Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report

The popular Hallmark movie “The Christmas Card,” starring Ed Asner and filmed in Nevada City, will be shown at Victorian Christmas each Wednesday.

The movie will be shown at the Alpha Building, at the foot of Broad Street in Nevada City. What a cool idea.

This December “The Christmas Card” also will be aired on the Hallmark Channel on the following dates: December – 1, 10, 11, 25, 26, and 31. Check the Hallmark Channel’s website for times (to be announced).

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Here’s a press release from APPLE:

In October 2008, APPLE-NC asked Nevada City to adopt a resolution regarding Energy Scarcity and to form an Energy Solutions Task Force. The resolution was passed, and a Task Force, comprised of local businesspeople, city officials, and nonprofits, was subsequently created in 2009 to investigate specific local energy vulnerabilities (such as the unavailability of affordable fuel) and to research and propose specific solutions.

Their report, including over 100 recommendations, was completed this November and will be presented to City Council at their December 8 meeting by APPLE-NC president Tom Grundy.

APPLE-NC looks forward to working closely with Nevada City government and other local governments and businesses toward the goal of a more energy-resilient county.

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The internet has created a barrage of political websites. One of them is called “RightOnDaily.com.”

“www.RightOnDaily.com is the home of exclusive commentary by conservative leaders such as Congressman Tom McClintock, Assemblyman Dan Logue and others,” it reads. “www.RightOnDaily.com promotes Conservative candidates and causes and often finds itself at odds with the leadership of the Republican Party.”

This website also has an ad promoting “Ted Gaines for Senate.”

This week “RightOnDaily” has a post: “TSA BumperStickers Arrive (May be offensive to bureaucrats).” (TSA stands for Transportation Security Agents, who handle the controversial airport pat-downs).

“LOL. Nice,” said one reader responded to the bumper stickers.

I found the humor mostly sick and hateful and typical of how guttural our political rhetoric has become. Though there are exceptions, no doubt, the vast majority of TSA agents are just trying to do their job for $25K to $44K per year with a difficult assignment. The bumper stickers really don’t help frame a constructive dialogue.

But with extremists, that’s not the point, is it?

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