By Laurel Mellin, The Conversation With springtime comes the desire to shed those few extra pounds, in preparation to don swimsuits and head to the pool. This year, new obesity research is making it easier to find a pathway that is right for us. There is no doubt that weight loss is a higher priority […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal It’s almost time for the Forest Service to make a recommendation on a proposal to offer oil and gas leases in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. But first the agency is giving the public another chance to weigh in. “We want to make sure if there is any new information out there […]
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· Kahle Community Center in Stateline offers different types of classes with new sessions starting soon. Classes being offered are Zumba, Jazzercise, yoga, Pilates, dog obedience, Tae Kwon Do and Philippines stick fighting (Arnis). For more information, call 775.586.7271. · El Dorado County is hosting a meeting April 18 from 6-8pm at the magnet school […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe will honor guests with Customer Appreciation Day on April 16. All season passholders may ski or ride for free, with lift tickets available for $35. All proceeds from lift tickets will benefit youth recreation and education including baseball, soccer, swimming and other youth activities in South Lake Tahoe. Sierra-at-Tahoe will operate a limited number […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada and California are “brothers and sisters in more ways than other states can say,” and the Route 91 shooting cemented that notion even further, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Friday during a gun policy discussion at UNLV. “Thirty-three of the 58 people who died on Oct. 1 […]
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By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle WASHINGTON — Congress and the Trump administration are pushing ahead with a plan to raise a towering symbol of dam-building’s 20th century heyday to meet the water demands of 21st century California — a project backed by San Joaquin Valley growers but opposed by state officials, defenders of a […]
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Verizon is looking to put up a 90-foot cell tower near Mt. Tallac High School in South Lake Tahoe. It would be a monpine communications tower. Public comments on the project are being taken until early May. The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the environmental effects. Environmental concerns may be raised by going online.
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By Larry Weitzman In its current generation, the Land Cruiser is several years old, but that hasn’t stopped the refinement of one of the world’s best automobiles in terms of comfort, handling, utility, performance and value. Some of you might question that value when the LC with full time four-wheel drive stickers for nearly $85,000. […]
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By Kathryn Reed WEST SACRAMENTO – The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd – those are the same at any ball field. It’s the antics between innings and the grass beyond right field that makes this park a little different. While the game is the same, there is something special about a […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 7, 2018, Orange County Register. Amazon’s second headquarters, a shiny object dangled in front of revenue-hungry government officials across the country, appears to be headed for someplace other than California. The project known as “HQ2” is likely to land in northern Virginia, some observers believe, where Amazon […]
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