By Kenneth E. Wallen, The Conversation If a tree falls in the forest, do you care how it was brought down? Few people think about where the wood in their furniture, floors or doors comes from or how it got there. And few would guess that one of the most illegally traded wild products worldwide […]
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On May 3, the non-partisan Good Governance Group of Douglas County will have its 2018 candidates’ forum featuring individuals running for Douglas County offices. This free event will be at the Carson Valley Inn, in Minden. Doors will open at 5:30pm to give candidates and voters a half hour to mingle before the program begins. […]
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With winter in the rearview mirror, it is time to look forward to non-snow sports. Zephyr Cove Tennis Club has a calendar full of activities for this season. The nets are up at the six courts. Play is free through the end of April, with membership required starting May 1. Cost is $90 for the […]
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To the community, I would like to commend the students who participated in the event the “Last Straw” because they are creating awareness as middle school students. It would be great if the students that are involved in the Sierra Watershed Education Program (SWEP) could be more involved with the college students here at SNC […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Social media continues to challenge marketers when it comes to promoting a destination because people are using multiple platforms and how they use them differs. In other words, the exact same message used every place probably isn’t going to work. Geotags are the latest way people are searching social media. […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 16, 2018, Las Vegas Sun. On March 21, the Reno Gazette-Journal published a story raising questions about Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani’s expenditure of more than $1 million in campaign funds on services provided by her late husband’s political consulting firm. Five days later, in what was […]
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A fire Wednesday in the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency building could have been a lot worse had there not been sprinklers, according to Tahoe Douglas fire officials. One person was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento with second and third degree burns to his face, head and upper extremities. “There was no damage […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada usually finds itself at the bottom of national education rankings. But a new study examining student loan debt in America paints a more positive picture. Nevada residents carry less student loan debt than a majority of Americans, according to a new report, “Debt in America,” from the […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee It was the greatest flood in recorded California history, 43 days of rain and snow that swamped the state, killed thousands of people and forced the newly elected governor to take a boat to his inauguration at the Capitol. Now a group of climatologists says global warming will increase […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit released the final decision last week for a forest thinning project that aims to reduce excess vegetation on 3,737 acres of National Forest lands on the south end of Lake Tahoe. This project is designed to decrease the risk of wildland fires and should complement defensible […]
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