By Stephen Aron Not too long ago, historians of the American West joined their artistic brethren in celebrating what we now think of as the “Old West.” For historians and artists, the “winning of the West” was a glorious achievement that heralded the triumph of “civilization” over “savagery.” Indeed, by the conventional scholarly wisdom and […]
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By Sarah Anderson, Deseret News With millennials coming to dominate the workforce and baby boomers refusing to retire, crossing the generational divide at work becomes ever more of an issue. The term “generational gap” was first used in the 1960s to express the belief that the old and the young had substantial differences in thought, AARP […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun NV Energy asked regulators Monday for permission to retire a utility-owned coal plant 10 months earlier than expected as part of an effort to move toward a cleaner fuel portfolio. The utility shut down three of four generating units at its 257-megawatt Reid Gardner Generating Station in Moapa at […]
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By Jason Samenow, Washington Post NASA data reveal the Earth’s temperature reached its highest point in 136 years of record-keeping during July. “July 2016 was absolutely the hottest month since the instrumental records began,” tweeted Gavin Schmidt, who directs NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which is responsible for temperature measurements. It was the 10th-straight […]
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Several lightning strikes have hit the ground in the Truckee area today. In the late afternoon of Aug. 17 there was a tree on fire in the Granite area near China Wall, which is confined to one tree with no threat to the wildland at this time, according to Truckee police officers. “There is also a […]
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By Denise Haerr When one walks into the lobby of the South Lake Tahoe Library, one sees something unexpected in the display case — underwear. The Friends of the Library in partnership with the Lake Tahoe Historical Society are hosting a presentation titled A Brief History of Underwear. Diane Johnson, president of the LTHS, has […]
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To the community, At the Aug. 16, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting, Brian Veerkamp made a motion to extend a property-tax subsidy to incentivize seniors to move into El Dorado County. He justified this subsidy, known as Proposition 90, by stating that he must also represent Realtors, not just citizens. It was apparent […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal In addition to one human fatality the Strawberry Fire in Great Basin National Park has burned thousands of acres of wildlife habitat. Park officials are just now beginning to survey damage from the lightning-caused fire that’s burned 4,600 acres and resulted in the death of a firefighter who was struck […]
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· Lake Tahoe Community College has been rated one of the top two-year schools in California. · National Championship Air Races has partnered with select Costco stores in Northern Nevada and Northern California to offer discounted tickets to the Sept. 14-18 event in Reno. · United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra has raised $100 […]
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By Kathryn Reed You’ll want to devour this dessert. It’s decadent, delicious and divine. Having a cordial with dessert is rather common, especially at restaurants. This concoction is the libation and dessert in one. With peaches being so wonderful right now, this is the perfect way to end a summer dinner. It would be just […]
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