By Andrew O’Hagan, New York Times Is childhood the golden era of friendship? And can you get those relationships back? The other day, I took down from the shelf a beautiful novel by William Maxwell — “So Long, See You Tomorrow” — and I realized the title alone summons the unspoken bond, the constant availability, […]
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By Daniel Victor, New York Times Kara Waite, an English teacher at Bunker Hill Community College in Charlestown, Mass., made a rule for herself: For every political rant she posts on Facebook, she must pick up the phone and call a legislator. “It’s kind of a swear jar for political action,” Waite said recently. Activists […]
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Tahoe Grizzlies Pee Wee A hockey team won the 2016 Silver Stick Regional Tournament last weekend at San Jose’s Sharks Ice. The team was undefeated (5-0) for the tournament. This is the team’s second consecutive regional Silver Stick Tournament championship. The Grizzlies downed the San Francisco Sabercats 3-2 in the championship game, getting the winning […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Independent candidate Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente has requested a recount of the results of the presidential election in Nevada, his campaign confirmed Tuesday. De La Fuente said in a statement Tuesday that he is asking for recounts in Florida and Nevada “to create a nationwide awareness of the […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal California’s winter resorts have more safety measures in place than they did five years ago, but just barely. That’s according to the California Mountain Resort 2016 Safety Survey. The report, published by the SnowSport Safety Foundation, surveyed safety measures at 19 ski and snowboard resorts, including many in the Lake […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun PORTLAND — Nevada State Sen. Tick Segerblom’s eyebrows raised as he walked into an Oregon marijuana dispensary Tuesday as part of a day-long fact-finding tour of the state’s recreational marijuana industry. “I’ve realized how good we’ve got it in Nevada,” said Segerblom while walking by a display case full of […]
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· Registration for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s through hike opens Jan. 25. For more info, go online. · Project Graduation is an organization of Truckee parents who are dedicated to providing graduating seniors with a safe, sober and supervised graduation experience. Project Grad’s main fundraiser, the Truckee High Senior Fashion Show, will be May 21, […]
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Here is the schedule for the Lake Valley Fire Protection District holiday truck: Dec. 11 – Echo View Estates, Tahoe Mountain Road, Mule Deer Circle Dec. 12 – Lake Tahoe Boulevard from Boulder Mountain Drive to Grizzly Mountain Drive Dec. 13 – West side of North Upper Truckee from Zuni Street Highway 50, Chiapa Drive […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Broadening the path to long-sought deals on affordable housing, transportation infrastructure and climate change, California Democrats have again captured a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of the Legislature. Enough late votes were counted in Southern California’s 29th Senate District for The Associated Press to project that Democrat Josh Newman […]
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By Tony Berendsen There are many wonderful places on the planet to visit where a person can step outside on a dark night to view the cosmos. Lake Tahoe is one of the best of those places. It is an earthly pedestal adorned with the stars of our near space and the immensity of the […]
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