By Matt Levin, CALMatters California is an expensive state. The cost for housing, gas, electricity and other basics is often more than elsewhere in America. We have the nation’s highest rates for poverty and income inequality. Meanwhile, government resources are stretched thin. But the news isn’t all bad in the Golden State. We’re safer than […]
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The pilot who died in the plane crash near the Minden airport on Feb. 19 has been identified as Stephen Filice, 64, of Minden. Filice was flying back from Bakersfield when he had mechanical difficulty. He was unable to make it to the runway, crashing about one-half mile from the airport. The wreckage of the […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee Managed half of America’s foreign aid budget. Rewrote the U.S.-India defense strategy. Adviser to a four-star admiral. These are some of the highlights of Jessica Morse’s career that the 35-year-old Democrat likes to emphasize on the campaign trail. They are also some of the talking points that are drawing fire […]
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To the community, This isn’t easy to talk about. The backlash has been very hurtful and without compassion. I’m not against SnowGlobe, but the idea of having several festivals a year as things are now is just not something I can endure. Thirty-plus years ago I had a bike accident and have dealt with nerve […]
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By Andy Greene, Rolling Stone The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz are hitting the road in June for their first-ever tour as a duo. They’re calling the tour The Monkees Present: The Mike and Micky Show (as opposed to simply “The Monkees”) because their fellow surviving bandmate Peter Tork is not participating. Though the set centers […]
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By Kathryn Reed While a segment of the South Lake Tahoe community is rallying to silence SnowGlobe, the fact is the contract calls for another year of the three-day electronic music festival. “Absent violations, they are holding the 2018 event,” interim City Attorney Nira Doherty told Lake Tahoe News. SnowGlobe is expected to be on […]
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By Jeremy Jones, New York Times Ever since I took my first turns on a snowy golf course on Cape Cod, my life has revolved and evolved around snow. As a professional snowboarder, I’ve ridden the steepest mountains in the world and spent weeks outside on foot-powered expeditions. Today I live in Truckee where I […]
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By Constantine and Joshuah Stolaroff, The Conversation There are more than 1 million drones registered in the U.S. Most of them belong to people flying them for fun, but a growing number are used commercially. Companies including Amazon, UPS, Google and DHL are already exploring ways to deliver packages with drones instead of trucks. Our […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal At a time when the state’s colleges are inwardly focused on their own strategic growth, they’re also being asked to look beyond Nevada’s borders for ways to make gains in student success. Under the direction of Chancellor Thom Reilly, all seven Nevada System of Higher Education schools selected two […]
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Maddie Bowman will always be an Olympic gold medalist, but she was unable to add to her collection of hardware at this Winter Games. Bowman, who grew up in Meyers and calls Sierra-at-Tahoe her home resort, was unable to land any of her three runs in halfpipe freestyle skiing. The event was Feb. 20 in […]
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