By Nic Abelow This month, one of the big four credit reporting agencies, Equifax, announced it experienced a security breach resulting in criminals accessing personal information of approximately 143 million Americans between May and July. The compromised information included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. In some instances, driver’s license numbers, credit […]
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The Reebok Spartan Race World Championship at Squaw Valley will be Sept. 30-Oct. 1. Elite athletes representing nearly 50 countries will put their skills and endurance to the test in individual and team competitions. Athletes will compete for more than $100,000 in cash and prizes in the culminating event of the 2017 obstacle racing season […]
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By Melinda Myers Help your houseplants make a smooth transition from their outdoor summer home back inside for winter. The lower light and humidity indoors along with any insects that hitched a ride indoors make it difficult to keep these plants looking their best. Give them a shower before they move indoors. A gentle blast […]
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By Kathryn Reed Beer with bread pudding. Chickpeas as a main ingredient in the entrée round of the chefs’ challenge. Wine that wouldn’t stop flowing. This and a whole lot more is what Sample the Sierra is all about. The eighth annual food pairing was a celebration of local restaurants, regional foods and adult libations, […]
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By Joe Mathews MEMO To: Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and Attorney General Jeff Sessions From: The Golden State Re: An alternative to mass deportation of Californians This is a legal proposal, so let’s start with a stipulation. You are monsters. You are rapidly deporting undocumented Californians, many of whom are crucial […]
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By Julia Kramer My winter smelled of smoke. Night after night, I caught a whiff of burning logs, of fat dripping onto coals, of sourdough toasting and rib eyes charring and knobby carrots blackening over jumpy flames. This scent welcomed me to North Yarmouth, Maine, where chef Krista Kern Desjarlais bakes crackly Montreal-style bagels in […]
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By Larry Weitzman Not very often does a car come along that performs so well in all aspects of what a car is supposed to do that you want one for yourself. The new Acura TLX V-6 AWD A-Spec is that car. It does everything so well, that is astounds the mind; how can they […]
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By Kerry Greene On average an estimated 15 tons of waste is generated annually by fire suppression efforts in the northern zone of the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region, which covers as far south as Sacramento to the border with Oregon. As of 2015 over 13 tons (or 87 percent) of that waste was […]
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· El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is scheduled on Sept. 19 to approve the 2017-18 $569 million operating budget. · The 55th annual North Tahoe PTO Ski Swap & Pumpkin Festival returns to Homewood Mountain Resort on Oct. 21 from 11am-4pm. · Placer County Board of Supervisors will consider adoption of the county’s 2017-18 […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation says scam artists are attempting to purchase computer equipment under NDOT’s name. Using a fake @nevadaddot.com email address, scammers have attempted to purchase computer equipment without an official state purchase request or vendor solicitation. The scammers then attempt to get the equipment delivered to an out-of-state location. Multiple companies have […]
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