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Habitat loss impacting deer in California
By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee An estimated 445,000 deer live in California, or about equal to the city of Sacramento’s human population. Which sounds like a lot, until you realize the deer are spread over the entire state: 99 million acres. If there were only 445,000 people in California, how long would it take you […]
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Opinion: Arizona is wrong to mess with free speech
By Rachel Alexander You and I may not use profanity in our Facebook posts, but what about that crazy relative who puts up the funniest posts that sometimes cross the line? Almost no one approves of swearing, but with the exception of broadcasting during daytime TV and radio, it is not illegal. Now new legislation […]
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Whittell test scores going down; 4-day week intact
By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – School board members in Douglas County on Tuesday received enough information to convince them the four-day school week is not the reason test scores at Whittell High School are going down. After WHS Principal Crespin Esquivel gave a sobering account of how students are doing at his facility, the […]
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FBI asking questions about Nevada bear hunt
By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Controversy over Nevada’s black bear hunt took a new twist Tuesday, with American Indians opposed to the hunt saying they’ve been questioned over the matter by the FBI. Representatives of the American Indian Movement who spoke out against killing Nevada’s bears on religious grounds last month are claiming their rights […]
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Quinoa goes from staple in Andean culture to U.S. superfood
By Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, Time As a child, Benjamin Huarachi, 55, ate quinoa almost every day, as a matter of practicality. The crop is one of few that thrive on Bolivia’s high plains, 13,000 ft. (4,000 m) above sea level, explains the farmer. His impoverished family had no idea that the colorful tall tufts yield one […]
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Does Sierra snow study buck fears of warming?
By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal John Christy says his new study of Sierra Nevada snowfall shows global warming is not the dire threat many make it out to be. “In general, it depends on what religion you have,” Christy said when asked about the reaction to his paper. “If you believe Man is doing horrible […]
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Parks urge caution as bears come out of hibernation
By Chuck Raasch, USA Today Yellowstone National Park rangers are preparing for the upcoming tourist season by updating bear-warning signs and stepping up grizzly-awareness education after two hikers died in separate grizzly attacks in the park last summer. The deaths of men from Michigan and California, the first in 25 years, reflect a rising trend […]
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El Dorado 1 of 18 California counties losing residents
By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Once-booming El Dorado County lost residents last year, one of 18 California counties that saw its population shrink from 2010 to 2011, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates. The loss was minuscule — 210 people, or one-tenth of one percent — but it represents a reversal for a county […]
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NTSB makes 7 recommendations for Reno Air Races
By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet determined what caused last year’s deadly crash at the Reno National Championship Air Races, but its chairwoman recommended on Tuesday seven changes she said would make the races safer for pilots and spectators. The pilots should recieve special G-force training and perhaps […]
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