By Ashley Welch, CBS News These days, it seems like it’s the American way to be constantly in a rush — and eating on the way. Whether you’re scarfing down breakfast on the commute to work or grabbing a bite while you dash through the mall, it’s an all-too-familiar pattern. Now, new research suggests that […]
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The upper part of the Richardson Lake Road in the Eldorado National Forest is open for motorized vehicle use, completing the final phase of corrective work on this route. Richardson Lake Road is on the far northeastern end of the forest, and must be accessed through roads leading from the Lake Tahoe area. This 2.65 […]
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The 19th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit at Round Hill Pines brings out a cadre of elected officials to talk about how to protect the basin.
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By Kathryn Reed ROUND HILL – Lake Tahoe’s congressional delegation wants the feds to spend more money in the basin. But they are divided on how much and where to spend it. Money, forest health, lake clarity and transportation were the key subjects during the 19th annual Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit at Round Hill Pines […]
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· Casey’s in Round Hill is giving 10 percent of its proceeds to Zephyr Cove Tennis Club Foundation on Sept. 3. The nonprofit is having a U.S. Open party at the restaurant in the Safeway center starting at 5pm. · Camp Richardson Resort’s Oktoberfest is Oct. 3-4. · Fall Fish Fest at the Taylor Creek Visitor […]
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The Meyers Area Plan is one of the key issues that will be discussed Aug. 31 when the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors has its annual Tahoe meeting. The meeting agenda has not been released. It must be posted 72 hours before the 2pm meeting. The agenda will be online. The meeting will be at […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jeremy Meyers, El Dorado County superintendent of schools, was booked at the El Dorado County jail in Placerville on Aug. 22 on driving under the influence charges stemming from an incident in June. This was a condition of having pleaded no contest to the charges, which is the same as a guilty […]
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The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division is hosting community meetings, focus groups and an online survey to solicit public input for its community health assessment. Public health staff will share information about the overall health of the community. Community meetings are: Sept. 14, 3-4pm at the El Dorado County Public […]
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By Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal With thieves stealing radioactive sources in Mexico while other potent materials sat idle on a mountain in Alaska, U.S. nuclear security experts used military cargo jets this summer to whisk away some of North America’s most dangerous “dirty bomb” threats. Thirteen highly radioactive sources were loaded on Air Force C-17 […]
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By Alison Vekshin, BloombergBusiness The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest pension in the U.S., said it earned 2.4 percent last fiscal year, below its target rate as financial-market turbulence depressed stock and bond returns. The $300 billion fund earned 1 percent on public-equity holdings and 1.3 percent in fixed-income investments, said Ted Eliopoulos, […]
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