By Kathryn Reed Flip the district blue. That is the goal of the three Democrats running for the 4th Congressional District, which includes the California side of Lake Tahoe and Truckee. Candidates Regina Bateson, Roza Calderon and Jessica Morse spent more than two hours Nov. 16 sharing with more than 100 people at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Joe Mathews Can Californians learn to be as cool as Koreans in the face of nuclear annihilation? Visiting Seoul this month, I asked people how they stay sane while living within range of North Korea’s weapons. Kim Jong Un’s capital, Pyongyang, is 120 miles from Seoul—the same small distance protecting San Diego from Los […]
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By Ben Casselman, New York Times A decade from now, the U.S. economy could look much the way it does today — only more so. More dominated by the service sector amid the continued erosion of manufacturing jobs. More polarized in both earnings and geography. More tilted toward jobs that require at least a bachelor’s […]
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Liberty Utilities’ Brockway substation located in the Kings Beach area was switched back into service this week. The 50-plus year old substation had been temporarily shut down for repairs due to damage sustained during storms earlier this year. A new transformer was installed to replace equipment that had caught on fire during extreme weather experienced […]
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The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is accepting scholarship applications for the 2018-19 academic year. The program offers 14 categories of scholarships ranging from $1,000 ti $2,500 each with varying eligibility requirements. Categories include: agriculture, art, academic excellence, business, culinary/hospitality/event management, education, international relations, trade school, viticulture and enology. Applicants may apply […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nurses from Barton Memorial Hospital and Lake Tahoe Surgery Center have voted to join the California Nurses Association. The vote this week marks the first time for any group within the South Shore-based health conglomerate to unionize. In a secret ballot conducted by the National Labor Relations Board on Nov. 15 the […]
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By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies arrested a student Wednesday evening on suspicion of threatening to cause mass violence throughout Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills. The threat was allegedly made after classes ended at 2:50pm, negating a need to lock down the school. Campus opened as scheduled Thursday […]
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By Cate Neal Barton Memorial Hospital is one of four designated Level III trauma centers in California, and the only trauma center in the Lake Tahoe, Truckee, and Carson Valley regions. Recently, Barton Hospital was recertified as a Level III trauma center. Below are six ways this designation strengthens health care in South Tahoe. 1. […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s health exchange is looking to once again run its own enrollment site, a move off the healthcare.gov platform that could save the state millions of dollars. The Silver State Health Exchange is planning to issue a request for information in December and will likely issue a request for […]
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By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee Two El Dorado County residents were arrested last week after authorities found them living in a shack with an infant. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a car parked on private property on Nov. 6. Deputies determined that Steven Izatt, 40, and Kelli Simmons, 26, had […]
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