By Jessica Calefat, CALmatters California’s public schools have enjoyed a remarkable restoration of funding since the bone-deep cuts they endured during the recession, but many now face a grave financial threat as they struggle to pay the escalating costs of teachers’ pensions. Over the next three years, schools may need to use well over half […]
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By Kathryn Reed Dominic Mushines is proving almost daily that tennis is a lifetime sport. This week the 84-year-old is going to test his abilities when he competes in the 35th annual Tahoe Tennis Classic at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club. “Younger guys can overpower me, but I have for my age pretty good reflexes and […]
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By Jennifer Mercieca, The Conversation You might think that the culture war over race and immigration primarily transpires in dramatic events, like the woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest Trump’s child detention policy or the events in Charlottesville last summer. But it also exists in the banal and everyday ways that we […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun So-called sin taxes on alcohol, tobacco and gambling are not a reliable source of state revenue, authors of a new research report warn. Sin taxes are volatile and likely to shrink as more states look to expand sports betting under a new Supreme Court ruling and legalize recreational marijuana […]
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South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue is hosting a meeting July 24 to share the community’s risk assessment. It will be from 7-9pm at the Fire Training Center located at 1195 Rufus Allen Blvd. The department is seeking input on the fire department’s operations, which will be included in the Standards of Cover document. There will […]
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By Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Brian Barker was living in Portland with a well-paying union job as a spokesperson for the fire department. But despite having “a job you don’t leave”—he had an itch. “I wanted to go live in the mountains,” he says. “I didn’t want to sit in traffic all the time. I was […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada high school students taking the required ACT exam will be considered proficient starting this fall if they reach a threshold that’s lower than the national standard set by the test creators. The State Board of Education signed off on the “cut scores” that will be used to […]
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By Larry Weitzman Clarity was originally a name reserved for Honda’s venture into fuel cells, which still exists in the Clarity Fuel Cell. But at a price approaching $60,000, its sales are very small at about 500 units for 2017. However, the new Clarity Plug-in Hybrid is having robust sales in comparison and for many […]
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Tahoe Arts Projects’ annual Music on the Beach will be Aug. 16 7-9pm at Lakeshore Lodge and Spa in South Lake Tahoe. It will feature musicians Trey Stone, Niall McGuinness and George Tavoularis. Bring blankets, low back chairs and food. Doors open at 6pm. Cost is $10.
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By Christina Restaino Last winter marked one of the most severe flu seasons in recent memory. Thousands of people were hospitalized and many died. People with compromised immune systems such as the elderly or young children were hit particularly hard with the flu. Lake Tahoe’s forests are no different. Just as humans are susceptible to […]
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