By Kathryn Reed On opening day of Bijou Bike Park people were calling it the “bone yard” even though no ambulances were needed. The description had to do with the tricked out features and the potential for injury. Hospitals in the U.S. saw the number of bike injuries double between 1998 and 2013, according to […]
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By Emily J. Klein and Meg Riordan, Huffington Post “Stop counting participation as part of a student’s grade.” As a professor of teacher education at Montclair State University, every time I teach our unit on assessment, I begin class with this statement. Usually, there’s a nervous giggle that spreads around the room, and my students […]
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By Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times Childhood exposure to indoor insecticides is associated with an increased risk for certain childhood cancers, a new study has found. Researchers reviewed 16 studies of children exposed to indoor pesticides, including professional pest control services, indoor flea foggers, flea and tick pet collars, and various ready-to-use roach and ant […]
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How can we improve transit options to trailheads and other dispersed recreation areas? That is the topic of the next Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch series. The free talk is Oct. 21 from noon-1:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College in the Aspen Room. This panel will discuss barriers to improving transit to trailheads and other dispersed […]
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The FBI is looking for high school juniors within the 34 California counties served by the FBI’s Sacramento field office to participate in the Sacramento FBI Teen Academy. The academy is Nov. 20 in Sacramento. Prior classes engaged in classroom discussions offering insight into a number of topics and specialties such as the importance of making good choices when […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee There’s a “light in the tunnel” for the Truckee-Tahoe area’s numerous bicyclists and hikers, who have long had to negotiate Truckee’s 25-foot-wide, 1928 Mousehole tunnel on Highway 89. A smaller tunnel just for them was punched through east of the Mousehole last week, and a paved pedestrian/bike trail through […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College begins the fall art season with a free artist reception Oct. 1 for three exhibits. From 5-7pm people will be able to meet the artists, see their works up close, and enjoy light refreshments. In the Haldan Gallery inside the library building, Southern California artist Yu Ji presents Recent Drawings. LTCC […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post On a weekend morning not long ago, I found myself in the kitchen, near the burner, whisking eggs while a pan absorbed the heat from a light flame. I was making breakfast for a few friends. The mood was light. The coffee was dark. Music played in the background, […]
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By Neil Irwin, New York Times Sports leagues in the United States, and the networks that broadcast their games, prefer to pretend that everyone watching their games does so for the pure love of competition, the occasional nonchalant reference to the gambling point spread by a football announcer notwithstanding. But as anyone who has turned […]
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By Kathryn Reed I’m not sure I had heard of lemon verbena until my landscaper planted it in my herb garden. This meant needing to figure out what to do with it besides taking a leaf or two along with some peppermint and popping it in my mouth. Brian, the landscaper, said his girlfriend makes […]
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