By Julie Weed, New York Times The front desk manager or housekeeper may epitomize the hotel employee, but the hospitality industry is increasingly dependent on tech workers, vacuuming data scientists, web designers and other experts into its ranks. More than ever, guests look to their phones and computers to research, book, stay in and communicate […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP An independent investigation into a smoldering prescribed burn that sparked a Nevada wildfire and destroyed 23 homes found several questionable practices at the state forestry division, including understaffing despite repeated warnings about unstable, windy weather. The state of Nevada late Wednesday ordered the review made public on the fire that started […]
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By Tony Berendsen As the star guide for Tahoe Star Tours, I spend countless hours under the stars. My passion for helping people understand what they see while looking up on a starry evening is my purpose, and this mission statement sums up my intention, “One day everyone will walk out under a starry sky […]
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By Michael Kiparsky and Roger Bales, Modesto Bee Few people realize how outdated our systems for water information are. Because of data limitations, real-time, transparent decisions about drought management, flood response and groundwater protection have eluded the state for the past century. Without basic numbers on where, when and how much water is available […]
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By Kathryn Reed SUN VALLEY, Idaho – In this era of corporate consolidation in the ski industry, Sun Valley ski resort stands out as being independent. But the area also stands out as being a company town. The Holding family owns Sun Valley in Idaho and Snowbasin in Utah through their company Sinclair Oil. So, […]
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By Kathryn Reed KETCHUM, Idaho – I can’t move to Idaho. It’s all because of the potatoes. I have a problem with French fries. I think they are food group. I think they can be eaten at any time of day. I think they can be a meal unto themselves. Not that potatoes can’t be […]
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By Kathryn Reed KETCHUM, Idaho – “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway Oh, the stories that old Royal typewriter in the glass case could tell. The blood – perhaps literal and figurative – that fell onto those keys. The legendary prose that […]
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A Bay Area snowboarder who went missing Saturday at Alpine Meadows has been found safe. The 32-year-old man from Oakland had hiked about three miles to an area known as Diamond Crossing. His name has not been provided. The snowboarder was on the back side of the mountain. Placer County sheriff’s search and rescue team […]
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By Ethan Baron, Bay Area News Group It’s a bountiful winter in the snowy Sierra Nevada, with the biggest snowpack in 22 years. That’s great news for skiers and snowboarders, but all that snow can transform in an instant from a beautiful blanket to a deadly shroud when an avalanche hits. In December, Aptos doctor Tom Barker, […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday he would not activate the Nevada National Guard to round up undocumented immigrants for deportation. Sandoval, speaking to the Review-Journal during a break at a Nevada homeland security commission meeting, said he was aware of the report but had not read the memo. […]
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