By Roff Smith, National Geographic More than a third of all of the food that’s produced on our planet never reaches a table. It’s either spoiled in transit or thrown out by consumers in wealthier countries, who typically buy too much and toss the excess. This works out to roughly 1.3 billion tons of food, worth […]
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The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be at the American Legion Hall in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 28 from 10-11am.The Food Bank of El Dorado County will be at the American Legion Hall in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 28 from 10-11am. The agency will also distribute emergency supplemental groceries to those […]
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By USSA KREISCHBERG, Austria – Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Smaine (South Lake Tahoe) dominated Kreischberg’s halfpipe competition to earn his first World Championships title Jan. 22. Smaine led the competition from start to finish, earning the top spot in Wednesday’s qualifiers and putting down an unbeatable first run in Thursday night’s finals that would ultimately earn him […]
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By USSA ASPEN, Colo. — There was no lack of drama in the X Games men’s superpipe final on Thursday night in Aspen, Colo., with the defending X Games gold medalist pitted against a reigning Olympic gold medalist and a 15-time X Games champion. The result? Danny Davis (Truckee) won his second straight superpipe gold […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Dysfunction, distrust and plenty of dialogue filled a three-hour meeting of the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District board Thursday night. Whether or not to allow El Dorado County to have a larger role is one of the major items that still needs to be resolved. The board is contemplating a […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Jan. 18, 2015, Las Vegas Sun. After Gov. Brian Sandoval’s State of the State speech last week, some people said he sounded like a moderate Republican, others said he sounded like a conservative Democrat. We thought he sounded like a classic Nevada governor, the type we have known […]
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By Cork Gaines, Business Insider With 10 days to go before the Super Bowl, there is no favorite to win the big game. But it didn’t start out that way, and that could spell disaster for Las Vegas sportsbooks. Shortly after the New England Patriots completed their destruction of the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC […]
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Immediate treatment of burns is crucial. Cool a burn within seconds after the burn occurs under cool, not cold water for at least 10 to15 minutes. Cool with water a burn that is red, blistered, white, or charred, and immediately seek emergency medical treatment. Ice should not be used because it can damage the skin. […]
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Douglas County’s Countywide Connectivity Plan is the transportation blueprint designed to accomplish many of the projects incorporated in the county’s Master Plan as well as the approved 2011 South Shore Vision and 2013 Valley Vision. The Board of Commissioners will receive an update on the Countywide Connectivity project Feb. 5 in Minden and Feb. 19 in […]
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By Adam Nagourney and Abby Goodnough, New York Times LOS ANGELES — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland is spreading across California and beyond, prompting health officials to move aggressively to contain it — including by barring unvaccinated students from going to school in Orange County. The outbreak has increased concerns that a longstanding […]
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