Without drama and with unanimous votes, the South Lake Tahoe council changed its leadership roles today. Wendy David will be mayor for the next year and Tom Davis mayor pro tem. At the Dec. 12 meeting David laid out her vision for the next year. She would like to see more of a “we” approach […]
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Santa’s elves have done it again. Those little elves have placed a Christmas tree with a red Christmas stocking for each and every child who is on our tree at the Children’s Memorial in South Lake Tahoe. No child we have lost before their time should not go without a stocking for Santa to put […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Thinking of flying in and out of Reno? From Burning Man and Hot August Nights, there are plenty of things to do in and around the Biggest Little City. Then you’ve got your frequent business travelers plus folks who fly out of Reno for vacation or visiting friends and family […]
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By Lydia Mulvaney, Bloomberg Millennials have earned a reputation for loving consumer products that are local and artisanal. So why are they buying so many plastic Christmas trees? That’s the question irking Tim O’Connor, the executive director of the Christmas Tree Promotion Board in Littleton, Colo. To help capture more buyers, growers are positioning themselves […]
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By Lake Tahoe News The next prescription you get might not be able to be filled at a pharmacy or come in the form of a pill. Instead, it might require athletic apparel. Nature as medicine is what it’s being called. While people who regularly recreate outdoors know the benefits, those who are recovering from […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 11, 2017, Las Vegas Sun. Here’s a quick quiz that relates to gun safety in Nevada, as will be explained later. Q. In Missouri, a gun owner must meet which of the following requirements to legally carry a concealed weapon? A. Complete a safety course conducted by […]
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By Don Babwin, AP CHICAGO — One woman recalls how a general manager at a Chicago-area restaurant where she worked told her that if security cameras recorded him reaching between her legs and grabbing her genitals he could simply “edit that out.” Another woman worked at an Atlanta restaurant and says her boss did nothing when […]
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By Joe Mathews It’s hard to find a villain who can bring Californians together. That’s one reason why Charlie Manson’s death produced so many media remembrances. Manson represented the time, a half-century ago, when Californians shared more experiences—even fear of the Manson family. Today, we’re too polarized to agree on who is the bad guy. […]
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By Brad Plumer and Jim Tankersley, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Republican tax bills moving through Congress could significantly hobble the United States’ renewable energy industry because of a series of provisions that scale back incentives for wind and solar power while bolstering older energy sources like oil and gas production. The possibility highlights […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle On Sunday morning at Tahoe, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The long-range outlook, though not always reliable, showed no storms into early January. There’s hardly a soul there who isn’t concerned about the lack of snow in the forecast across the Sierra, Cascade and Shasta-Siskiyou ranges. The […]
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