The Federal Reserve has finally made its move. After keeping interest rates steady through the first five meetings of 2025, the Fed announced a quarter-point cut, setting its benchmark federal funds rate between 4 and 4.25 percent. For months, buyers, sellers and...
Last week’s Emmy Awards presentation was a sad state of affairs. Give me a break…no, give me a piece of that Kit Kat bar. They’ve gotta be kidding, Seth Rogen? (Gag me with a spoon.) This foul-mouthed fool should be locked in a cage. Newton Minow – former chairman of...
A friend recently shared a conversation she had with “Carol,” a long-time acquaintance. They caught up on many topics, but eventually the discussion turned to Carol’s home and family situation. What followed was surprising, though it’s something estate planners see...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The Arrowhead Reservoir and Power Company (A.R.&P.C.) had the task of hauling hundreds of tons of cement and other construction materials to build the reinforced cement core wall for the Little Bear Valley dam to send...
When you’re buying a house, you probably aren’t thinking about orange jumpsuits and courtrooms. But one of the fastest ways to land in serious trouble is something called occupancy fraud. It’s been making national headlines lately because several public figures have...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian The Arrowhead Reservoir Company (ARC) was funded by a Cincinnati syndicate headed by millionaires James Mooney and soap baron James Gamble of Proctor and Gamble in 1891. The ARC purchased 4,500 acres of land around Little Bear,...
