Readers Reflect January 2022
In response to Tahoe Keys and the Fight to Put Toxic Chemicals in Lake Tahoe, My Shot opinion piece by Julie Soules and Elise Fett
Let’s Take Our Chance
Aquatic invasive species — weeds, fish and...
Toxic White Womanhood in the Wellness Industry
A White woman pens this My Shot on toxicity in the wellness industry she’s noticed in her own demographic. It’s worsened, she says, with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Disneylanding the Skiing Industry
‘The only place rich people will stand in line is at the ski resort.’
A Shift to the Pass
What do you think of the shift to pass-oriented ticketing models at ski resorts?
Learning to See the Invisible
One of the biggest life lessons my mother taught me was to be kind to everyone because you never know what someone is going through. In a world where we can be anything, be kind.
A Free Market for Ideas
This My Shot from a contact of Moonshine’s in the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors argues that social media shouldn’t be regulated to allow for a truly free marketplace of ideas.
Responding to ‘Covid Controversy’
The author of this My Shot, a robotics coach at Truckee High, critiques Ink reporting on the TTUSD teacher dismissed for refusing to get vaccinated or tested regularly for Covid-19.
Tahoe Keys and the Fight to Put Toxic Chemicals in Lake Tahoe
Invasive aquatic algae has long been a problem in the Tahoe Keys; now the homeowner’s association wants to use herbicides to combat the issue. In a My Shot opinion piece, these authors argue there are preferable, natural solutions.