By Allison Aubrey, NPR If you’re in the habit of drinking wine with dinner, there may be a bonus beyond the enjoyment of sipping a glass at night. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine adds to the evidence that drinking a moderate amount of wine can be good for your health. The evidence […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal A procession of police officers, firefighters, family and friends escorted Mark and Jeanne Hounsell underneath a flag hanging high over Stephanie Way in Minden to their memorial service. Mr. Hounsell, 42, and Mrs. Hounsell, 34, died Oct. 17 in a rollover accident on Highway 50 near Fallon. Laura Fisher, 33, […]
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“Death of a Salesman” is coming to Lake Tahoe Community College in November. Arthur Miller’s famous play circles around traveling salesman Willy Loman, who finds himself at the end of his career and the end of his rope. Tortured by his own sense of failure and his crushed hopes that his sons will achieve greatness, […]
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The remaining $4.9 million needed to reroute Highway 89 around Fanny Bridge in Tahoe City has been secured from the state. The California Transportation Commission is providing $4.9 million of the $33 million needed for the project. Other funds include $25 million from the Federal Lands Access Program and $3 million from Placer County. The […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Review Journal Millions of casino chips have been taken out of Nevada resorts this year by tourists and local visitors. Hundreds of thousands more expire when a casino ,like the Las Vegas Club, closes. But while the final destination of the casino chips in the hands of tourists is anybody’s guess, […]
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· Gogobot ranks South Lake Tahoe among the top 10 eco-friendliest cities in the United States. · Energy retrofits at Granlibakken in Tahoe City are expected to save the resort 43 percent in energy use annually, which would equate to $44,000 a year. · There will be a Veterans Day Celebration on Nov. 11 at 11am […]
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By Daniel Bendtsen, Deseret News Cities have used mapping to help smooth traffic snarls for years. But tackling poverty with maps? That’s a tougher issue. For a time, analysts only had “sad maps,” which showed that the city’s slums had a uniform concentration of poverty-related variables. “Maps for crime rates, school retention and infant mortality […]
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By Amanda Horn, Reno Gazette-Journal Ascending the stairs to the second floor of the Nevada Museum of Art, Donald W. Reynolds Center for the Visual Arts, E. L. Wiegand Gallery fuels anticipation for the visual symphony playing in the galleries above. A leftward glance through the glass into the second floor hallway reveals a stunning […]
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Several cases of E. coli have been traced back to unpasteurized apple juice purchased from High Hill Ranch in El Dorado County. The Camino business has voluntarily recalled apple juice produced on or after Oct. 6. El Dorado County was notified this week by Sacramento County officials of at least seven cases of E. coli […]
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By Nancy Kerry Recent articles and studies across America provide evidence that bullies are costly to our society. Bullies in the schoolyard have resulted in a substantial increase of suicide among children. After the 1999 Columbine massacre, the federal government passed anti-bullying legislation that swiftly swept across the nation with similar legislation adopted by all […]
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