By Sonia Rupp Any parent will tell you raising teenagers is a stressful time. Are you in that stage? Talk to your teenager about it. Your stress may be similar stress for your teen. An American Psychological Association (APA) online survey shows today’s teenagers experience greater levels of stress. Stressors include academic pressures, feeling overscheduled, […]
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By Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times As Washington debates the relative merits of Obamacare or Trumpcare, many families have already come up with what is arguably the most reliable form of care in America: It’s called daughter care. The essential role that daughters play in the American health care system is well known but […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on May 24 approved the residential allocation numbers. They are handed out every two years. For 2017-18: 20 for Douglas County 60 for El Dorado County 74 for Placer County 66 for South Lake Tahoe 20 for Washoe County. When the Local Government Committee meets in August, the […]
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Nevada Highway Patrol investigators believe speed contributed to the Tuesday night rollover accident near the bottom of Kingsbury Grade in Carson Valley that injured one person. The man was heading east on the grade at 9:30pm May 23. “He was negotiating a curve, overcorrected to the right, went broadside, came in contact with the end […]
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By Larry Weitzman One of the biggest markets in autodom is the near luxury segment comprised of BMW 2,3 and 4 series, Audi A3 and A4, Mercedes C class, Lexus IS, ES (ES is a front driver), Infiniti Q50 and Cadillac ATS. Alfa Romeo Giulia is the new, near luxury entry into this crowded, highly […]
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Tahoe Letterpress will open its doors for a studio tour and reception on June 16, 5-8pm. Located at Bona Fide Books in Meyers, the print shop will offer hands-on demonstrations and free hand-printed souvenirs to take home. The event is free and open to the public. Tahoe Letterpress began informally in 2014 when letterpress printer […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada’s peak wildfire season could be late but it won’t be meek, if history is any guide. That’s because the record-busting winter snow and rain that soaked the state will leave behind a bumper crop rangeland grasses that will serve as fuel for late-summer fires. The northern and central areas […]
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Pete Klimley, director of the UC Davis Biotelemetry Lab, will give a lecture about the sensory physiology in orientation, predator-prey interactions, ultrasonic tracking and telemetry. Sharks, sturgeon, trout, and other species can be tagged with acoustic transmitters so that they can be detected and tracked. The UC Davis Biotelemetry Laboratory uses simple beacons, which transmit […]
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By Art Marroquin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Drivers could help assemble a map of Nevada’s roads and warn fellow motorists about potential collisions, all through a smartphone app. The Nevada Center for Advanced Mobility will announce today an attempt to build the first statewide vehicle-to-vehicle network in the United States by encouraging drivers to download […]
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By Ally Gravina, Moonshine Ink Becoming a United States citizen technically involves four steps: you must complete an application, appear for a biometrics appointment, attend a naturalization interview, and take an oath. However, each of these steps requires more preparation than simply showing up to the interview or filling out an application. It takes hours […]
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