By Katharine Gammon, Inside Science In California’s current historic drought, there’s one particularly easy target when it comes to pointing fingers: green golf courses. Courses around the U.S. suck up around approximately 2.08 billion gallons of water per day for irrigation. That’s about 130,000 gallons per day per course, according to the golf industry. In […]
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By Alan Barichievich Running has advantages. It burns more calories per minute than walking. It’s a powerful stress reducer. Running also reduces the risk for heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and depression. If you’re active and want to try this vigorous exercise, here’s where to start. Sweet spot Proper running technique is more important than shoes. […]
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The Truckee Donner Public Utility District is offering irrigation efficiency programs to make watering more efficient while maintaining beautiful gardens. Available to qualifying customers, these programs will also help district customers comply with state prohibitions against wasting water, which include rules against overspray irrigation and watering for 48 hours after measurable precipitation. More than 60 […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee A political fight over California’s renewable energy industry is playing out in the corridors of power, but it deals with something closer to home: your rooftop. Capitol policymakers are advancing an ambitious proposal to have renewable sources generate half of the state’s electricity by 2030, up from the 33 […]
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Youngsters took over the courts at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club for two days. Rob Wheatley, the teaching pro at the club, led the annual Kids Clinic on June 20-21 with the help of a dozen volunteers from the club. The free event was co-sponsored by Douglas County Parks and Recreation Department and the nonprofit Zephyr […]
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· Barton Pediatrics is relocating from Stateline to 2201 South Ave. in South Lake Tahoe on July 1. · Calidanza Mexican Folk and Contemporary Dance will perform June 27 at 2pm and 7pm at the Boathouse Theatre on the South Shore. The company fuses contemporary technique with traditional folk dance to tell stories of the cultural […]
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By Steven Litvak My grandparents, Norman and Mary Litvak, founded the Santa Monica Homeopathic Pharmacy back in 1944, originally planning on selling the usual items found in drug stores at the time — medicine, alcohol, soda, cigarettes. Little did they know that within just a few years, they would be pioneering the first fully integrative […]
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By Larry Weitzman Never being a fan of the Azera, mainly because it was not attractive, has changed by about 180 degrees, with a new, fifth generation model. The prior generation, which was a follow on to the third generation known as the XG 300-350 (a car of real value), must have been designed by […]
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.”says Wayne LaPierre, the vice president of the National Rifle Association. That’s become the kernel of the NRA’s response to recent mass shooting tragedies — if only more people carried guns for […]
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By Riley Griffin and Alexandra Svokos, Huffington Post As the school year came to a close, the class of 2015 methodically donned their caps and gowns. Four years long and four years gone, these students must brace themselves for the unexpected realities of what is known as “the real world.” Although each summer brings waves […]
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