By Molly Wood, New York Times Weather can be a great equalizer. It can also be a way to make conversation with just about everyone. No wonder, then, that the weather forecast is one of the pieces of information many of us crave when starting each day — and that weather apps are among the […]
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Bomber is a 4-year-old poodle-Yorkie mix. He has very nice manners, walks well on his leash and loves to snuggle with people. He does well with other dogs and likes to play with them, but he can be a little bossy. Bomber weighs 7 pounds, and will need to be groomed regularly. Bomber is neutered, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Despite a multi-year drought, the amount of groundwater in the basin is still more than what is extracted every year — at least for now. But overdrafting – the name for when more groundwater is used compared to what is replenished – is a problem in the Central Valley. When overdrafting occurs […]
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By Larry Weitzman Although President Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term D-Day meaning Departed Day. For the purpose of this column it means Deficit Day and it is fast approaching. Actually, El Dorado County is already running at a deficit and has been doing so for about a year and a half. At the end […]
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By USSA BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — On the final day of competition at the 10th annual Dew Tour, veteran slopestyle rider Chas Guldemond (Reno) walked away with the second Dew Tour win of his career. Landing a solid first run with his brand new switch double wildcat and three double cork 1080s, Guldemond would prove to […]
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By Shelly Banjo and Sara Germano, Wall Street Journal OCONOMOWOC, Wis.— Elisabeth Hoffman and fiancé Josh Loeser paused by a display of artfully decorated cakes and pastries while shopping recently at a Pick ‘n Save grocery store here. But after a split second of interest, their expressions faded. “They’re not on the list,” said Hoffman, […]
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By Nicole Perlroth, New York Times Paul Kocher, one of the country’s leading cryptographers, says he thinks the explanation for the world’s dismal state of digital security may lie in two charts. One shows the number of airplane deaths per miles flown, which decreased to one-thousandth of what it was in 1945 with the advent […]
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El Dorado County planning commissioners denied the request by Cingular Wireless/AT&T to erect a cell tower on the south side of Skyline Drive about one mile northeast of the intersection of Highway 50 and Pioneer Trail on the South Shore. Residents in the area had voiced concerns about the tower. Because of all the houses […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times American women gave birth to 3,932,181 babies in 2013 as the nation’s birthrate fell to another record low, federal researchers reported. The total number of births declined for the sixth straight year, with only 62.5 babies born for every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44. The […]
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• The Douglas County Public Library in Minden and Zephyr Cove will close Dec. 24 at 5pm and reopen Dec. 26. • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency offices will be closed starting Dec. 24 and will reopen Jan. 5. • Tahoe Youth & Family Services night of giving is Dec. 17-18. • Soroptimist International South Lake […]
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