To the community, Like many of you, I recently received my bill for my post office box this month. I was surprised at the amount, $34 for six months or $68 for 12 months. But why? Let’s think about this for a minute. I have the option to get my mail delivered to my home. […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal For the first time in Nevada history, all students in this year’s high school graduating class took the ACT so schools could gauge their success in college preparation. And the results aren’t good. Only 11 percent of the 32,261 students scored high enough to be considered ready for college-level courses, […]
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Nevada students are invited to showcase their artistic talents and promote radon awareness by entering the 2017 Nevada radon poster contest. The deadline is Oct. 31. The contest is open to ages 9-14 who are enrolled in public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense and home schools. Children may also enter through a sponsoring group, such […]
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The Sierra State Parks Foundation is looking at refurbishing the historic Donner Pioneer Monument. The Donner Pioneer Monument, a designated California Historic Landmark, was dedicated on June 6, 1918, at Donner Memorial State Park in honor of the pioneer families who crossed the Sierra Divide in search for a better life. The monument was an […]
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Due to decreased boating traffic at Donner Lake after Labor Day, the Truckee-Tahoe watercraft inspection station will close Sept. 4. All watercraft launching on Donner Lake must go to the Alpine Meadows’ station for inspections. Alpine Meadows will remain open until Sept. 30. This season the Tahoe Resource Conservation District watercraft inspectors performed more than 1,400 […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. All articles may be found via the Home Page, select Special Projects, then National Park Service 100th. By Joann Eisenbrandt I grew up loving Yosemite. I first went there in the 1950s, […]
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By Joe Mathews She calls him Eduardo. He calls her Mrs. Pavley. She is Fran Pavley, 67, a San Fernando Valley state senator in the final months of a legislative career that established her as the mother of California climate change policy. He is Eduardo Garcia, 39, a first-term assemblyman from a working class Coachella […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP WASHINGTON — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t as zealous on the issue as his Democratic opponent for […]
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By Melody Gutierrez and Kate Galbraith, San Francisco Chronicle The California Assembly approved sweeping climate-change legislation Tuesday that extends the state’s targets for reducing greenhouse gases from 2020 to 2030 in a controversial bill that saw White House officials and Gov. Jerry Brown privately urging lawmakers for support. Under SB32, the state would reduce its […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal More Nevada students completing college courses could mean millions in additional funds for the state’s seven colleges. Nevada higher education officials said $60 million of its $622 million budget request for state funds is based on the number of students that completed courses in fiscal year 2016. It is up about $10 […]
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