By Maanvi Singh, NPR Young women these days are encouraged to lean in, to want and have it all. And national polls show the idea that a woman’s place is in the home has been losing traction among young people since the 1960s. Given the option, the majority of young men and women say they […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval has a message — or challenge — to those who criticize his budget, which includes $1.1 billion in new and extended taxes: So what’s your plan to finance Nevada’s future — especially its struggling education system? “I have put my marker out there in terms of where […]
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Riverside Studios in downtown Truckee will host the 4th annual Lion Heart Art Show – a fundraiser for the CR Johnson Healing Center — on Feb. 6. The show will feature local artists using 12-inch by 12-inch panels of wood to create pieces in any medium. From 5-8pm local artisans will be display their artwork […]
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• The Community Athletic Coordinating Council will meet Feb. 4 at 5:15pm at the district office of Lake Tahoe Unified School District on Al Tahoe Boulevard. This group represents youth and adult sports organizations the area. • 968 Park Hotel’s CoffeePub will feature a free live performance by the Marty O’Reilly Trio on Feb. 7 […]
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By Jon Ortiz and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee California state workers’ salaries rose a total $1.1 billion last year, according to payroll data, while the number of state employees also grew. The State Controller’s Office wrote paychecks for $16.43 billion in 2014, up 7 percent from the year before. The increase followed three years of […]
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The theme of today’s tip takes aim at the tragic fires caused by matches and lighters when they are used carelessly or allowed to fall into the hands of children. Of the home fire fatalities where the cause could be established, more than one-third involved children playing with matches or lighters, or the careless use […]
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Diane Ferlatte, world famous storyteller, and Kealoha, poet laurette of Hawaii, come together for a night of slam poetry, storytelling and prose. The event, sponsored by Tahoe Arts Project, is Jan. 30 at 7m at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theater. General admission seating will begin at 6:30. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for […]
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By Dave McIntyre, Washington Post The white in my glass is the color of straw: raw material ready to be transformed. As I swirl the glass, light flashes through the wine, and I sense a fleeting image of a happy young girl as her blond hair catches the sun. She smells of flowers and grass, […]
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Aramark’s winter season took another hit on Friday when it was announced the Tahoe Paradise will no longer be operating. The smaller tour boat had been put into service at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe as a replacement for the Tahoe Queen. The paddle-wheeler was taken off line because of the low lake […]
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By USSA KITZBUEHEL, Austria — After two hours of weather delays, the famed Hahnenkamm was shortened — with the fastest times coming in at under a minute. Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) was the top American downhiller on Saturday, taking fifth place —his best ever result in Kitzbuehel. After winning both training runs, Kjetil Jansrud of Norway stepped […]
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