold Mine
As I peered down the mine shaft at the tunnel entrance I was surprised at how deep it was. With water dripping off the roots from recent rains, the sides of the tunnel were comprised of the same cobble and red dirt as the trail and pit up top.
Guns don’t lower murder in Israel, Switzerland compared to U.S.
The lack of gun violence in Israel and Switzerland probably has more to do with culture and government than gun ownership.
NRA “Good Guy Gun” Logic Fails
The “good guy shoots bad guy” theory assumes that the public will accept at least one gun related injury or death.
Stranger was Fiction
To me he was just another unfamiliar face among some of the others in the rented seaside home. He appeared one evening when we returned from dinner. Mike was a young college kid, who we learned, was a friend and acquaintance of three of the other house guests. In essence, he was a stranger to […]