When you go to bed Saturday night, remember to move the clocks forward one hour — at least for those living in California and Nevada. Daylight-saving time begins at 2am March 11. This marks the 100th anniversary of the Unitied States observing this annual ritual. It started during World War I as a way to […]
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By KTVN-TV The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says a snowboarder was found alive and well after she was reported overdue near the Disney run near Sugar Bowl Resort early Thursday afternoon. She was found early Friday morning. Read the whole story
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink Commitments to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity are a growing trend across the country, and with good reason. The prices of many renewable resources are dropping to or below those of natural gas and weaning ourselves off the fossil fuel teat has become a matter of global resilience and […]
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By Ana Bourne The stock market has always attracted those who want to make large profits, but many prudent investors are wary of its instability— the recent 1,300-point drop of the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the week of Feb. 5t is a classic case in point. Fortunately, the market bounced back recouping some of its losses, […]
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By Michael S. Jaffee, The Conversation As we prepare to “spring forward” for daylight-saving time on March 11, many of us dread the loss of the hour’s sleep we incur by moving our clocks forward. For millions, the loss will be an added insult to the inadequate sleep they experience on a daily basis. Surveys […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Weak snow across the West this year is impacting the ski resort industry in many ways, but the largest ski area operator in the country is hardly limping, thanks in part to President Trump’s tax overhaul. Vail Resorts on Thursday reported a net income bump of $64.6 million for the […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal When Marlin Lathrop went backcountry skiing on Sunday near South Lake Tahoe he could expect great snow and even better views. Knowing recent storms that delivered fluffy, hip-deep powder also increased the risk of avalanches Lathrop said he picked a line he thought would be safe. That’s why Lathrop said […]
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By AC Shilton, Outside Chefs are infusing more than just sweets into cannabis. High-end cannabis dining is coming to a ski town near you. Your cannabis-related food associations probably aren’t great. There were the terrible weed brownies you made in college, with bits of plant fiber in every bite. Then there’s all the garbage food […]
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By James DeHaven, Reno Gazette-Journal What’s in a public record? That’s one of several familiar questions raised Wednesday at the Nevada Supreme Court, where justices heard the latest arguments in a long-running legal battle over what information the state has to disclose about retired public employees. At issue: A three-year-old public records request from the […]
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The Veterans’ Voices Writing Workshop has published its first anthology of work, “For Them, By Us,” which is available on Amazon. Contributors to the anthology come from many walks of life, and bring myriad talents and backgrounds to the table. Many were not trained writers when they joined the workshop. The program encourages free […]
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