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Carney: Where is the money going?

I was going to start this missive with the word "arguable," but on reflection, that is not my view.


It used to be that we had a gas station on almost every corner, and now it is coming to pass, will have a casino instead. Actually "casino” is a sugar-coated term for a gambling den. Now our "esteemed" governor is to issue permits for more slot machines. Backed by firemen and police, the age-old ploy has been dusted off and put into action. Nine billion in new taxes will be generated they say. For what? For schools? For health care? For the needy?


You know as I do that governments – local, state and federal – can suck in and absorb taxes forever. What happened to the money created by the state lottery which was touted as a boon for schools, and why does my teacher daughter still buy supplies out of pocket? Ranked among the worst things to happen to this state, its main victims are those who can least afford it. Arguable, I don't think so.


And our governor, who stated prior to the election, "I have plenty of my own money," now stands as the all-time champion in collecting campaign "donations" to the tune of $125 million. Question ... how much gambling den money was included in that total?


As for the “gamblers,” ask yourself, "Who's paying for all this?” Sadly you are.

 

Johnny Carney lives in Kelseyville.


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Rossmans: Thanks for community support during Lamplighter renovation

We would like to publicly thank the fine people of Clearlake, the Clearlake city employees and the Clearlake Police Department for all their assistance while we renovated the Lamplighter Hotel, now known as the Lamplighter Lakehouse Inn.


Mike’s cardiac arrest and eventual recovery shortly after our purchase of the Lamplighter certainly destroyed our plans to complete renovation in time for high season. The burglaries that occurred during our absence created additional setbacks. However, the fine police work of Officer Labbe and the help of our new friends in the community assured us that buying the Lamplighter to renovate and reopen the inn, and soon, the restaurant was the right decision.


Thank you Nancy and Brad Hagen, Harold and Delores Molt, Linda King, Robert Siegmund, Dave Lind, Jeanne Picetti, Kathy Fitts and Andrea Bellah. You are among Clearlake’s finest.


We’re happy to report that the Lamplighter Lakehouse Inn is finally open. We look forward to meeting many more wonderful Lake County people when the restaurant opens.


Lynn and Mike Rossman own the Lamplighter Resort in Clearlake.


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