Eldorado National Forest will begin controlled burns as soon as weather conditions are favorable. Approximately 4,660 acres of National Forest land are slated to be burned this fall, winter and spring. The prescribed burns that are planned will occur in the following Eldorado National Forest locations over the fall, winter and spring: Amador Ranger District: […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is hosting the 4th annual Holiday Festival on Nov. 14-15 at South Tahoe Middle School’s multipurpose room. The event will take place Saturday from 10am-4pm and Sunday from 10am-3pm. It will feature art, craft and food vendors, entertainment, raffle prizes, and a visit from Santa. Admission is free. Booth space is still available. […]
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August was not a good month for casinos at Lake Tahoe, with both ends of the lake posting double-digit decreases compared to 2014. Stateline casinos were down 33.55 percent from 2014, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. North Shore casino revenues were down 15.68 percent year-over-year. Statewide the casinos collected $908.2 from gamblers in […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times The year of the brown lawn and shortened showers concludes today, with water officials citing bleak statistics and expressing hope that the next few months will bring the heavy rains California so desperately needs. “Water year” 2015 was hot, dry and fiery, compounding the misery brought on by a […]
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By Larry Weitzman Introduced as a 2015 model in the summer of 2014, the new Sonata Eco differs from the standard Sonata in two basic ways. First, instead of the 2.4L normally aspirated Theta four-cylinder 185 hp engine it receives a small turbocharged 1.6L Gamma four-cylinder engine making 177 hp. Secondly, the ECO gets a […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe was supposed to have a designated city hall that would be in the middle of town, not one […]
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By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg Universal preschool has become the ginseng of American politics, a sort of broad-spectrum nostrum that will cure almost anything that ails you. Inequality, male-female pay gaps, crime, poverty — just apply some early childhood programs, and watch those maladies fade. Expect to hear this a lot from Hillary Clinton in the […]
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post A central idea of the war on drugs has always been that loosening restrictions on drug use — by decriminalizing it, or allowing medical use, or legalizing some drugs completely, or even simply discussing legalization — will “send the wrong message” to kids and lead to increased teen drug use and all the problems […]
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Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe has $25,000 to give to local nonprofits. SISLT’s goal is to fund quality projects that serve clearly identified needs of women and children in the South Shore community. They will consider new programs, improvements and enhancements to current programs, as well as supporting programs that have been proven effective in bettering the lives […]
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By Joshua Brustein, BloombergBusiness The website Intrade gained almost mythical status in certain circles during the 2012 presidential election by letting users bet on how the elections would turn out. Gamblers thought it was fun, and economists marveled at how well the prediction market produced accurate forecasts. Intrade users traded contracts that paid out if […]
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