By Ted Gaines Ebola, landslide elections, immigration and Ferguson have dominated the holiday season news, and those massive stories have obscured a host of other events that augur poorly for the future of California unless we act to change the way we govern this state. It’s the problems related in these stories that inspired me […]
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By AC Shilton, Outside Bold prediction: In 2015, we won’t drink our liquor. We’ll inhale it. Julie Palmer got the idea for the Vaportini—a device that vaporizes spirits—while traveling in Helsinki. A friend introduced her to the Finnish tradition of dumping vodka over the coals of a sauna, and she found the effect intoxicating. So […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Just a day after leading a first-ever American podium sweep, Lindsey Vonn (Vail) on Sunday was back on the winner’s stand, finishing second in the season-opening Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G in Lake Louise. Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) was sixth, while Lara Gut of Switzerland took the […]
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By Associated Press RENO — Nevada scientists working to expand early earthquake warning systems around Lake Tahoe are developing new plans to eventually ring the mountain lake’s basin with a network of cameras to help alert authorities to potentially disastrous wildfires. Researchers are seeking private funding to substantially expand the system after a pilot program […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. The seven-member committee meets monthly. There are four open positions for two-year terms. The other three positions will expire in January 2016, and will be filled for two-year terms at that time. The Bicycle Advisory Committee expects to […]
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By Randall Chase, AP GEORGETOWN, Del. — A Delaware judge is weighing whether to grant a motion by Caesars Entertainment Corp. to dismiss a lawsuit by bondholders accusing the company of fraudulently transferring assets of its debt-laden operating unit in order to shield them from creditors. Lawyers for Caesar’s argued Friday that the second-lien bondholders […]
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While much of the work on the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project has stopped for the season, some may continue. Based on weather, there is a chance AT&T this season may complete the last utility relocation at the intersection of highways 28 and 267. With the recent precipitation, crews have been out monitoring the stormwater treatment […]
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Daron Rahlves will talk about his role in one of the most talked about ski films of the year at the Backcountry Ball, a fundraiser for the Sierra Avalanche Center, on Dec. 12. Rahlves, a former Olympian, World Cup Champion and Sugar Bowl Resort ski ambassador, will give attendees a behind-the-scenes look at Sweetgrass Productions’ […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Monitoring casino floors for potential money-laundering is a full-time job for the American gaming industry. Casinos, like banks and other institutions that deal with a lot of money, are required by law to vigilantly look out for financial transactions that may be illegal. And a first of its kind […]
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Julia Shipley is the 2014 winner of Bona Fide Books’ Melissa Lanitis Gregory poetry prize. Shipley is the author of three poetry chapbooks. She is a two-time recipient of grants from the Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Arts Council and has also received fellowships from the Frost Place in New Hampshire the Center for Books […]
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