Tahoe Games Bike Night series returns in June for the third year. This family-friendly bike event features an illuminated cross country course at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers that spans across fairways, into the rough, through sand traps and over bridges with the occasional cart path. The dates are June 16 and Sept. 29. […]
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A bill signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval on May 15 is designed to protect Nevada Department of Transportation workers. It takes effect July 1. Motorists must move into the far lane when passing NDOT workers. Look for the agency vehicles’ flashing amber lights as a warning. California has a similar law. This law already pertains […]
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UC Davis plans to train docents to work at its education centers in Incline Village and Tahoe City. The four-part training program is designed to develop participants’ local Lake Tahoe presentation skills. Training includes general Lake Tahoe information, environmental issues, geology, history of research, state of the lake, ecology and food web. Training includes all […]
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By Las Vegas Sun A giant step backward. A declaration of war. The worst legislation for women’s health in a generation. These were among reactions to the May 4 passage of the American Health Care Act through the U.S. House of Representatives, from the American Civil Liberties Union, advocacy group UltraViolet and health care provider […]
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· Register online for the second annual OMG Fun Run that will be June 4, 10 am-noon at the Old Meyers Grade. · South Lake Tahoe is looking for three people to be on the Building & Housing Board of Appeals. Applicants must reside within the Tahoe basin portion of EI Dorado County. For more […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A proposal for the federal government to unload millions of acres of land in Nevada probably won’t return to Congress. That’s according to Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, who introduced a massive lands bill last session and had considered reviving it. “Transferring millions of acres of public lands … is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Color matters – even today. The reality behind the headlines tells us as much. So it should come as no surprise that the world of fiction is also filled with stories about racism. Sara Picoult in her novel “Small Great Things” (2016 Random House) does not shy away from what some would […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Residential building allocations and vacation home rentals may one day be linked, but it won’t be this year if the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board listens to its Local Government Committee. The committee is made up of representatives from South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Placer County, Douglas County, […]
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By Brian Greenspun, Las Vegas Sun Asked how to explain one of President Trump’s latest incredulisms — I think I just made that word up — a CNN commentator said she was at a loss. The issue was Trump’s belief that, had he been around at the time, President Andrew Jackson could have staved off […]
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By David Bauder, AP A battered news industry can find some flickers of hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism, as long as its leaders plan judiciously. A little more than half of American adults regularly pay for news, through newspaper and magazine subscriptions, apps on electronic devices or contributions […]
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