Crews Blast and Burrow Through Snow to Open Yosemite’s Tioga Pass | The California Report | KQED News

https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/06/15/yosemite-national-park-tioga-pass-highway-120-season-opening/

""We're almost at the middle of June and we still have lots of passes that aren't open," said Florene Trainor, a spokeswoman for Caltrans.

Few roads traverse the Sierra Nevada, and mountain passes are typically open by Memorial Day.

The road that crosses the Sierra through Yosemite, Highway 120, remained closed this week as crews dig out from snows that topped 20 feet and drifted well over 50 feet.

On a recent day, the park's entrance station at 9,945-foot-high Tioga Pass was buried in snow."

NYTimes: Comey’s Political Shrewdness Is on Display in Tussle With Trump

Comey's Political Shrewdness Is on Display in Tussle With Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/us/politics/trump-fbi-comey.html

"At every turn since his firing, Comey has played his hand perfectly, controlling the narrative and preserving his well-earned reputation for integrity and professionalism, while Trump has only made his situation worse every time opened his mouth or logged onto Twitter," said Dan Pfeiffer, who was a senior adviser to President Barack Obama."