To the community, To everyone that needs oxygen to live … that is every single one of us and most all lifeforms. All of us have the right to clean, toxin free air and water as described in the Constitution as “the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” SMUD, Sacramento Municipal Utility […]
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By Christine Hauser, New York Times At least nine states now ban “conversion therapy” for minors, a discredited method meant to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, after Nevada and Connecticut this month joined others in prohibiting the practice. Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada this month signed Senate Bill 201, making it illegal […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay is perhaps the most spectacular nook in one of the world’s beautiful alpine basins. But it can be an elusive nook. This winter, avalanches closed the highway above the bay for weeks, severing the loop road around the lake. What if the highway didn’t have to […]
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By Kathryn Reed I’m one of those fair-weather barbecuers. Love that the season is upon us. This salad is so incredibly easy to assemble, colorful and healthy. Any vegetables you like will work well. It’s not that they have to be grilled, but the flavor and charred look add so much. It makes for a […]
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By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal Eleven years after sales began, a rare single-family home project near Lake Tahoe has completely sold out. Developers announced this month the last original property sales for Martis Camp, a 671-home project on 2,100 acres south of Truckee and north of the Northstar ski resort. Read the […]
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Truckee Day is a townwide street clean up and civic-pride day. This will be the 14th year. Check in stations will open at 8am June 3 to get materials, volunteer T-shirt, and free lunch ticket. Preregistration is not required. Everyone will be assigned a stretch of road to clean in their neighborhood. Children are welcome […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal Add the NBA Finals MVP Award and the NBA draft to the growing list of off-field events bettors can wager on at Nevada sports books. The Nevada Gaming Control Board granted approval Wednesday to offer prop bets on the NBA draft, which will be June 22, and on the […]
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By Tony Berendsen He has been in our night sky long before we were walking the surface of the Earth. Moving among the fixed stars in a repetitive path every 29 years he was noticed by us and given the name Saturn by our ancestors. Saturn, the father of Jupiter, and a variety of mythological […]
Read more· Heisman trophy winner, Super Bowl champion and wine connoisseur Charles Woodson will be at Lake Tahoe Hard Rock for a wine tasting and signing event on July 15 in the Vinyl Showroom. He is the owner of Napa Valley’s Charles Woodson Wines. More info online. · Truckee Running Festival and Waddle Creek Half Marathon […]
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Benji is a 2-year-old Basenji-Shiba Inu mix, as best we can tell. He weighs about 15 pounds, and is a little shy to start. He soon warms up and is very affectionate. He also barks a bit in the kennels, but he is quite sweet when taken out and he wags his tail constantly. Benji […]
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