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By Paul Oster Q: We still want to purchase a condo in Mammoth but the media is so full of negative things and we don’t think any of that helps local real estate values. Can you give us your outlook? A: There is no doubt that Mammoth is experiencing some troubling times, but it really [...]

By Stephen Kalish Not for the first time, the Town of Mammoth Lakes has important choices to make in planning and developing Mammoth-Yosemite Airport (MMH). The Town must now decide how it might break a nearly decade-long impasse with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over future airport development necessary to safely accommodate large commercial aircraft [...]

It appears the jig is up. Mammoth Lakes Land Acquisition (MLLA) is tired of waiting for its money. To make an analogy, I compare the Town’s negotiations with MLLA to my relationship with my dentist. I just keep putting it off, putting it off … until it’s really expensive and it really hurts. Does anyone [...]

By Owen Maloy On January 24, the Mammoth Lakes Airport Commission saw for the first time a proposed Airport capital improvement plan created by consultant Reinhard Brandley. This plan appears to be a proposal for projects that would use Mr. Brandley’s engineering services. Analysis by Stephen Kalish reveals that only about a quarter of the [...]

By Clouds McCloud Aquarius: In honor of Valentine’s Day, this version of HorrorScopes is amorous in nature. Therefore, please remember that Aquarians have the most luck in such amorous and au natural affairs with people who don’t come on too strong, especially fellow free spirits like Sagittarians and Aries. That’s why this motto might help: [...]

On Tuesday, several community leaders gathered at the Mammoth Lakes Arts Center to talk about the 4th of July. The idea being, I suppose, that we’re all getting routed this winter and that July 4th weekend is perceived as an ideal point in time to regroup. Unfortunately, July 4th falls on a Wednesday this year. [...]

By Clouds McCloud Aquarius: Since your birthday gift is to remember that the key to success is accepting yourself, your new role model is America’s leading Tupperware salesperson, “Aunt Barbara.” The real reason Auntie Babs, a cross-dressing Long Island native, is so successful is because she is creative and has a good sense of humor [...]

At this same time last week, I was sitting in a Santa Barbara courtroom. Seated directly in front of me were Dr. Andrew Bourne and his wife, Gilann. They were holding hands, occasionally sharing a whispered thought back and forth. The following is what I wrote on my legal pad: “Standing by a loved one [...]

David Page writes about his friend, the late Andrew Bourne

By Clouds McCloud Capricorn: As a gift for your birthday, Clouds says you should start preparing yourself for wonderful changes in your life and wardrobe this year. To help you embrace this concept, practice smiling, graciously giving thanks and praise, then be sure to spend at least one minute every day staring at yourself in [...]