While the goal is to break ground this summer on the Fanny Bridge-Highway 89 realignment in Tahoe City, the project still has not gone out to bid. That may not happen until later this month. In the mean time the state Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a claim filed by Tahoe City resident Jim Sajdak […]
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By Erica Werner, AP In a state where the politics can be as raucous as the casinos, the race for U.S. Senate in Nevada is shaping up as a battle royal. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid’s retirement after three decades has created a rare open seat that offers Republicans their one real shot at winning […]
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· HGTV Ultimate House Hunt contest features homes from around the world, including one from Glenbrook. Vote online. Each vote enters people into a contest to win $10,000. · Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · The Blue Angels will headline National Championship Air Races in Reno, Sept. 14-18. […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Tahoe Tactical Team is having a Knock-Your-Socks-Off customer service workshop on June 15, 1-5pm, at the chamber’s conference room (169 Highway 50, Stateline). Team coach Anne Marie Smith will teach how to turn customers into raving fans who turn a business into a powerhouse of repeat customers. Not a […]
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Hannah is a 2 year old Dogue De Bordeaux mix who weighs about 50 pounds. She is a very sweet, calm girl who has had a rough life so far, and is happy to be treated nicely now. Like bulldogs, this breed doesn’t do well in excessive heat, and owners should be careful not to […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Weekend warriors may not be prepared for the elements, but a cadre of volunteers has their backs. Those volunteers come with varied backgrounds. Often their day job has nothing in common with rappelling down a slab of granite to find a hiker, or jumping into rushing water to save a […]
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By Jon Coupal A personal digression: My father was head of the Iowa Department of Transportation (then called the Iowa Highway Commission) in the late 1960s and early 1970s before he was appointed by President Gerald Ford to serve as deputy federal highway administrator. (Of course, he lost that job when Jimmy Carter became president, […]
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By Casey Williams, Huffington Post The world’s dullest building material just got a lot more exciting. A scientist in Mexico announced earlier this month that he had developed solar-powered, glow-in-the-dark cement that could be used to illuminate roads, bike lanes and walking paths, according to the news site Investigación y Desarrollo. The cement absorbs energy […]
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By John Myers, Los Angeles Times With one of the most closely watched presidential primary seasons in modern times , California’s voter rolls grew by almost 650,000 in the final six weeks of registration. And three of every four new voters were Democrats. On Friday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the final report of voter registration […]
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By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg The U.S. Supreme Court gave landowners a new avenue to challenge some federal regulatory decisions affecting their property rights, in a case that three conservative justices said raised troubling questions about government overreach. The 8-0 ruling said landowners can go straight to court after federal regulators decide that a piece of […]
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