By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee There’s always been an incongruity about California’s having three disparate states on its borders. As California’s population exploded during the 20th century, those of Nevada, Arizona and Oregon remained relatively sparse and today, collectively they have just one-third of California’s population. The economies of California and its neighbors developed differently, […]
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By Rebecca Greenfield, BloombergBusiness With marijuana legalization spreading state-by-state across America and the U.S. government backing away from aggressive enforcement of federal laws, employers in the Weed Belt have begun to reconsider their substance abuse policies. They’re making them tougher. In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Society of Human Resource Management asked 623 HR managers in […]
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Fifteen people were arrested in El Dorado County on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs from 12:01am Dec. 18 through midnight Dec. 23. This is the second weekend of the National 17 Day DUI Mobilization DUI-Saturation Patrols that will be conducted in Placerville, South Lake Tahoe and the unincorporated areas of El Dorado County. […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun With no discussion, state regulators this week voted unanimously to slash the value of credits rooftop solar customers earn for generating excess energy. The three-member Public Utilities Commission adopted a proposed order that would reduce by 75 percent the amount NV Energy pays customers for excess power their solar […]
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Learn more about environmental cancer causing agents from Roderick Turner, doctor with Barton Pathology, as he gives a talk Jan. 13. Cancer is caused by changes in a cell’s DNA. Some of these changes may be genetic or inherited from parents, while others may be caused by outside exposures, which are often referred to as […]
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By Kathryn Doyle, Reuters In a 10-year U.S. study, people who drank coffee regularly were less likely to die of many causes, including heart disease and diabetes, than those who didn’t drink coffee at all. The more coffee study participants consumed, the lower their risk of dying, and decaf drinkers showed a similar pattern. “Coffee […]
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· Since 2001, more than 300,000 Christmas trees have been recycled throughout Nevada. · Placer County Public Health Officer Robert Oldham has been appointed to California’s Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee. · Douglas County Library in Zephyr Cove will be close Jan. 1. The library will resume its regular schedule Jan. 2 at 9am. […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Fifteen years after U.S. regulators started assessing damage and health risks at an abandoned Nevada copper mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to add the contaminated site to its Superfund National Priority List, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. Rural neighbors of the World War II-era mine that […]
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By Siobhan Starrs, AP LONDON — Lindsay Mattick’s great-grandfather was on his way to fight in World War I when he bought a bear cub he named Winnie, inspiring author A.A. Milne to create the timeless character Winnie-the-Pooh. Now, Mattick has written a new children’s book chronicling the real-life story behind the bear. Mattick, 37, […]
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Author Ellen Osborn (great-granddaughter of John Calhoun “Cock-eye” Johnson) will share her book “A Lovely & Comfortable Heritage Lost” at the South Lake Tahoe Library on Jan. 9. She will provide a unique history of El Dorado County, beginning with the early days of the Gold Rush and the first conflicts with the Native American […]
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