By Jeffrey Guhin It’s hard for me to think of a philosopher more important for my work than Charles Taylor. I’m a sociologist, and while most people don’t think of sociology as an especially philosophical discipline, if you dig a little beneath the surface, philosophy is actually all you’ll find. That’s not just true for […]
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By Danny Hakim, New York Times LONDON — The controversy over genetically modified crops has long focused on largely unsubstantiated fears that they are unsafe to eat. But an extensive examination by the New York Times indicates that the debate has missed a more basic problem — genetic modification in the United States and Canada […]
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By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the presidential campaign has ended with an electoral college winner who won fewer votes than his opponent. Under the system established in the Constitution, in 1787, the winner is the candidate who wins the majority of electoral votes based on the state-by-state tallies, […]
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The winners for the 9th annual Blue Ribbon Awards were announced Nov. 10 at Hard Rock in Stateline. Nearly 300 people attended the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce event.. The winners are: Geotourism Award Winner: Taylor Creek Visitors Center, U.S. Forest Service Honorable mention: Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition Tourism Award Winner: The Loft Honorable […]
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By Associated Press Among the changing red and yellow fall leaves of Yosemite National Park, nature artist Penny Otwell is marveling at the fullest rushing waterfalls and rivers she’s ever painted there in autumn. But down in the dry Southern California suburbs, David Cantuna laments the same dead and dying grass in his backyard. California’s […]
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To the community, With the election over, I am writing to congratulate the new LTUSD board members, to respond to some of the claims Derek Allister made public in the final days of the election, and to reaffirm my commitment to volunteer my time and talents to this school district into the future. First, congratulations […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be enforcing seat belt laws from Nov. 14-Dec. 10. Deputies will be watching for drivers and other occupants in vehicles who are not wearing their seat belts and children who are not properly secured in car or booster seat. According to the National Highway Safety Administration, 12,584 lives were […]
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· South Lake Tahoe is conducting a survey about vacation home rentals. · This winter season Tahoe Adventure Company will host a series of full moon snowshoe t ours. For more info, go online. · Weather permitting, the Truckee ice rink will open Nov.25. · Two Lions will play at Whiskey Dick’s in South Lake […]
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By Evan Maxwell, Reno Gazette-Journal A legislative committee that oversees Lake Tahoe issues has endorsed a reorganization of the sewer district that serves Stateline casinos and more than 5,000 residential connections on the Nevada side of the lake. In taking the action last week, the Joint Legislative Committee that oversees the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency […]
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Carol Van Etten, a student and author of Lake Tahoe history, will be giving a talk on Nov. 15 at 7pm at the Camp Richardson Lodge. She will talk about the summers she spent at her grandparents’ cabin in Rubicon Bay. Van Etten has published three books. The talk is free for Lake Tahoe Historical […]
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